By Saheed Tabrizi – Iranian Freedom Fighter
I write this with a heavy heart and a real fear for my life. As someone who has spent years resisting the Iranian regime, I know the extent of its cruelty — and its reach. The truth is simple and alarming: Iran’s state-sponsored terror networks are already embedded in the heart of Europe, including Britain. These are not hypotheticals or distant threats. They are real, active, and dangerously close.
The UK’s openness, its freedoms — admirable in themselves — have made it vulnerable. Iran’s operatives move freely, quietly waiting for orders from Tehran. Britain is not alone. Germany, Belgium, France — all have seen evidence of Iranian infiltration. But it’s Britain’s apparent denial, its underestimation of the regime’s capabilities, that may prove most costly.
This regime thrives on violence. I’ve seen it firsthand. I’ve watched friends disappear at the hands of the Revolutionary Guard. I’ve seen brave young men and women arrested, beaten, tortured — many never to return. In 2017, I stood among peaceful demonstrators when the regime responded with live ammunition. They fired directly at their own people.
Let there be no illusion: if the regime believes violence in Europe would serve its interests, it will not hesitate. Its agents are in place, waiting.
And yet, despite all this, Western governments continue to treat Iran as a partner in diplomacy — engaging in negotiations and posing for photographs with the very regime responsible for atrocities at home and plots abroad. The West believes it can reason with Tehran. But those of us who’ve fought this regime know better. Every round of negotiations simply gives the mullahs more time — more room to maneuver, more oxygen to finalize their nuclear ambitions.
Britain and Europe must recognize what they’re dealing with: a regime that doesn’t respect life, borders, or agreements. Appeasement only emboldens it.
I am a member of the Resistance Units. I’ve been fighting this regime my entire life. I know what it costs. I know I am a target. But I also know that change is possible.
There is a spark on the streets of Iran — a hunger for freedom that burns in millions of hearts. We are not calling for foreign intervention. We are calling for recognition of our right to resist. We are calling for the West to stop legitimizing a dictatorship that rules through fear, violence, and deception.
The Iranian people want a different future — one grounded in democracy, equality, and peace. That vision is embodied in the 10-point plan of Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran. A future where men and women are equal. Where religion is separated from the state. Where nuclear weapons are rejected. Where freedom of expression is a right, not a crime.
Change will come from within — but the international community has a choice: support the people’s struggle or empower their oppressors.
We are not asking for sympathy. We are asking for vigilance, for resolve, and for moral clarity. The cost of ignoring this threat will not be borne by Iran alone. If Britain and the West continue to turn a blind eye, they may find Tehran’s terror exported to their own streets — not someday, but soon.
The regime is watching. Its agents are waiting. It is time the UK stopped sleepwalking into disaster.
Saheed Tabrizi is a pseudonym, used to protect the author’s identity in light of threats from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.