And then thirdly, we should lead the international community not only in a condemnation, but in actions at the United Nations as well as in multilateralizing the sanctions I mentioned. Obviously, regime controls the ability of information to flow among Iranians themselves. Secondly, I think we should be using our surrogate broadcasting in the region to let the Iranian people know what is going on in their country. MENENDEZ: Well, first of all, I think that there are regime officials that should be sanctioned in every way possible - on the economic sanctions, frozen accounts, travel bans - to make a clear statement. and the international community have an obligation to stand shoulder to shoulder with the protesters." And you added, we must use every peaceful tool at our disposal. can or should do, you put out a statement this week, and you said, quote, "the U.S. KELLY: So to the question of what the U.S. But the reality is it's been boiling for some time on economics and other freedoms. And that discontentment obviously, you know, boiled over with the loss of the life of the young lady. And so this is a powerful statement to the regime in Iran that there is great discontentment. And obviously, women are leading the way in the protests in Iran, which is a powerful force in any society, but certainly a statement in Iranian society based upon the role that the state allows women or not allow women to play in the state. It feels somewhat like the Green Revolution, but for different reasons. I'm thinking, perhaps most notably, of 2009. KELLY: Does this moment in Iran feel different to you? And I'm asking because we've, of course, seen big anti-regime protests in Iran before.
Senator Menendez, welcome back to ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.īOB MENENDEZ: Good to be with you, Mary Louise. And a heads up that while we've got him, I'm going to throw in a question or two about Saudi Arabia as well. Democratic Senator Bob Menendez chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. I want to bring in one of the most powerful voices in Congress on this. One human rights group says fighting between protesters and Iran's security forces has now killed at least 200 people. do about what is happening in Iran? Anti-regime protests there are big and getting bigger in the weeks since 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died while in the custody of Iran's so-called morality police.
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