Abdulmohsen

As someone who first exposed the luxury lifestyle of the son of Masoumeh Ebtekar known as the spokeswoman for the 1979 U.S. Embassy hostage-takers, (as you seen this video made in 2021) I welcome the decision by @SecRubio to remove members of her family from the United States. I’m glad that finally my voice, and the voice of millions of Iranians, has been heard here in the United States. You can’t cheer for hostage-takers and then apply for U.S. protection. That’s not asylum, that’s hypocrisy with a visa. Today, Seyed Eissa Hashemi, Maryam Tahmasebi are in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, pending removal. Masoumeh Ebtekar, the spokeswoman for the 1979 U.S. Embassy hostage-takers, once defended violence against American hostages. When confronted with my investigation into her son’s luxury life in Los Angeles, she dismissed it with nervous laughter, claiming he was “just another student” and intended to return to Iran. That claim is misleading. He remained in the United States, benefited from its freedoms, and represents a broader pattern that must be addressed. There is a clear distinction between: the children of regime insiders who benefit from privilege while maintaining ties to power, and Iranian students and professionals who have fled repression and are themselves victims of that regime. I previously created a list of the relative of Islamic Republic officials living in America and urged the Biden administration to investigate these networks, just as it did with associates of Vladimir Putin. That action was not taken. This decision is an important step toward accountability. The United States must continue to protect victims while ensuring that those connected to repressive systems are held to proper scrutiny.