Over the years, I have taken part in many conferences and rallies supporting the movement for regime change and democratic governance in Iran. Spearheaded by the National Council of Resistance of Iran and its leader, Maryam Rajavi, this movement has steadily gained vital support from lawmakers and pro-democracy activists around the world. Attendees at these gatherings come from all over, offering me the opportunity to hear praise for their platform in a number of different languages.

Yet, in each of those situations, it has been clear to me that everyone in attendance was ultimately speaking the same language — a shared language of commitment to democratic principles and universal human rights.