Mehri Barabadi

Extracellular vesicle and neuroregeneration_PhD candidate @MonashUni @Hudson_research | R&D scientist

[Reza Pahlavi @PahlaviReza]

Mr. @SecMullinDHS, as you step into your new position I ask you to provide particular consideration to the status of Iranian students and professionals in the United States who may be at risk of immigration complications due to Presidential Proclamations 10949 and 10998. Many of these individuals fled the Islamic Republic’s because they believe in freedom, democracy, and the values this country stands for. They are also contributing to the United States every day.

They arrived in this country legally, followed the rules, respect this country and its system of law and order and are among the most dedicated and accomplished contributors to American society. I ask that you and your department consider these factors, plus the personal and political risk many of these young people would face if sent back to the criminal regime in Iran.

America’s concerns for its national security and the threat posed by the Islamic regime to the homeland are entirely justified. To that end, my office stands ready to provide you and your colleagues with regime operatives, propaganda agents, and influence networks for investigation and removal from the United States.

Thank you for your consideration.

[kooshiar @kooshiar]

Secretary @marcorubio

Iranian immigrants have long contributed to the U.S. economy, especially in STEM, medicine and AI. Most strongly oppose the Islamic regime and support the goal of a strong and secure USA under President Trump and your leadership.

Over the past few months, many have faced serious hardship due to the USCIS hold. They are here legally and often hold advanced degrees. Returning them to Iran would place them in danger and risk sending highly trained experts in strategic fields back to the Iranian regime.

We would greatly appreciate it if you could revisit this decision.

Thank you for your consideration.

[Mehri Barabadi @M_Barabadi]

🆘The Islamic Republic is preparing to execute three young men — #EhsanHosseinipour , #MatinMohammadi , and #ErfanAmiri — after forcing televised “confessions” under torture and accusing them of burning a mosque.
Share their names.
#StopExecutionsInIran
#IranMassacre

[Hamidreza @justchangingun]

⚠️The Islamic Republic, following televised “confessions” under pressure, is moving to execute three young men on the fabricated charge of setting fire to a mosque.

Islamists regularly execute people after protests on baseless charges to intimidate the public and prevent further demonstrations.

Please share their names.
Ehsan Hosseinipour
Matin Mohammadi
Erfan Amiri

[Hamidreza @justchangingun]

⚠️The Islamic Republic, following televised “confessions” under pressure, is moving to execute three young men on the fabricated charge of setting fire to a mosque.

Islamists regularly execute people after protests on baseless charges to intimidate the public and prevent further demonstrations.

Please share their names.
Ehsan Hosseinipour
Matin Mohammadi
Erfan Amiri

[ILIA HASHEMI @IliaHashemicom]

House raids are underway in search of injured protesters & civilians are being shot inside their homes. In the south, people are hiding at sea as drones search for them. In some regions, families have fled to the mountains. The killing of ordinary civilians has not stopped. #Iran

[European Parliament @Europarl_EN]

The European Parliament condemns Iran’s brutal repression and stands with the people demanding freedom, dignity and democracy.

End the crackdown, free political prisoners, sanction the regime and allow UN investigations, now.

Read more: https://t.co/HOkOa3p1Pb

[Hamidreza @justchangingun]

Do you know what the darkest part of the slaughter carried out by the Islamists in Iran is?
It’s that many users connecting from inside the country don’t even know the full scale of this crime, because they had no access to the internet.
They come online to report the deaths of their loved ones, only to be confronted with images circulating on the web of mutilated bodies.
Everyone thought the blood had only been spilled in their own city.
#IranMassacre

[Sean Feucht @seanfeucht]

More people were killed in Iran in one week than the entire year in Gaza.

Where's the outrage?

Where's the media?

Where's the politicians?

[Hamidreza @justchangingun]

DON'T STOP TALKING ABOUT IRAN.
Thousands of brave Iranians are being killed, raped, and tortured as we speak.
#JavidShah
#IranMassacre

[Hengaw Organization for Human Rights @Hengaw_English]

A video received by Hengaw shows plainclothes forces assaulting a woman in one of the southern neighborhoods of Tehran.

The footage shows the woman being chased before she falls to the ground. She is then pushed, kicked in the head and body, dragged by her hair, and struck on the head with a wooden baton and the handle of a machete.

A timestamp visible on the CCTV footage indicates that the incident occurred on January 8, 2026.

[Nabauti @Nabauti88]

Ali Rahbar, a fitness trainer from Mashhad, was arrested on January 8 and executed on January 22.

This is a warning. Without immediate international action, the Islamic Republic will systematically execute political prisoners.

#IranRevolution2026
#IranMassacre

[Hamidreza @justchangingun]

I checked the timeline. Around the same hours President Trump was speaking in Davos, saying that the Islamic Republic had announced it would halt executions, authorities in Iran carried out the execution of Ali, a patriot who had been arrested in the early days of the protests.
The two events unfolded within the same time window.
#AliRahbar, 33, was an athlete and a fitness club coach.
#IranMassacre

[Vahid @vahidmalbouby]

The “America is always the villain” narrative isn’t just historically inaccurate – it’s a gift to the world’s most brutal regimes.

It’s baffling to see some people living in the United States treat their own country as the default bad guy in every international conflict. Some are so cynical towards their own nation that they reflexively back the “other side” in every possible scenario, while completely ignoring the enormous stability and global good achieved through U.S. power.

Without U.S. interventions, the world would look far darker. For example:

- South Korea simply wouldn’t exist as a free, prosperous democracy today. It would have been swallowed by North Korea.
- Kuwait would have been permanently annexed by Saddam Hussein’s Iraq and wiped off the map.
- West Germany would not have developed into the democratic and economic engine it became.
- Taiwan would have been absorbed by the CCP, depriving the world of the self-governing democracy and the tech powerhouse it is today.
- Bosnia and Kosovo would have seen even more horrific ethnic cleansing and genocide.
- The Kurds in Iraq and Syria would have been systematically slaughtered multiple times over.
- Western Europe would likely have fallen piece by piece to the Soviet Bloc.
- Japan would have remained a militaristic state instead of the stable democratic ally it is today.
- Libya would have likely witnessed a catastrophic mass slaughter of civilians (Benghazi).

Is the track record perfect? Of course not. Not every single intervention was a success; Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan are obvious examples. But using those failures to treat the U.S. as uniquely evil, or to reflexively side with “whoever opposes America/West” isn’t serious analysis either. It’s intellectually lazy and factually wrong to let a few outliers define your entire view of America’s role in the world.

And none of this was done out of charity. American power helped secure the peace and stability on which the modern global economy depends, benefiting Americans and allies alike. It’s a positive-sum game:

- Economic partnerships and job support: Many former conflict zones and failing states became major U.S. allies, trading partners, customers, and investors - supporting millions of American jobs and strengthening U.S. industrial and technological leadership.

- Energy and resource security: Stability in key regions ensures resource security, which helps lower energy, industrial, and agricultural costs. This affects inflation and household budgets directly, improving the quality of life for every American.

- Protection of global trade routes: This keeps the shipping lanes open and the supply chains functioning for vital resources that the U.S. economy relies on. When those systems break, prices spike and shelves empty, as we’ve seen firsthand during the COVID-related supply chain disruptions.

- Preventing bigger wars: Proactive intervention prevents regional chaos from escalating into global threats and wars, which are exponentially more expensive to respond to, in both blood and treasure. The U.S. economy relies on global stability and cannot thrive in a world in chaos.

And the list goes on.

If the U.S. stops leading, the vacuum doesn’t stay empty; someone will fill the void, someone who doesn't share the same values - and the Americans will also share that cost at the grocery store, the gas station, and in the loss of jobs and resources.

It’s time to move past the cynicism and acknowledge the broader scope of history: The United States has done more to promote global peace, freedom, and economic growth than any other power in history, and with real dividends for Americans at home. You don’t have to approve every decision America has ever made to recognize that the U.S. power has played a major role in supporting democracy and fighting tyranny, oppression, and terrorism. Today, the front line of that fight is on the streets of Iran, where U.S. power can help tip the scales for democracy to prevail.

Don’t back the other side.

Support the fight against tyranny.

Support Iran's fight for democracy.

[J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling]

If you claim to support human rights yet can’t bring yourself to show solidarity with those fighting for their liberty in Iran, you’ve revealed yourself. You don’t give a damn about people being oppressed and brutalised so long as it’s being done by the enemies of your enemies.

[ILIA HASHEMI @IliaHashemicom]

Another proof of regime’s massacre of unarmed civilians. Regime forces open fire (seen on the left) as unarmed protesters fearlessly push a trash can toward them for cover (seen on the right). They are killing people while keeping #Iran under a #DigitalBlackoutIran to hide it.

[Mehri Barabadi @M_Barabadi]

@BiotechBec @grovemade Such an amazing set up Bec 😍Love how simple and practical it is! I can never be this neat and on point with what I REALLY need on my desk and end up having an absolutely cluttered one.

[Mehri Barabadi @M_Barabadi]

@tham_lab @purton_louise @harry_wasity @BiotechBec Thank you so much for having me as a last minute addition to the catch-up. It was a pleasure meeting you all in person😊🌺

[Mehri Barabadi @M_Barabadi]

@TheCosmicRey Congrats :) make sure you celebrate it properly! It is a huge success.

[Mehri Barabadi @M_Barabadi]

@_JoniWhite Oh he’s so big now! 😍 They grow big so quickly!

[Mehri Barabadi @M_Barabadi]

@SciWithSarah You’ve got this!