The following statement was shared with Mondoweiss by the signatories:
An Urgent request from a group of former Iranian Political Prisoners
Please contact your representative to support the Iran Nuclear Deal.
We are a group of former political prisoners of the Islamic Republic of Iran that reside in the United States of America. Although we share different political beliefs and ideologies, we support the Vienna nuclear accord of July 14, 2015 between the Islamic Republic of Iran and P5+1.
We believe this agreement would reinforce peace and stability in the Middle East and the world. It will help develop and foster a relationship between both the Iranian and American people that will strongly benefit the interests of both nations. Furthermore, such an agreement will help counter the spread of terrorism within the region and around the world.
We humbly ask you to contact your representatives in both Houses to support this agreement which helps peace and humanity.
Names:
Reza Afshar; Computer science – Orange County , California
Reza Fani-Yzadi; IT Specialist, HR Activist – Berkeley
Hassan Kalantari; Engineer, Social and Political Activist – S.F.Valley
Roozbeh Mir Ebrahimi; Journalist , New York
Ebrahim Nabavi; Satirist , Winner of Prince Claus Award – Irvine
Bijan Pirzadeh; Civil Engineer , Human Right Activist – Los Angeles
Dr. Azita Rezvan; PHD- Policy Development – Los Angeles
Dr. Mir Hamid Salek; Dentist , Journalist – Bakersfield, Ca
Massoud Shabafrooz; Criminologist, Civic Society Activist, Fresno
Ali Shakeri; Peacebuilder, Center for Citizen Peacebuilding@UCI-Irvine
August 9 , 2015
لطفا ! با نمایندگان کنگره و سنا ؛ برای تأیید و تصویب “توافق بین ایران و قدرت‌های ۵+۱”؛ تماس گیرید
ما به عنوان جمعی از زندانیان سیاسی سابق جمهوری اسلامی ایران ، ساکن آمریکا ، با باورهای متفاوت ؛ توافق هسته‌ای وین ۱۴ جولای ۲۰۱۵ بین ایران و قدرت‌های ۵+۱ را در خدمت صلح و ثبات خاورمیانه و جهان ، ایجاد محیطی دوستانه در خدمت منافع مردم آمریکا & ایران ، و کمکی به مبارزه علیه هیولای تروریسم ؛ دانسته و از آن پشتیبانی می‌کنیم.
با تواضع از شما تقاضا داریم که با نمایندگان مجلس و سنا تماس گرفته و از آنها بخواهید که از این توافق در خدمت صلح و کرامت انسانی ؛ دفاع کنند.
اسامی : رضا افشار ، رضا فانی-یزدی ، حسن کلانتری ، روزبه میر ابراهیمی ، ابراهیم نبوی ، بیژن پیرزاده ، آزیتا رضوان ، میر حمید سالک ، مسعود شب افروز ، علی شاکری
نهم اوت
Pass the deal.
All these stooges on the list, without any exception, are dick licker of the Western intelligence services, and no one should support them. This so called "Iran deal" is against Iranian interest but good for stooges of the "world government" of zionist bankers where Rouhani/zarif are part of it. Death to Rouhani and his people in the government who in 2003 agreed to stop enrichment permanately but Bush thought after Iraq is Iran where people of Iraq slap on his ugly and savage face by their resistance. Iranians view Rouhani/zarif traitors and in bed with the western criminals who want to erect "world government" but they CANNOT.