NUFDI's Maximum Support Strategy Cited in Congressional Testimony

Washington, DC— Executive Director of the Vandenberg Coalition Carrie Filipetti cited NUFDI's Maximum Support strategy in her congressional testimony delivered to the House Foreign Affairs Committee yesterday. The hearing, entitled "Israel and the Middle East at a Crossroads: How Tehran's Terror Campaign Threatens the U.S. and our Allies," covered several ways to combat the Islamic Republic regime. Read an excerpt from Carrie Filipetti's prepared statements below: "

In 2023, the National Union for Democracy in Iran (NUFDI) published a strategy highlighting the importance of strengthening the people of Iran relative to their regime abusers.l The last few years have seen extreme courage on the part of the people of Iran. This hearing is taking place just a few days after the two-year anniversary of the killing of Masah Amini, and yet, there have been no human rights related sanctions placed on the Supreme Leader of Iran or the Iranian President. Establishing consequences for the regime’s oppression of its people through such human rights sanctions is a critical step for American policy toward the region, and a key Congressional priority in light of the passage of the Mahsa Amini Human rights and Security Accountability Act (MAHSA Act) in April 2024. At the same time, the United States must find tangible ways of supporting the people of Iran, including providing the Iranian people access to the internet via Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), resourcing the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) to provide for medium wave broadcasting ability, and creating a strike fund to support Iranian workers who are willing to stand up to the regime. The more we support the people of Iran, the more pressure we are inherently putting on their regime.

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