Gazelle Sharmahd, the daughter of the German citizen Jamshid Sharmahd who was executed by the Iranian regime, has publicly accused Tehran’s government of conducting a “genocide – more precisely, politicide” against its own people.
She cites videos and reports that continue to leak despite the near-total shutdown of the internet in Iran. “Several videos that reach us clearly show a state of war” she told newspapers of the Funke media group. In those clips, the regime is said to have flown in militias from Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Iraq’s Hashd al‑Shaabi, who patrol the streets and chant in Arabic, “We serve you, Khamenei”. Sharmahd references a video whose authenticity cannot be fully verified, arguing that it demonstrates the presence of an Arab‑Islamist occupation staffed by jihadist militias rather than a genuine Iranian government, and that these forces are directly confronting the populace.
Living in Los Angeles, Sharmahd describes the widespread “lynch murders” and the use of machine guns against civilians as crimes against humanity, not merely war crimes. She argues that, even in the face of personal danger, people are continuing to mobilize and organize resistance. “Funerals are turning into revolutionary gatherings” she said. Her position is that a targeted military strike against the headquarters of the Revolutionary Guards is the only means to halt the killings. She further reports that preparations are underway to seize ministries and state institutions from within, contingent on receiving promised external support.
Sharmahd calls on Germany-its biggest trading partner and a nation with historical responsibility-to establish a tribunal modeled after the Nuremberg Trials. She notes that her father’s case currently sits with the German federal prosecutor’s office and could set a precedent for issuing arrest warrants against regime officials on European soil. According to her, sanctions, fact‑finding missions and diplomatic efforts are “completely inadequate when a genocide is underway”.
