UN official calls for a closer look at Raisi’s role in 1988 killings
Iran (MNN) United Nations head Antonio Guterres
urges the United States to lift all sanctions on Iran, as promised under a 2015 nuclear deal. Talks aimed at reviving the deal are underway, and the UN Security Council will meet on Tuesday for further discussion.
This 2013 photo depicts Ebrahim Raisi (right) and Mostafa Pourmohammadi (left), two members of the “Judges of Death” committee. Both became high-rank officials.
(Photo courtesy of Siamak Ebrahimi/Wikimedia Commons)
At the same time, a UN human rights expert
k at president-elect Ebrahim Raisi’s role in Iran’s 1988 killings. In an interview with Reuters, UN investigator Javaid Rehman noted his concern about “mass graves” reportedly being destroyed as part of an ongoing cover-up.