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Alejo Vidal Quadras<\/a>, Former Vice President of the European Union<\/p>\n

The 1988 massacre of political prisoners is considered the biggest massacre of political prisoners since the end of World War II\u2026<\/p>\n

This massacre was carried out under orders issued by Iranian regime founder Ruhollah Khomeini, but all the regime\u2019s factions were involved\u2026 Moderation in Iran is nothing but a mirage and appeasing the regime is a waste of time and will render no benefits.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"