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Latvia stands in solidarity with the people of Iran claiming their legitimate right to live their lives and decide their future freely. We demand the Iranian authorities to immediately stop the killings. All detained protesters must be released. All unjustifiable court sentences and threats of execution must be ceased.

For decades the Iranian regime has been playing a destabilizing role across the Middle East and beyond. It continues to pursue its illegal nuclear program. It has persistently avoided re‑establishing credible, verifiable cooperation with the IAEA.

The regime has supported, financed, and armed various proxy forces and terrorist groups, including Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis. This has gravely undermined regional security and prosperity. The continued material support of the Iranian regime to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine is despicable. Iranian weapons and technology are used to destroy Ukrainian cities and commit atrocities against the Ukrainian people. Because Iran has chosen to supply and support the aggressor, while its own people have been driven to despair.

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