Calling on Iran to Not Carry Out Executions | Department Press Briefing | May 18

"We join the people of Iran and the international community in calling on Iran to not carry out these executions. The execution of these men, after what has been widely regarded as sham trials, would be an affront to human rights and basic dignity." - Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel

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