First and foremost, it is to hold accountable those individuals in Iran responsible for committing human rights violations. And this is truly a horrific violation -- the killing of Amini, the blocking of individuals from their ability to protest in the streets.
Discussing the goal of U.S. sanctions on Iran in response to human rights violations.
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What they hope to hear and I think they will hear from President Biden is a reaffirmation of our commitments to the United Nations, our commitment to the U.N. Charter.
Every Iranian should have the right to protest and every woman in Iran should have the right to where what she wants to wear without having to themselves to these morality police.
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