Michael R. PompeoSecretary of State For over a century, the Iranian people have struggled toward democracy. During the last 40 years, however, after the ousting of the Shah, the Iranian people have been subjugated by an oppressive theocracy called the “Islamic Republic, †with a religious “Supreme Leader†overseeing all aspects of Iranian life. Iran’s Islamic government is the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism and has spent billions of dollars bankrolling terrorist proxies while neglecting the needs of Iranian citizens at home. In addition, the Islamic regime has rolled back human rights and routinely discriminates against and brutalizes women, children, members of the LGBTQ community, religious minorities, and ethnic minorities. The people of Iran are vastly pro-Western and openly long for freedom and democracy but are met with brutal and violent suppression any time they rise up and demand their basic human rights, whether in the 1999 student protests, the 2009 Green Movement, or the most recent protests of 2019.
President Donald J. Trump May 8, 2018 Maximum Pressure Campaign The Islamic regime in Iran is the world’s leading state sponsor of terror. For over 40 years their malign behavior and support for terrorist proxies has spread across the region. The implementation of the JCPOA, informally known as the “2015 Iran Nuclear Deal, †placed even more resources and money at the regime’s disposal, furthering the reach and aggression of their malign activities.
Read More May 13, 2020 We’re Ready to ‘Snap Back’ Sanctions Iranian provocations accelerated under the nuclear deal. Emboldened by repeated diplomatic wins and flush with cash, the Iranian regime increased its ballistic-missile testing and missile proliferation to terrorist proxies. Read More December 19, 2019 Human Rights and the Iranian Regime The regime has killed hundreds and hundreds of protesters since mid-November, possibly more than 1, 000. The regime cut off the internet, a basic communication tool, to try and stop the world to see the horrors that were taking place inside of their country. Read More A Generation’s Struggle for Democracy The Iranian people will enjoy a better future when their government begins to respect basic human rights, abandons its revolutionary posture and destabilizing foreign policy, and behaves simply like a normal nation.
”She said the group had documented more than 700 instances of political violence, including targeted harassment and threats toward candidates or known opposition figures this year. Ortega’s Sandinista National Liberation Front is so dominant it is approaching single-party status in Nicaragua. In the past two years, some opposition parties have been cancelled altogether and their candidates jailed. In July, police ousted five opposition mayors who belonged to a party disbanded by electoral authorities and replaced them with allies. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights expressed concern Friday that “the minimum conditions necessary” to hold free and fair elections do not exist in Nicaragua.
It said there were Sandinista posters or people wearing Sandinista party promotional gear in 41% of the polling places. The U. N. office on human rights wrote on Twitter that it was “concerned” about the “arbitrary arrests, ” and said “we call on the government to guarantee the political and civic rights of the Nicaraguan people and stop the repression. ”Denis Moncada, Ortega’s foreign minister, told local media Sunday the elections “help to strengthen the people’s revolutionary democracy. ”But Ligia Gómez, an election observer for Urnas Abiertas, said that “these elections are part of a consolidation of the totalitarian regime of Daniel Ortega.
Nicaragua ruling party seeks to expand hold in local votesMEXICO CITY — After an electoral campaign without rallies, demonstrations or even real opposition, Nicaraguans voted in municipal elections Sunday that the governing party hoped would give it near-total control of local governments. President Daniel Ortega’s party already controls all three branches of the federal government and 141 of Nicaragua’s 153 municipalities, and much like Ortega’s 2021 reelection, the new vote was preceded by arrests and crackdowns on opponents. Polls closed Sunday evening, but it was not clear when results might be announced.
This is why the United States left the JCPOA and implemented decisive sanctions to curb the regime’s ability to fund terror. On August 20, 2020, the United States initiated the snapback procedure in UN Security Council resolution 2231 to return virtually all of the previous UN sanctions on Iran, including the UN arms embargo and restrictions on Iran enriching and processing nuclear material. Starting on September 20, 2020, Iran is also prohibited by the UN from testing and developing ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons. The international community must stand together against the Iranian regime’s support for terror. May 8, 2019 Iran Maximum Pressure Campaign September 21, 2020 The United States Imposes Sweeping New Sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran Under the leadership of President Trump, the Departments of State, Treasury, and Commerce took significant action to counter Iranian nuclear threats as well as missile and conventional arms proliferation.
In a report, the civic group Urnas Abiertas, or Open Ballot Boxes, said 17 people had been arrested prior to or during the elections. The group said Sunday’s voting was carried out “under the absolute control” of President Daniel Ortega’s Sandinista National Liberation Front. It said government employees were “pressured” to vote and that in 63% of polling places visited, Sandinista party operators were keeping tabs on who had voted.
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The Islamic Republic of Iran: A Dangerous Regime - United States Department of StateWhat is the U. S. Position on Iran? December 23, 2020 U. Policy on Iran Sanctions, Explained <span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span> The United States supports the Iranian people’s struggle for human rights, democracy, and freedom.
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