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Representative Ansari, Hi, You have stated publicly and unequivocally that the Islamic Republic is “brutal, murderous, authoritarian”, and you have stated that you want a free Iran. You have rejected any alignment with the regime and have denied receiving NIAC’s endorsement. Those statements are clear. But clarity of rhetoric must be matched by clarity of strategy. You have also previously taken a position against U.S. led military action targeting the regime’s nuclear and security infrastructure. You have described such intervention as a “terrible mistake”. With the above tweet, it seems to me that you might be again expressing opposition towards @POTUS strikes against Islamic Regime in occupied Iran and leaning towards measures limiting executive war powers of President @realDonaldTrump! Here is the serious policy contradiction that as an Iranian-American that I see: If the Islamic Republic is an entrenched security state that deploys lethal force against Iranian protesters, conducts mass arrests, controls extremely brutal judiciary and security apparatus, shuts down the internet to isolate citizens, and is structurally built to survive sanctions; then in your opinion, by what realistic mechanism is it supposed to fall!? This is not a rhetorical flourish, it is a strategic question from a politician. The Iranian people have risen repeatedly and paid in their blood. They have demonstrated courage beyond question. But courage does not dismantle a centralized coercive apparatus on its own. If in your opinion, outside military pressure used by @POTUS is categorically rejected, and if internal protest alone is demonstrably insufficient under conditions of extreme repression, what is the actionable pathway to the “free Iran” you advocate?!? Diplomacy? Isolating the regime? Each of these tools has been used for decades, and the regime still has remained! If your position is that military action strengthens the regime domestically, then the burden shifts to articulating a credible alternative capable of degrading its repressive capacity. Policy requires more than moral condemnation. It requires a theory of change. Do you have one? I also have an additional question! When a constituent asked whether you have any familial relationship with former Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, a question that has circulated publicly in Instagram (as shown in the attached screenshots), you explained why citing him in an academic thesis is normal in foreign policy scholarship. That explains citation topic but it does not directly answer the familial question. In matters involving U.S. & Iran policy, nuclear negotiations, sanctions, and potential conflict, a clear statement l, yes or no, would eliminate speculation and strengthen confidence. This is not an allegation. It is a transparency request. Public trust erodes not from disagreement, but from ambiguity. You are correct that the Islamic Republic is the real enemy of the Iranian people. But when policy positions appear to foreclose one of the few tools capable of materially weakening its coercive brutal suppression apparatus, then Americans deserve a full explanation of the alternative strategy. If there is a concrete plan that reconciles opposition to military pressure with the rapid dismantling of a violent authoritarian system, please articulate it clearly. Many of us share the goal of a free Iran. We are asking for clarity on the method. Respectfully, #IranMassacre #IranLiberationOperation #IraniansSTANDwithTRUMP #IranianStandWithIsrael #OurLeaderIsPrinceRezaPahlavi

هر سه طرف درگیر در این جنگ، بارها و بارها مرتکب جنایت شده‌‌اند. نه جان غیرنظامیان برایشان اهمیت دارد و نه آینده ایران، نه حقوق بشر و نه کرامت انسانی، نه قوانین بین‌المللی و نه قوانین جنگ! این جنگ لعنتی را متوقف کنید. #NowarCrimeslnIran #StopwarOnİran