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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: “We cannot turn a blind eye to the suffering of the Iranian people under the Supreme Leader, and the so-called moderate…”

On the recordSeptember 14, 2016
We cannot turn a blind eye to the suffering of the Iranian people under the Supreme Leader, and the so-called moderate Rouhani, and we must not turn a blind eye to the suffering of the ethnic and religious minorities in Iran, like the Baha'i.
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Ros-Lehtinen emphasizes the need to acknowledge human rights abuses in Iran.

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