My fellow compatriots, Today, I want to share with you a clearer picture of what is necessary to bring down this regime. My words are especially directed at the people of Tehran, who, through their courage, have launched the latest phase of the National Uprising. The regime is desperately trying to prevent people from gathering in public now because it knows that Iranians in the streets of Tehran and other major cities will quickly bring about its collapse. To overcome the regime’s repression, there is one path before us: a simultaneous, million-strong presence throughout the city, coupled with traffic blockages on key routes and main roads. To achieve this, we must first overcome our fear and understand that if we seize the streets, the regime will quickly lose both the capacity and the will to repress. The solution is to go, within small, cohesive groups of friends and family members, to the nearest street in your neighborhood, find one another, and then, hand in hand, move toward the central streets of the city. I say with confidence that once a flood of millions takes shape, the regime’s forces of repression will not be able to stand their ground. Many will retreat, and some will join the people. Seizing the streets of Tehran and Iran’s other major cities through a mass presence is a vital step that complements the bravery of the people who, in smaller cities, have courageously stood up to the forces of repression. I ask all of you to share this message with your friends in preparation for this great event. Together, we will take back and rebuild Iran.

Posted by Fred Bassett