LE BOURGET, France — Thousands of supporters of a dissident Iranian opposition group rallied here Saturday for the overthrow of Iran’s theocratic government at an event that featured speeches by several Trump administration allies — including Newt Gingrich and Rudolph Giuliani — as well as the former head of Saudi intelligence.
The boisterous event, held annually in this town just north of Paris, was organized by the controversial National Council of Resistance of Iran, a France-based group of Iranian exiles that brings dozens of current and former U.S., European and Middle Eastern officials together to speak out in support of regime change in Tehran.
While the Trump administration’s posture on the issue is elusive, Mr. Giuliani drew large cheers here by asserting that the new U.S. president’s view is far different from that of his predecessor, who led world powers to dramatically ease sanctions on the Islamic republic with the 2014 Iranian nuclear accord.
Mr. Trump is “laser focused on the danger of Iran to the freedom of the world,” said Mr. Giuliani, who was perceived by many at Saturday’s rally to be an emissary for Mr. Trump, despite holding no formal cabinet position in the administration.
Unlike the Obama administration, the former New York City mayor said, Mr. Trump “is not in a state of denial” on #Iran.
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