Let's talk Iran - June 22, 2021
Iran's sham election 'winner' Ebrahim Raisi should be indicted for mass murder
Raisi is on the EU and US sanctions lists for serial human rights violations.
He is a murderer and perpetrator of genocide, who has openly boasted of his role as a member of the ‘death commission’ which oversaw the massacre of more than 30,000 political prisoners in the summer of 1988. LINK
Iran Sends a Message to Biden
The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board:
"... the result of Friday’s presidential election still reveals important truths about the government that the U.S. and Europe are trying to appease on nuclear weapons."
Defenders of the nuclear accord argue that by leaving the deal Donald Trump weakened reformers and empowered men like Mr. Raisi. But conservative clerics have had ultimate power in Iran since the 1979 revolution. Mr. Khamenei supported the accord because it is favorable to the regime. It offers tens of billions of dollars in financial aid and trade revenue while merely delaying the day it can build a bomb.
The folly of the Obama and now Biden administrations is believing that the leaders in Tehran want Iran to be a normal country. They don’t. They run a government that wants to spread its religious revolution to the rest of the world by whatever means possible. Mr. Raisi’s ascension shouts that reality from the minaret, not that the Biden Administration wants to hear it. LINK
Iranian President-Elect Rejects Biden Meeting and Refuses Negotiations
Iran says it will abandon nuclear talks, as hardline president takes office. In response to U.S./Europe appeasement, the regime's new president in Iran says their will be no negotiations on anything other than the nuclear program. LINK
Iran in furtive race to develop a nuclear weapon
Biden and Blinken must realize that Iran will always regard attempts at appeasement as a weakness by the West, which they will exploit mercilessly. The theocratic dictatorship only responds to firmness and it is time for the US and EU to show some muscle. LINK
Normalizing relations with Iran? Not under their new president
Ebrahim Raisi is best known for his direct role in the summer 1988 massacre of thousands of political prisoners across Iran.
The 1988 massacre has all the hallmarks of crimes against humanity. Families of the dead were not allowed to hold ceremonies or funerals, nor were they told where their loved ones were buried. The Iranian regime buried the bodies in mass graves and to this day has not acknowledged this unspeakable atrocity. LINK
Iran: Calls for Holding Ebrahim Raisi to Account Amplifies
The Iranian people boycotted the regime’s sham election. Organizations like Amnesty International called for holding Raisi accountable. Therefore, the international community faces a choice: to continue dialogue with an illegitimate regime represented by a criminal like Raisi or hold the regime to account for four decades of terrorism and human rights violations. LINK
World Reacts to Raisi Presidency
The international community needs to ends its appeasement of Iran's regime. There is no longer a façade of “moderate” figures to hide behind and justify concessions to the regime. LINK
Iran: Mass murderer Ebrahim Raisi defends his role in 1988 massacre
In his first post-election presser, the regime's president-select Ebrahim Raisi implicitly said he should be applauded for killing thousands of Iranians. LINK
UK urged to stand with Iranian people, reject new president
The British Committee for Iran Freedom (BCFIF) on Tuesday urged the UK government to reject newly elected Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and campaign for him to face justice for human rights abuses. LINK
Iran Reviving Plans For Syria As It Negotiates For Lifting US Sanctions
While millions of people live in poverty across Iran, the regime intends to build homes in Syria.
Where will the money come from?
Iran is negotiating for U.S. sanctions relief.
As always, not a dime for the Iranian people. LINK
Iran: Oil sector workers go on strike in several cities
Workers of the country's vast oil and gas industry are on strike in many parts of the country, demanding better pay and working conditions. LINK
Most of Iran’s families live in absolute poverty
According to downplayed and official government statistics, 30 to 50 percent of Iran’s population are living below the poverty line. However, the actual statistics are sometimes revealed in media headlines and remarks of government officials. LINK
