Thread by @PahlaviReza

For 42 years, the Islamic Republic has sought to eliminate the democratic opposition, including by intimidation, blackmail, abduction, and assassination. Thankfully @AlinejadMasih and the other targets of the regime’s latest plot are alive and safe,

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but countless Iranian dissidents, activists, and journalists inside and outside the country are and will continue to be systematically targeted. The provision of sanctions relief to the Islamic Republic, despite constant reminders of its evil nature,

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is not only unwise but also immoral - a knowing and willful collaboration with a murderous, illegitimate, occupying regime in its endless war against Iranians and the principles of human rights and democracy.

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This aiding and abetting of the Islamic Republic’s criminal campaign against activists is a knife in the back of all those fighting against totalitarian dictatorships.

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Such a weak and unethical policy by the country which claims to stand for freedom and liberty will only inspire the Islamic Republic and other outlaw regimes to commit more such acts of terror against those fighting for those very values.

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