Ex-president's daughter says domestic reforms vital for regime survival
Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani, a political activist and a daughter of the late Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, said the Islamic Republic needs to fulfill what the people demand if it wants to survive.
In an audio file obtained by IranWire, she said, “If we are concerned about preserving Iran, we reject foreign intervention and do not want to be eliminated, there is no way but to meet the demands of the majority, especially young people, who were the main victims of the recent bloody events."
She said the Islamic Republic is fully responsible for the massacre of protesters during what she called the recent "revolution".
Rafsanjani added that citizens cannot be blamed for pinning their hopes on foreign intervention by the United States or Israel.
She called for a referendum conducted in a way that is accepted and trusted by the public, so that citizens can choose their leaders. Hashemi said, “Change is on the way.”
