Thread by @HeshmatAlavi

.@OrgIAC holds a virtual conference on the Iranian people's struggle for a #FreeIran & regime change by the Iranian people.
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Aref Alvandi from Maryland
-U.S. should continue the maximum pressure policy & continue targeting the mullahs' regime in Iran.
-Iran's regime should not have access to the world arms market.
-U.S. should activate "snapback" mechanism.
#FreeIran

Dr. Afsaneh Maghsoudi
-The regime is using the COVID-19 crisis to extend their rule & continue general crackdown.
-Medical assistance & medicine should go directly to the Iranian people, not the regime.
#FreeIran

Dr. Nader Ehsani from Kentucky
-Protests continue in Iran despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
-Prisons are witnessing rebellions against the regime.
-All political prisoners should be released & join us in voicing solidarity with the Iranian people.
#FreeIran2020

Hasti Hesami from Texas
-College students are on the front lines in the protests against the mullahs' regime.
-The student movement in Iran is very much alive & we should support their brave efforts.
#FreeIran2020

Mohammad Omidvar from California
-Thanks to the U.S.' maximum pressure policy, the regime ruling Iran is no longer as effective in its meddling in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen and beyond.
-A peaceful Middle East is only possible through a free Iran.
#FreeIran2020

Dr. Saied Sajadi from Kansas
-The JCPOA failed to foster any change in Iran's behavior.
-Maximum pressure has been the most realistic U.S. policy vis-a-vis Iran.
-Snapback is the logical next step & helps the Iranian people in their struggle against the regime.
#FreeIran2020

Batool Zamani from Georgia
-We call on all U.S. policymakers to stand with the Iranian people in their struggle for a free Iran.
#FreeIran2020

Farideh Sedighi from California
-Iranian opposition "Resistance Units" are leading the anti-regime effort inside Iran.
-The NCRI & its pivotal member organization MEK are dedicated to establish freedom & democracy in Iran.
#FreeIran2020

Joanne Mcintosh
-I witnessed the Iranian people rise against the Shah prior to the 1979 revolution & how the MEK have sacrificed their all for the Iranian people.
#FreeIran2020

Hanna & Alia Amanpour, the daughter & granddaughter of an Iranian executed by the mullahs' regime. They voiced their support for the Iranian people and their struggle for freedom from the mullahs' rule.
#FreeIran

Dr. Soolmaz Abooali
-I have not a single Iranian saying their problems are sourced in anything but the mullahs' regime.
-The regime has constantly blamed the Iranian people for its miseries.
-People from Iran are constantly voicing messages of change.
#FreeIran2020

NCRI-US Rep. Soona Samsami
-Mullahs using Iran's resources for malign activities.
-Regime continues crackdown against a restive nation, especially MEK supporters.
-Regime should be pressured to provide for the people.
-U.S. should snapback all prior UNSC sanctions.
#FreeIran

Robert Torricelli, former New Jersey senator
-MEK resistance groups increasing across Iran.
-Mullahs specifically attack the MEK. That's telling.
-U.S. pressure on Iran is a bipartisan issue, so will the snapback.
-@Maryam_Rajavi is the leader who can bring change.
#FreeIran

Gov. Tom Ridge
-@Maryam_Rajavi provides great leadership.
-MEK is committed to a free & democratic Iran.
#OIAC2020VirtualConference
#FreeIran2020