Exclusive; Abram Pili: The U.S. Continues to Support the People of Iran and Hold the Islamic Republic Accountable

Abram Pili, the Deputy Special Representative of the United States for Iran, stated in an exclusive interview with the Persian section of Voice of America that the Biden administration will continue to support the people of Iran and hold the Islamic Republic accountable. At the beginning of this interview, Mr. Pili expressed regret that the brutal violence of the Islamic Republic against Iranian citizens continues. According to him, the Islamic Republic continues to detain, conduct sham trials, execute, commit sexual violence, and engage in various other forms of repression, which is why the United States continues to raise awareness in this regard. This American diplomat said that after the killing of Mahsa Amini, her legacy lives on, and Iranian women and girls continue to recount Mahsa's story while pursuing their demands for a free and democratic Iran, and the world continues to witness the brutal repression of the Iranian people by the Islamic Republic. The Deputy Special Representative of the United States for Iran reminded that the repression of the Iranian people during the presidency of Masoud Pezeshkian continues despite his promises, and for this reason, the U.S. supports the missions of the United Nations fact-finding committees and the special rapporteur of this organization on Iran. He considered the U.S.-led efforts to remove the Iranian government from the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women as an important symbolic action by the international community to express solidarity with Iranian women and the people of Iran, emphasizing that the U.S., in cooperation with its partners and allies around the world, will continue to strive to reflect the voices of protest from Iranian women and the people of Iran. According to Abram Pili, the U.S. judges the Iranian government based on its actions, not the statements of its officials, and will continue to support the people of Iran and hold the Islamic Republic accountable through its authorities, including the 'Mahsa Law.' At the end of this interview, on behalf of the President, the Vice President, and the Secretary of State of the U.S., he addressed the people of Iran, stating that Washington continues to see them, hears their voices, and will continue to hold the Islamic Republic of Iran accountable. Abram Pili also published a post on social media on the evening of Sunday, September 25, to mark the second anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death in the custody of the Islamic Republic's morality police, reiterating the continued support of the United States for human rights and the demands of the Iranian people for a 'free and democratic Iran.' The nationwide protests of 1401, which reacted to the killing of Mahsa Amini on the evening of September 25 of that year in front of Kasra Hospital in Tehran, intensified with the significant presence of citizens at her funeral in Saqez and later gained national scope, continuing for months in public spaces, schools, and universities. The name Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, as inscribed on her grave during her burial, became a 'code name' for these protests both inside and outside Iran. The repression of peaceful protests by official and plainclothes forces of the Islamic Republic reportedly left over five hundred dead. Another notable incident during these protests was the widespread shooting of protesters by government forces during Friday prayers in Zahedan in October of that year, which left dozens dead; this incident became known as the 'Bloody Friday of Zahedan.' Australia imposed sanctions on 'five security and military officials of the Iranian government' on the second anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death. Amir Hossein Moradi and Ali Younesi stated on the anniversary of Mahsa: a spark could start the 'uprising to overthrow Khamenei.' Political prisoners in Ghezal Hesar during the memorial ceremony for the second anniversary of Mahsa's death: Khamenei is a tyrant, we will bury you under the ground. More former officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran will be banned from entering Canada. The U.S. continues to support the people of Iran on the second anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death; new sanctions against the government will be imposed.