Remarks by Bob Blackman MP, Member of the UK House of Commons

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Remarks by Bob Blackman MP, Member of the UK House of Commons, Co-President of the International Committee of Parliamentarians for a Democratic Iran (ICPDI), to the Conference; The Role of Europe and the International Community, in Paris - June 30, 2023

An excerpt of Mr. Blackman Speech at the Conference; "The Role of Europe and the International Community":
I pay tribute to those very brave individuals who are putting their lives on the line every day to protest against the theocratic regime that has now spread to 283 cities and every one of Iran’s 31 provinces. And that’s despite the severe violent crackdown by the regime with the anti-regime slogans.

The IRGC and other cohorts have done everything they can to suppress the protests, whether it be within Iran or outside. Now, Iran is on the verge of major change, and it’s vital that we press Western governments, all governments, to take action. Because the fact is that one government acting alone will not change the regime in Iran. So, their policy and our policies must change.

The West softline approach has allowed the regime to oppress the Iranian people, export terrorism, and destabilize the Middle East with impunity, while also incentivizing its nuclear escalation to the extent that Iran is now on the brink of becoming a nuclear state.

Just imagine the threat to the West, to the region and everyone around the world if there’s a nuclear Iran. If European governments continue this approach, they will stand against the people of Iran in favor of the regime. This would place all of us on the wrong side of history and allow the regime to continue its unacceptable and illegal behavior with complete impunity.

Now, we need a firm policy, that keeps and strengthens the shift of power in favor of the people of Iran rather than the mullahs and, as the majority of parliaments and many parliamentarians from European countries have highlighted in their statements last month, the basis of the West’s firm policy on Iran should be:

Number one, proscribe the IRGC in its entirety and seize their assets so they can be used for the benefit of the Iranian people.

Two, hold the regime to account by referring its appalling human rights dossier to the United Nations Security Council for prosecution.

Recognize and endorse the NCRI with Mrs. Mariam Rajavi’s 10-point democratic platform as the viable democratic alternative to the current regime.

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