@president@HMajd@MazJobrani@iaba Sanction doesn't hurt govt; it hurts people. 79 Revolution happened bec. Iranians were rich enough. Even a middle class could afford European vacation. $1 was only 70 Rial; now it's $40,000 to 50,000 Rial.
I have returned to #COP27 to appeal to all negotiating to deliver the ambitious & meaningful #ClimateAction we so desperately need.
This is no time for finger pointing.
The blame game is a recipe for mutually assured destruction.
But #COP27 can make a difference here & now.
Today at the @ObamaFoundation Democracy Forum, we brought leaders from around the world together to share ideas and discuss ways to strengthen democracy.
Thread: Iranian musician & singer Alireza Assar dedicates this heart-wrenching song to Kian Pirfalak, a 10-year-old boy who was killed amid #IranProtests2022 in the city of Izeh, Khuzestan on November 16. I'll translate the agonizing lyrics. 1/3 #Iran#KianPirfalak#کیان_پیرفلک
Women #ServingForPeace with @UNPOL:
🕊 help build & sustain peace;
👮♀️ provide a sense of security;
👩🏫 serve as role models for local women;
⚧️ address inequalities.
More about their important work during #UNPoliceWeek: https://t.co/mrX54yt2sH
Our prayers are with the University of Virginia community and the families of three students who died at the hands of a gunman yesterday. This is a constant reminder that we must do better in terms of gun safety laws in our country.
Terrorists and violent extremists including Da’esh, Al-Qaida and their affiliates have exploited instability & conflict to increase their activities and intensify attacks across Africa, Security Council hears. https://t.co/ZQo6z3qxim
To the millions of Americans who waited in line, who mailed in your ballot, who rejected big lies and extremism, and participated in our democracy: Thank you.
You have nothing to prove. Don’t get distracted by the negative chatter, people that discount you. When your motives are right, and you need to see favor, you need a breakthrough, God will step in and make things happen that you couldn’t make happen.
As we enter the final days of this midterm election, remember the power to shape America is in your hands.
Head to https://t.co/Hy8C4mIL2M to make your plan to vote.