speeches

Martin Luther King III, the oldest son of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King and the 4th President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference Thank you for introducing me and for making my participation in this conference possible. I thank the organizers of the 2021 convention for a free Iran […]

Governor Philip Bredesen Jr., the 48th governor of Tennessee and the 66th mayor of Nashville Let me begin by acknowledging and thanking the Convention for a Free Iran—and of course Mrs. Rajavi—for the opportunity to speak with you today. You’re at special crossroads in history; it’s an honor for me to be associated, even in

Donna Brazile, twice acting Chair of the Democratic National Committee of the United States Thank you, Kyra for a spirited and warm introduction. Your invitation to speak here is an honor that I treasure. It is a delight to be with you today – or any day. Today, I join you in solidarity – in

Honorable Michael Pompeo, the 70th United States Secretary of State until 2021 Thank you for that kind introduction. And thank you to the Iranian American Community of Texas for hosting me today. It is a pleasure and an honor to be here with you. Even in times as difficult as we have had the past

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Member of the US House of Representative This conference is so important that in the midst of my duties here in the United States Congress in the 18th congressional district. I thought it was so very important to salute, the 2021 free Iran conference because we want a free Iran and

Senator Cory Booker, Member of the US Senate since 2013 Thank you all very much. It is an incredible honor to be speaking to you at the International Convention for a Free Iran. This idea, this sacred hope for Iran, which is a hope for all people is that we know that whether it’s in

Congressman Joe Wilson, Member of the US House of Representatives since 2001 Ladies and Gentlemen. Greetings to my Iranian American friends and people from across the world who are participating in the “2021 Free Iran Online Conference.”  I am Joe Wilson, a member of congress from South Carolina’s  a great admire of people of Iran.

Congressman Brad Schneider, Member of the US House of Representatives since 2017 Hi, I’m Congressman Brad Schneider. I am so pleased to address your conference this year, and I want to thank all of you for being here today, especially in the light of the recent election in Iran, an election that was anything but

Congressman Brad Sherman, Member of the US House of Representatives since 1997 Hello. I’m Congressman Brad Sherman from California’s best-named city, Sherman Oaks. Iran is the home to humanity’s first human rights document, the Cyrus Cylinder. But today the Iranian people are forced to live under an autocratic and corrupt regime that targets its own

General James Jones, former US National Security Advisor and a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general Good afternoon and thank you very much for that kind introduction. It’s an honor and a privilege to be joining you in the Free Iran World Summit this year. President elect Maryam Rajavi, honorable guests, from all indications