{"id":329703,"date":"2025-03-22T10:19:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-22T09:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=329703"},"modified":"2025-09-20T15:56:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T14:56:47","slug":"isj-slams-hostage-deal-with-iran-warns-of-dangerous-concessions-at-the-expense-of-the-iranian-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/demonization-documents-statements\/isj-slams-hostage-deal-with-iran-warns-of-dangerous-concessions-at-the-expense-of-the-iranian-resistance\/","title":{"rendered":"ISJ Slams Hostage Deal with Iran’s Regime, Warns of Dangerous Concessions at the Expense of the Iranian Resistance"},"content":{"rendered":"
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File photo: ISJ Committee members during a press conference held in September 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The International Committee in Search of Justice (ISJ) has condemned recent developments surrounding the release of French hostages from Iran, warning that Western concessions to the regime are being made at the expense of Iran\u2019s democratic opposition. In a statement released on March 20, 2025, the ISJ called for full transparency and firm action against Tehran\u2019s hostage diplomacy and attempts to undermine the National Council of Resistance of Iran<\/a> (NCRI) and its President-elect Maryam Rajavi.<\/p>\n

Read the full statement<\/a> below:<\/p>\n

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ISJ Condemns Deal with Iran\u2019s Terrorist Regime at the Expense of the Iranian Resistance<\/h3>\n

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Brussels, 20 March 2025<\/strong> \u2013 The International Committee in Search of Justice (ISJ)\u2014backed by 4,000 cross-party lawmakers across both sides of the Atlantic\u2014welcomes the release of two French hostages from Iran this week, though two other French nationals remain unjustly imprisoned.<\/p>\n

However, what is deeply concerning is that the price is being paid at the expense of the Iranian Resistance. This approach only emboldens the Iranian regime to persist in its hostage-taking and terrorism. While Mr. Olivier Grondeau has been freed, it is all too likely that more French and European citizens will soon replace him in Iran\u2019s prisons.<\/p>\n

The timing of this release is particularly troubling, as it coincides with a renewed wave of baseless accusations against the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and its President-elect, Maryam Rajavi, in certain French media outlets. This synchronicity raises serious concerns about the motives behind these reports and whether the release of the two French hostages was part of a broader deal orchestrated by Tehran.<\/p>\n

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ISJ welcomes 2 French hostages\u2019 release but denounces concessions to Iran\u2019s terrorist regime at the Iranian Resistance\u2019s expense. This only fuels more hostage-taking & terror by Tehran. We urge transparency by France & EU.<\/p>\n

CC: @EmmanuelMacron<\/a> @kajakallas<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/rW9swzZrZi<\/a><\/p>\n

— International Committee in Search of Justice (@isjcommittee) March 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n