On the brink of the U.N. General Assembly’s annual session, an online international summit, entitled “Trans-Atlantic Summit on Iran Policy, Time to Hold the Iranian Regime Accountable,” was held September 18. The Summit brought together Iranians in various countries around the world from 10,000 locations. David Joyce, member of the U.S. House of Representatives, joined the Summit.
Among the personalities who addressed the summit were 30 bipartisan U.S. lawmakers from the House and the Senate. Personalities including:
Senator Ted Cruz, Senator Roy Blunt, Senator Marco Rubio, Senator Bob Menendez, and dignitaries like Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor, General James Jones, National Security Advisor to President Obama (2009-2010), Newt Gingrich, 50th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Joseph Lieberman, former U.S. Senator, as well as a delegation of U.K. lawmakers, and Ambassador Giulio Terzi, former Foreign Minister of Italy.
Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the keynote speaker of the summit
Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the NCRI was the keynote speaker of the summit. She paid tribute to Navid Afkari, a rebellious national hero recently executed by the regime. Mrs. Rajavi said: “Faced with executions and massacres, the people of Iran urge the U.N. and the U.N. Security Council, in particular, to restore snapback sanctions stipulated in the six U.N. resolutions against the clerical regime in Iran.”
She continued,”Otherwise, Khamenei will continue to ravage the nation as his regime’s survival depends on murder and suppression. If Khamenei were to stop executions, he would lose control of the situation, and uprisings simmering in the depths of Iranian society would erupt and overthrow the mullahs’ religious fascism.”
At the summit, speakers demanded justice for over 30,000 MEK and other activists, political prisoners massacred in 1988. As a result they urged an end to the appeasement policy and requested those who ordered and carried out this great crime, who currently occupy high positions in the regime, to be brought to justice.
David Joyce, member of the U.S. House of Representatives joined to the summit. In his remarks, Mr. Joyce said, “Just this past year, the whole world watched as the Iranian people took to the streets, risking their lives to stand up to a murderous regime and demand accountability. As many as 1500 protesters were killed and countless others were detained.”
David Joyce, member of the U.S. House of Representatives
Iran has a notorious history of violence and has long pursued a steady policy of trampling the freedoms of the Iranian people and denying basic human rights.
Just this past year, the whole world watched as the Iranian people took to the streets, risking their lives to stand up to a murderous regime and demand accountability. As many as 1500 protesters were killed and countless others were detained.
This is a pivotal moment for the Iranian people and there can be no ambiguity on where the United States stands. This administration has made it clear that we support the Iranian people. We support democracy. We support freedom. And we always stand by those who seek it.
Earlier this year, I was proud to cosponsor a resolution to condemn the Iranian regime and support those protesting it. It’s past time Iran has put a stop to this senseless violence it commits against its own people and protects their rights to free speech and peaceful assembly.
I remain committed to working with my colleagues in Congress, Republicans and Democrats alike, to confront the Iranians’ regime and horrific cruelty and support the Iranian people in their quest for freedom and democracy. As you press forward with tremendous courage, know the American people are with you.
