Giuliani Highlights Iranian Opposition’s Democratic Platform at New York Rally
The former New York mayor highlights the NCRI’s proposed democratic framework and calls for greater international recognition of Iran’s opposition.
NEW YORK, Sept. 23, 2026 — Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani highlighted the Iranian opposition’s political platform and organizational presence inside Iran during a rally outside United Nations headquarters Wednesday, arguing that Iranians should be able to determine their country’s political future through a democratic transition.
Speaking to thousands of supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) at Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, Giuliani focused on the history of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) and what he described as its expanding network of opposition activity across Iran.
Giuliani said years of persecution by Iranian authorities had failed to eliminate the movement and pointed to the NCRI’s proposed political program, including free elections, freedom of expression, gender equality, judicial independence, minority rights and a non-nuclear Iran.
He also emphasized the NCRI’s proposal for a provisional government that would organize elections following a political transition, presenting the plan as an answer to questions about what could follow the current system.
Giuliani argued that political change should come from Iranians rather than through the deployment of foreign ground forces, while calling for greater international political recognition and support for the opposition.
The demonstration coincided with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s address to the 81st United Nations General Assembly, where Iran’s leadership and the continuing conflict with the United States were among the major issues under discussion.
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