Supporting the rights of the people of Iran to determine their future, condemning the Iranian regime for its crackdown on legitimate protests, and for other purposes.

stands with the people of Iran that are engaged in legitimate protests against an oppressive, corrupt regime;

supports the right of Iranians to peacefully assemble, without fear of persecution and violence, whether in Iran or internationally;

respects the proud history and rich culture of the Iranian nation and fully supports efforts by the people of Iran to promote the establishment of basic freedoms that build the foundation for the emergence of a freely elected and transparent republic;

condemns the Iranian regime’s downing of Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752 and its repeated lying to the people of Iran and around the world about its responsibility for the disaster;

condemns the Iranian regime for its record of brutal repression against peaceful protests;

condemns the Iranian regime’s serious human rights abuses against Iranians, significant corruption, and destabilizing activities abroad;

commends the statements of support for protesters from the United States and key United States allies;

calls on all democratic governments and institutions to support the ability of the people of Iran to live in a free society such that they can exercise their human rights and fundamental freedoms;

demands that the Iranian regime abide by its international obligations with respect to human rights and civil liberties, including freedoms of peaceful assembly and speech, including for members of the press;

urges the President to work to convene emergency sessions of the United Nations Security Council and the United Nations Human Rights Council to condemn the ongoing human rights violations perpetrated by the Iranian regime and establish a mechanism by which the Security Council can monitor such violations;

encourages the United States Government to do everything in its power to ensure the Iranian people have free and uninterrupted access to the internet;

calls on telecommunications companies to reject requests by the regime to cut off the Iranian people from social media and other communications platforms; and

urges the President and the Secretary of State to work with the international community to signal through future multilateral and bilateral discussions that the Government of Iran’s human rights violations are unacceptable.