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In a powerful statement issued on March 21, 2025, British MP Bob Blackman, President of the International Committee of Parliamentarians for a Democratic Iran (ICPDI)<\/em>, condemned what he described as a dangerous policy of appeasement toward the Iranian regime. Blackman denounced recent defamatory attacks against Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran<\/a> (NCRI), as politically motivated fabrications tied to hostage release negotiations.<\/p>\n Citing examples like the slander published in Le Canard Encha\u00een\u00e9<\/em> and past prisoner swaps involving Iranian terrorists, Blackman warned that targeting the Iranian opposition only emboldens the regime\u2019s 46-year-long strategy of hostage diplomacy<\/a> and repression. Reaffirming his support for Rajavi and the NCRI, he called on Western governments to reject concessions to a regime that, in his words, \u201cthrives on blackmail and lies.\u201d<\/p>\n The full text of Bob Blackman\u2019s statement is provided below.<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\t\t\n\t\t\t