The remarks by former Canadian FM John Baird to the “Free Iran” convention on July 9, called out the mullahs and their use of terrorism. Baird declared it the “great struggle of our generation.” According to him, terrorism is largely sponsored by the regime in Tehran, who have exported billions of dollars to spread fear and destruction throughout the world.
The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) have reported that the Iranian regime has hanged 18 people over the weekend. Two of these were carried out in public and one was a woman hanged on Sunday.
In an en masse hanging in Qezelhesar Prison in Karaj, north-west of Tehran, eleven people were killed on Sunday. One of them was a woman and two others were identified as Saeed Saberi and Moslem Bahrami.
The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) has published an article about the resolution regarding the rights of members of the main Iranian opposition group, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI or MEK), in Camp Liberty in Iraq.
Senator John McCain submitted the text of the resolution to the Senate Committee. The NCRI state: “The resolution was passed unanimously at a session of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, chaired by Senator Bob Corker (R-TN), on July 14, 2016.”
In a guest article on the Forbes website, Mrs Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), commented on the twisted image of Islam that is being portrayed in various parts of the world. She said that the recent violence in Orlando, Istanbul, Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia “are the deliberate outcomes of a frightening and aggressive world outlook that offers a twisted image of Islam”.
The Chairman of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee John McCain’s remarks in his video message to the “Free Iran” conference in Paris last weekend were featured in the Washington Times.
McCain said, “As you boldly call for democracy and human rights in Iran, the American people stand with you in your fight against violence, oppression and terrorism in Iran. Your display of unity is an inspiration to our nation and its people, who like you, sacrificed blood and treasure in pursuit of freedom.”
Ed Rendell is the former governor of Pennsylvania and former chairman of the Democratic National Committee. He is also the Chairman of the host committee for the Democratic National Convention, so he was not available to attend the “Free Iran” conference held in Paris this past weekend. The message of support he sent was published in the Washington Times, July 13.
Tom Ridge, a former secretary of the U.S. Homeland Security Department and former governor and member of Congress from Pennsylvania, spoke at the “Free Iran” rally in Paris on 9th July.
He quoted the Iranian poet and patriot, Simin Behbahani, who said: “Stop this extravagance. Stop the reckless throwing of my country to the wind. Stop the screaming, the bloodshed, the mayhem. Stop doing what makes God’s creatures mourn in tears.” Behbahani wrote this in response to the Iranian regime’s brutal crackdown on the 2009 public protest. Ridge highlighted that she wrote this in retaliation for her exercise of what she believed was her civil right and her civic duty to challenge authoritarian evil. She said: “You may wish to have me burned or decide to stone me, but in your hand, match or stone will lose the power to harm me.”
Struan Stevenson, president of the European Iraqi Freedom Association and member of European Parliament from 1999 to 2014, wrote an article marking the first anniversary of nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5 + 1 nations.
Stevenson said that the P5 + 1 nations “missed a unique opportunity to topple the regime of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and restore peace and stability to the region”.
Giulio Terzi, former Foreign Minister of Italy, wrote an article for The Hill in which he expresses his belief that the West has not learnt from past mistakes in their dealings with Iran.
He said that on the first anniversary of the nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 group of nations, the proponents will “face some harsh realities about the nature of the regime”.
Howard Dean, a medical doctor, former governor of Vermont and former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, spoke at a rally in Paris organised by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), the Iranian opposition. The Washington Times published an article summarising his speech.
He said at the “Free Iran” rally that the Iranian Resistance deserves praise. He added that the State Department deserves mention too. Over the years he has had a lot of harsh words for the State Department with regards to “the issue of keeping their word to the people now at Liberty and before at Ashraf”.
