Tillerson: ‘Iran Continues to Have One of the World’s Worst Human Rights Records’

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TILLERSON: “Iran continues to have one of the world's worst human rights records. Political opponents are regularly jailed or executed, reaching the agonizing low point of executing juveniles and individuals whose punishment is not proportionate to their crime. Iran arbitrarily detains foreigners, including U.S. citizens on false charges. Several U.S. citizens remain missing or unjustly imprisoned in Iran. Apart from the abuses inside Iran’s own borders, it is the threat it poses to the rest of the world. Iran’s nuclear ambitions are a grave risk to international peace and security. It is their habit and posture to use whatever resources they have available to unsettle people and nations."