US Reaction to the Execution of Sharmeh: The Islamic Republic Executes Iranians for Using 'Fundamental Human Rights'

The spokesperson for the US State Department reacted to the execution of Jamshid Sharmeh, emphasizing that the Islamic Republic executes Iranians solely for exercising their fundamental human rights. Matthew Miller, the spokesperson, stated on Monday, November 7, in response to the execution of Jamshid Sharmeh, a dual Iranian-German citizen, by the Islamic Republic: 'The Iranian government executes its citizens in response to their use of fundamental human rights.' Mr. Miller stressed: 'The execution of prisoners by the Islamic Republic is a fundamental violation of their human rights, and the US has repeatedly stated its opposition to it.' The judiciary of the Islamic Republic announced shortly before that Jamshid Sharmeh, a dual Iranian-German political prisoner, had been executed. International human rights organizations have deemed Mr. Sharmeh's trial as 'fabricated' and emphasized that the authorities of the Islamic Republic charged him with 'corruption on earth' without access to a fair trial and sentenced him to death. Jamshid Sharmeh, 68, a permanent resident of the United States, was kidnapped by the intelligence forces of the Islamic Republic in the UAE in the summer of 1399 (2020) and forcibly transferred to Iran. The Islamic Republic claimed that Mr. Sharmeh was arrested in a 'complex operation.' The announcement of the execution of Jamshid Sharmeh, a dual Iranian-German prisoner and monarchist political activist, sparked widespread reactions on social media, with some users considering it a 'harsh revenge' by the government against the Iranian people for its humiliation on the international stage. Previously, Ghazaleh Sharmeh, the seeking justice daughter of this dual-national political prisoner, stated in a special program for Nowruz 1403 (2024) on Voice of America that her father, like millions of Iranians, is imprisoned, but this pain will eventually end.