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As the U.S. and its Western allies remain largely silent about ongoing anti-government protests raging across Iran, the world’s biggest Iranian resistance movement is set to hold its annual rally this weekend to call on the West to support the demonstrators and adopt a tougher policy toward Tehran’s Islamist regime.
The large, two-day gathering, titled “Free Iran World Summit 2022: Iran on the Brink of Change, Resistance Key to Victory,” is being organized by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and its associate group, the exiled People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK).
The event will be held in Ashraf 3, in Albania, home of the MEK, which the Iranian regime calls a “terrorist” organization.
Late last week, Iran’s government placed sanctions on 61 more Americans for backing the MEK, including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former White House National Security Adviser John Bolton, and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
The list also included several members of the U.S. Congress from both political parties, such as Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).
Many of those blacklisted by Iran will either be attending or speaking virtually at the gathering this weekend. At least 35 members of Congress, both Republicans and Democrats, will participate in the event along with parliamentary delegations from around the world, according to organizers.
Several former senior officials, including heads of state, from the U.S., Europe, and elsewhere will also participate.
The high-profile gathering of Iranian dissidents and their supports comes as anti-government protests that have erupted across Iran in recent months continue to spread.The rising cost of food and other staples last month sparked sporadic unrest in several Iranian provinces. The demonstrations quickly turned political, with protesters decrying the regime — in many cases calling for its downfall — in […]
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