{"id":16854,"date":"2020-08-05T21:57:53","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T19:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=16854"},"modified":"2020-08-05T22:28:55","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T20:28:55","slug":"remarks-by-tom-ridge-free-iran-global-summit-july-17-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/annual-gathering\/grand-gathering-2020\/2020\/08\/remarks-by-tom-ridge-free-iran-global-summit-july-17-2020\/16854\/","title":{"rendered":"Remarks by Tom Ridge\u2013Free Iran Global Summit, July 17, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Former Governor of Pennsylvania and First U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge joined the Online Free Iran<\/a> Global Summit. In his remarks, Mr. Ridge said, \u201cWe say to the regime and to the people of Iran and the people of the world that we stand with Maryam Rajavi<\/a> and the goal of regime change<\/a> in Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Iranian opposition coalition National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI<\/a>) managed to hold this year\u2019s annual gathering<\/a> virtually on July 17. Given the novel coronavirus <\/a>pandemic and its restriction, many dignitaries commended the NCRI\u2019s ability and determination for connecting 30,000 locations to Ashraf-3<\/a>, home to members of the Iranian opposition People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI<\/a>\/MEK<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n