{"id":214141,"date":"2020-03-18T04:32:18","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T04:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/enwp\/?p=214141"},"modified":"2023-01-22T23:01:20","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T22:01:20","slug":"27573-ali-safavi-iran-s-mullahs-are-hiding-the-coronavirus-under-their-cloaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/27573-ali-safavi-iran-s-mullahs-are-hiding-the-coronavirus-under-their-cloaks\/","title":{"rendered":"Ali Safavi: Iran\u2019s Mullahs Are Hiding the Coronavirus Under Their Cloaks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr. Ali Safavi, member of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) Foreign Affairs Committee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dr. Ali\u00a0Safavi<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>member of the\u00a0National Council of\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Resistance of\u00a0<\/span><\/a>Iran (NCRI)<\/a>\u00a0Foreign Affairs Committee,<\/span>\u00a0in an\u00a0<\/span>op-ed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>published on\u00a0<\/span>Comm<\/span>unities\u00a0<\/span>D<\/span>igi<\/span>tal\u00a0<\/span>N<\/span>ews<\/span><\/a>, shed light on the current situation in Iran amid the\u00a0coronavirus outbreak<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>regime\u2019s cover-up, which has\u00a0<\/span>increased the coronavirus\u00a0death toll to 5,950<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In his article, Dr.\u00a0Safavi\u00a0<\/span>referred to the regime\u2019s destabiliz<\/span>ed situation, particularly after the nationwide Iran protests in November 2019, with over\u00a0<\/span>1500 martyrs<\/span>, the elimination of its terror mastermind Qassem Soleimani\u00a0<\/span>in January<\/span>, its unprecedented international isolation<\/span>, the general boycott of the sham parliamentary elections<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>and now the coronavirus outbreak<\/span>\u00a0and regime\u2019s mismanagement\u00a0<\/span>and cover-up which has\u00a0<\/span>increased th<\/span>e public outrage, preparing the ground for\u00a0<\/span>a possible\u00a0<\/span>nationwide protests.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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My commentary in Community Digital News #Iran<\/a>‘s Mullahs: Hiding the Coronavirus under their cloaks – https:\/\/t.co\/8UL7dB3MTp<\/a> via @commdiginews<\/a> @NCRIUS<\/a> @Iran_Policy<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ali Safavi (@amsafavi) March 18, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dr.\u00a0Safavi<\/a>\u00a0also underlines in his article on<\/span>c<\/span>e\u00a0<\/span>again\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>T<\/span>hird\u00a0<\/span>O<\/span>ption<\/span>\u00a0proposed by the NCRI\u2019s president-elect,\u00a0Mrs. Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, that\u00a0<\/span>rejects\u00a0<\/span>war\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0appeasement\u00a0<\/span>toward<\/span>\u00a0the Iranian regime,\u00a0<\/span>adding\u00a0<\/span>rather<\/span>, that<\/span>\u00a0there is\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>viable alternative<\/span>\u00a0and an organized resistance, which has to be\u00a0<\/span>supported\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>recognized.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Below is Dr.\u00a0Safavi\u2019s\u00a0full article<\/span>:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Americans are preoccupied with presidential primaries and\u00a0<\/span>Coronavirus<\/span>. Whatever the political result, Iran will be central to the next administration\u2019s policy on foreign affairs and security. The clerical regime is utterly incompetent to control crises like the spread of the Coronavirus, facilitating its expansion across the world.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to eyewitness reports, at least 5,500 Iranians have died in 186 cities.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Iranian people vote no to the Mullah\u2019s regime.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The regime is weak and faltering. Recent results of the sham parliamentary elections on February 21, will affect America\u2019s U.S. foreign policy and security. According to the clerical regime\u2019s tally, only 19% of voters in the capital city of Tehran even bothered to cast a ballot. Nationally, the top vote-getter only garnered 14% of the total vote.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Iranian regime; tottering on the edge of the precipice<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It is important to remember that Iran\u2019s tyrannical regime, much like other dictatorships, has a long record of vote-rigging. The exaggeration of numbers of voters is often astronomical. Still, even by the regime\u2019s own standards, the results of recent parliamentary elections are at historic lows.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The rigging of the Iranian elections.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, is faced with incredible crises and needs to close ranks. The rapid spread of Coronavirus is a perfect example. He is so weak that he cannot afford to have ongoing deliberations and visions among various regime factions. Khamenei deciding to prevent rival factions from influencing parliamentary discussions. The supervisory Guardian Council whose members are handpicked by Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader, disqualifying over 60% of the candidates.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Conflict in Iran\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

In January, a U.S. strike killed Qassem Soleimani, the regime\u2019s terrorist-in-chief outside the country. At the same time, the regime shot down a civilian jetliner, killing at least 176 people.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As if that was not enough, massive country-wide anti-regime protests in November and January threaten the regime\u2019s survival. In an unprecedented fashion, protesters are braving imprisonment and torture to call for the overthrow of Khamenei and regime change.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the Iranian opposition, and later confirmed by regime officials, at least 1,500 were killed in only a few days of protests.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Coronavirus (COVD-19): The latest global threat from the Iranian regime<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This including no less than 23 children, according to Amnesty International. Thousands more were arrested.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The regime\u2019s parliamentary elections immediately followed this upheaval and the people voted with their feet, running away from the ordination of regime-sanctioned candidates and the whole notion of undemocratic \u201celections.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This is while the regime hid the Coronavirus spread in order to ensure that as many of its supporters participate in its elections masquerade. That hope didn\u2019t\u00a0actually pan\u00a0out because the regime is at its lowest point.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This fact should deeply worry Tehran and send a signal to the United States that change is in the winds in a country that today represents an existential, nuclear threat to friends and allies in the region.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s people yearn for freedom and democracy.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Americans are rightly wary of the general idea of regime change. The mere phrase conjures up a costly bloody business that often smacks of adventurism. In many ways, President Trump embodies this instinctive antipathy for intervention. However, Iran is different. The Iranian people want to settle the matter on their own.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

They don\u2019t need boots on the ground or American money.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There is a competent and viable opposition in the form of the\u00a0Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK)<\/a>\u00a0and the parliament in exile,\u00a0National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a>. This movement led many of the protests this year and has been a key ally for the world, identifying the regime\u2019s nuclear sites and capabilities, and helping prevent American deaths at regime hands in Iraq.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What the Iranian people do not need guns or foreign occupation.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Iranians need moral and political support. America must continue to speak out against the illegitimate and murderous regime in Tehran. A regime that is responsible for mass atrocities against its own people and the deaths of Americans in Iraq and Syria. A regime that is responsible for the widespread instability across the volatile Middle East region.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And, now the mullahs will be responsible for the intensification of a global epidemic because they are corrupt and incompetent.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s next for Iran and the World\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

America must also continue to pressure the mullahs through economic sanctions, which along with Tehran\u2019s unsustainable military expenditure is pushing the economy to the tipping point.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Iranian people will do the rest. It\u2019s up to them to change the regime and establish democracy, which has been championed for four decades by\u00a0NCRI\u00a0<\/a>President-elect\u00a0Maryam Rajavi<\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As the American people race towards November, they should envision the world they wish to live in and the future they wish to inhabit. Undoubtedly it is a world of peace and prosperity. As Iran\u2019s rigged elections proved, the Iranian people are ready for democracy. The American people should support them.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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