The Mullahs Must Go: The Only Path to Peace for Iran and the Free World
The violent regime of Iran’s radical clerics has made one thing absolutely clear: as long as these fanatical leaders maintain any semblance of power, achieving peace with the United States, Israel, or the broader free West will remain a distant fantasy.
These tyrannical mullahs, fueled by their distorted interpretation of Islam and a deep-seated hatred for everything the West embodies, are the architects of ongoing conflict, terrorism, and suffering. The legitimate government of Iran—representing the will of the Persian people—has no choice but to remove these clerics from all positions of authority. Anything less will only prolong the cycle of deception, destruction, and death that has plagued the Islamic Republic since it violently seized control in 1979.
It is the radically devout mullahs who relentlessly promote the poisonous mantra of “Death to America, Death to Israel.” This is not just empty rhetoric from fringe protesters; it is official policy embedded within the regime’s very identity. For decades, these clerics have incited violence, funded proxy terrorist groups, and pursued nuclear ambitions, all while chanting for the destruction of the nations they now pretend to negotiate with.
Their hatred is deep-seated, unyielding, and rooted in a medieval worldview that perceives Western liberty, prosperity, and secular governance as existential threats to their oppressive theocracy. Every broken agreement, every act of terror, and every proxy attack can be traced back to these power-hungry mullahs, who prioritize jihad over the welfare of their own people.
The latest outrage from Iran’s Assembly of Experts lays bare their bloodlust. This powerful body of senior clerics, tasked with overseeing the supreme leader, recently issued a 10-point statement explicitly calling for the assassinations of President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. They declared the killings a religious duty—mahdour al-dam, or deserving of death—to avenge the elimination of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
In their deranged decree, they branded Trump the “criminal American president” and Netanyahu the “wicked prime minister of the Zionist regime,” insisting that true believers must not neglect this obligation under any circumstances. “It is obligatory upon any duty-bound person who gains access to these criminals to send them to hell,” the statement thundered.
This is not the voice of a rational state seeking peace; it is the venomous rhetoric of a death cult that views murder as a form of piety. Even amidst fragile negotiations or truces, these mullahs undermine any possibility of coexistence. Their Assembly of Experts, far from being a benign advisory group, acts as the enforcer of theocratic tyranny, rewarding fanaticism and punishing dissent. How can any civilized nation trust a regime whose top clerics openly issue fatwas calling for the murder of elected leaders?
The actions of the mullahs speak louder than the lies of their diplomats; they seek dominance, not dialogue. Taqiyya—the sanctioned deception found in their doctrine—has long been their preferred method, but the truth reveals itself with every statement they make.
Contrast this fanaticism with the Iranian people themselves. The proud Persian people, heirs to one of history’s great civilizations, are not willing accomplices of the mullahs. They are not inherently radical “Islamic” in the sense imposed upon them; their rich heritage prior to 1979 was one of modernization, secular progress, and openness to the West under the Shah. Before the Islamic Revolution took over their nation, Iranians embraced education, women’s rights, and global engagement.
Today, millions of Persians struggle under the oppressive regime of the mullahs. They have repeatedly taken to the streets in protests, risking everything to demand freedom, only to face brutal repression—executions, torture, mass slaughter in the streets, and enforced hijabs. The people wish to rejoin the free world, to trade, innovate, and thrive as they once did. They reject the mullahs’ isolationist nightmare and yearn for the prosperity and dignity that partnership with the West offers. Polls and voices from their underground consistently reveal widespread disillusionment with the regime’s theocracy. The Persian people are ready for change; the mullahs are the obstacle.
Genuine peace in the Middle East and relief for the long-suffering Iranian people will not be achieved until the mullahs are stripped of any semblance of authority. They are tyrannical figures who propagate oppression, destruction, and death. Their rule has transformed a once-vibrant nation into a pariah state, leading to economic ruin for ordinary Iranians while the elite hoard wealth. They sponsor groups like Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis, fostering chaos throughout the region, and relentlessly pursue weapons of mass destruction. Domestically, they maintain a police state that crushes basic human rights.
Every concession made to these clerics has resulted in betrayal. Their tactical truce, known as hudna, is merely a delay that allows them to prepare for further aggression. The history since 1979 is revealing: it includes hostage crises, embassy seizures, proxy wars, nuclear deceit under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and unprovoked attacks. The mullahs thrive on conflict, as peace threatens their hold on power.
A duly elected Iranian government, free from clerical vetoes and the influence of the Revolutionary Guards, could forge a new path forward. Removing the mullahs from power would dismantle the ideological machinery that fuels terrorism. It would enable Iranians to reclaim their identity, integrate into the global economy, and build alliances based on mutual respect rather than supremacist ideologies. The free West, led by America and Israel, stands ready to support such a transformation by offering security guarantees, investment, and technological partnerships in exchange for verifiable denuclearization, an end to proxy militias, and respect for human rights.
The mullahs’ rule has been a catastrophe—a 47-year hijacking that has cost countless lives, squandered Iran’s potential, and endangered the world. Their radical ideology requires continual warfare against modernity. The recent assassination fatwa issued by the Assembly of Experts is merely the latest evidence of their inability to be reformed; they must be removed.
For true peace, the Persian people must rise, and their elected leaders must act decisively. The mullahs need to be expelled, rendered powerless and irrelevant. Only then can Iran emerge from darkness into the light of freedom that it desperately deserves. The alternative is more bloodshed, more lies, and more unnecessary suffering
The choice is clear: expel the mullahs or condemn generations to conflict.
