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Aug 22, 2018 24 tweets 9 min read Read on X
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After seeing @tparsi RTing this from @AliVaez, I became suspicious & started doing some research.

(Parsi only tweets or RTs in favor of #Iran's regime.)
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The report, written by "United Nations Special Rapporteur Idriss Jazairy," argues that U.S. sanctions against are unjust & criticizes President @realDonaldTrump's nixing of the #IranDeal.
ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/…
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“International sanctions must have a lawful purpose, must be proportional, and must not harm the human rights of ordinary citizens, and none of these criteria is met in this case,” Jazairy stressed.
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Of course, Jazairy fails to provide any facts showing U.S. sanctions are harming "the human rights of ordinary citizens..." in #Iran.
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“These unjust and harmful sanctions are destroying the economy and currency of Iran, driving millions of people into poverty and making imported goods unaffordable,” Mr. Jazairy stressed...
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I have explained in previous threads, but will do so again.

#Iran's regime has destroyed the country's economy for 39 years & counting.

Over 50 million people in Iran are living in poverty, even according to the regime's own media.
tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1397/0…
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Of course, Jazairy won't tell you that #Iran spends billions in #Syria.
defenddemocracy.org/media-hit/davi…
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Jazairy also won't tell you that #Iran intends to spend even more on reconstructing #Syria, not providing for ordinary Iranians back home.
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Jazairy won't tell you that #Iran spends hundreds of millions supporting the terrorist Lebanese Hezbollah.
thenational.ae/world/the-amer…
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Jazairy won't tell you that #Iran spends hundreds of millions - if not billions - fueling the Houthis' destruction campaign in #Yemen.
reuters.com/article/us-yem…
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This explains many things vividly about #Iran's regime wasting billions abroad & the people suffering...
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Jazairy won't tell you that #Iran spends billions on weapons programs & terrorism, while the Iranian people are suffering & chanting:
"Not Gaza, Not Lebanon"
"Forget Syria, think about us"
foxnews.com/world/2018/01/…
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Jazairy wont' tell you that the Iranian people are suffering because they're ruled by a corrupt regime that very easily says "$9 billion of government currency has gong missing..."?
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Moving on.

For those not familiar, the Iranian regime has lied for many years by claiming U.S. sanctions hamper Iranians' access to food & medicine.

Read it from the U.S. Treasury Department.
treasury.gov/resource-cente…
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"... the U.S. maintains broad authorizations and exceptions that allow for the sale of food, medicine, and medical devices by U.S. persons or from the United States to Iran."
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"U.S. sanctions laws provide similar allowances for sales of food, agricultural commodities, medicine, and medical devices to Iran by non-U.S. persons."
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"To further assist non-U.S. persons, including banks and medical suppliers, in fully understanding these allowances, this Guidance underscores that these sales to Iran do not trigger sanctions under U.S. law."
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Moving on further.

Here's some background on Jazairy himself.
unwatch.org/russia-gave-50…
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"... a Geneva-based watchdog group took the floor to challenge the Special Rapporteur, former Algerian ambassador Idriss Jazairy, on the ethics of his receiving $50,000 from Russia last year for his mandate, as disclosed in a recent UN report."
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"The U.N. report 'makes the astounding claim that the Russian government of Vladimir Putin is a victim of human rights violations, and that the perpetrators are the EU and the U.S.,' said Hillel Neuer, executive director of UN Watch, a non-governmental human rights group."
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Jazairy also rushed to the rescue of Sudan, describing the genocidal regime as a "human rights victim" ...
unwatch.org/uns-idriss-jaz…
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Believe me, I found Jazairy's background through a 5-min Google search.
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My conclusion:

1. One day we may learn that Jazairy was paid by #Iran's regime to prepare such a report.

2. When @tparsi tweets or RTs something, beware & rest assured there's some #FakeNews in it.
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As always, please reach your own conclusion.

I welcome any & all constructive feedback.

Thanks in advance!

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Here's the video.

#Iran
#FakeNews
3)
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