In his speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, Iranian regime president Ebrahim Raisi said, “Some European countries must answer why they have turned into safe havens for terrorist groups that have so far killed more than 17,000 people.”
This speech coincided with a large demonstration by supporters of the Iranian resistance in front of the United Nations headquarters protesting Raisi’s presence at the UNGA.
Ebrahim Raisi has played a key role in the 1988 massacre of more than 30,000 political prisoners. He is recognized as a perpetrator of genocide and crimes against humanity worldwide. To cover up his own crimes, he attempted to present a new definition of crime against humanity and genocide, stating, “The elimination of noble concepts such as mother, father, and family can be considered as an example of a crime against humanity.”
Furthermore, in another part of his speech, Raisi attributed the nationwide uprising of the Iranian people to the United States and continued, “Last year, the Iranian nation was subjected to the greatest media onslaught and psychological warfare in history. Can America, which itself has the largest number of incarcerated mothers in the world, sincerely be concerned about women’s rights?”
Feeling confident in the West’s inaction and appeasement policies, Raisi saw his presence at the United Nations General Assembly as an opportunity for the regime’s nuclear ambitions. He stated, “Under no circumstances will the regime relinquish its legitimate right to benefit from nuclear technology, as it has been for the past two decades.”
He also addressed the killing of Qasem Soleimani, the criminal commander of the terrorist IRGC Quds Force, saying, “Instead of honoring the brave commander Qasem Soleimani, the champion of the fight against terrorism, he is assassinated. Why?”
Raisi’s claim came at a time that Iran has seen a deterioration on all fronts under his presidency, from economy and environment, to education, freedom of press and expression, and especially human rights. In the past few months alone, the regime has been on a rampage, ratcheting up executions and rounding up dissidents to create an environment of fear and repression.
But the failure of Raisi’s political maneuvers and repressive tactics is evident in the expanding activities of the Resistance Units and defiant youth of Iran, who continue to challenge the tyrannical rule of the mullahs in every corner of Iran.
As Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), said in her message to the grand New York rally, “The shining truth is that despite the regime’s relentless repression, the social readiness for the eruption of an uprising has increased, the regime is at an impasse, the Iranian people’s protest movement and their Resistance Units have found their way, and the next uprising is looming.
“Neither brutal clampdown nor the policy of appeasement or secret dealings with foreign powers can prevent the regime’s overthrow.”