{"id":336485,"date":"2025-09-05T22:15:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T21:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=336485"},"modified":"2025-09-05T22:17:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T21:17:22","slug":"u-s-lawmakers-urge-president-trump-to-block-iranian-regimes-delegation-from-un-general-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/u-s-lawmakers-urge-president-trump-to-block-iranian-regimes-delegation-from-un-general-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Lawmakers Urge President Trump to Block Iranian Regime\u2019s Delegation from UN General Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_336486\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-336486\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-336486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/US-Congress-Building.jpg\" alt=\"US Congress Building\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/US-Congress-Building.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/US-Congress-Building-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/US-Congress-Building-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/US-Congress-Building-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/US-Congress-Building-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/US-Congress-Building-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-336486\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">US Congress Building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"Textbody\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has sent a strong letter to President Donald J. Trump urging him to restrict the Iranian regime\u2019s participation at the upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Textbody\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The letter calls on the administration to <span class=\"StrongEmphasis\">deny visas and limit the movement of regime officials<\/span>, including its president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/who-is-masoud-pezeshkian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Masoud Pezeshkian<\/a>. Lawmakers emphasized that Tehran should not be allowed to exploit the world stage to project a false image of moderation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Quotations\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe respectfully urge you to restrict the Iranian delegation\u2019s freedom of movement, and, to the extent possible, refrain from issuing visas to key delegation members, including for its President, Masoud Pezeshkian,\u201d the lawmakers wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Textbody\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The letter highlights the <span class=\"StrongEmphasis\">sharp escalation of executions and repression in Iran<\/span> in recent months.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Watch our video on the bipartisan <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/US?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#US<\/a> Senate conference where lawmakers, diplomats, and military leaders gathered to discuss a free and democratic <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRIAlternative?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRIAlternative<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XbWicwNloj\">pic.twitter.com\/XbWicwNloj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1869125988803604615?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"Quotations\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cImmediately following the recent 12-day war between Israel and Iran, the Iranian regime escalated its widespread internal crackdown, arbitrarily arresting hundreds of ethnic minorities, civil society leaders, women\u2019s rights activists, and others,\u201d the letter noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Textbody\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the signatories, the Pezeshkian government has overseen nearly <span class=\"StrongEmphasis\">1,500 executions in just one year<\/span>, including political prisoners. On July 27, 2025, political prisoners and PMOI members <span class=\"StrongEmphasis\">Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani<\/span> were executed, with more than a dozen other political prisoners currently on death row.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Textbody\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The lawmakers drew parallels to <a href=\"https:\/\/iran1988.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the <\/a><span class=\"StrongEmphasis\">1988 massacre of more than 30,000 political prisoners<\/span>, warning that senior regime officials have expressed intent to replicate such atrocities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Quotations\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe regime is anything but moderate, as the dramatic uptick in executions in Iran shows. They are criminals. They support terrorism. They sow hatred and instability across the Middle East which poses a direct threat to U.S. interests.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/American?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#American<\/a> Senators Shaheen and Tillis: &#8220;Today, we stand together to show bipartisan support in Congress for a freer, more democratic future for Iran.&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7Uk8lH3Jiy\">pic.twitter.com\/7Uk8lH3Jiy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1808874371584241996?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"Textbody\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">In their appeal, the members of Congress expressed solidarity with the Iranian people\u2019s demand for a <span class=\"StrongEmphasis\">pluralist, secular, democratic, and non-nuclear republic of Iran<\/span>, aligning this position with U.S. national security interests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Quotations\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe urge you to take a strong stand against the Iranian regime\u2019s ongoing support for terrorism and human rights abuses, in line with your dedication toward \u2018Peace through Strength\u2019 and the maximum pressure campaign against the regime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Textbody\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The lawmakers concluded by stressing that preventing the regime\u2019s delegation from exploiting the UNGA is a necessary step:\u00a0\u201cWe look forward to working with you to further oppose the destructive and destabilizing influence of the government of Iran and support the Iranian people on the world stage.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has sent a strong letter to President Donald J. 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