{"id":2149641,"date":"2024-01-15T16:39:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T21:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/world-economic-forum-invites-iranian-foreign-minister-to-elite-confab\/"},"modified":"2024-01-15T16:42:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T21:42:42","slug":"world-economic-forum-invites-iranian-foreign-minister-to-elite-confab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/world-economic-forum-invites-iranian-foreign-minister-to-elite-confab\/","title":{"rendered":"World Economic Forum invites Iran&#8217;s Foreign Minister to exclusive gathering"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fworld-economic-forum-invites-iranian-foreign-minister-to-elite-confab%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2149641&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Hossein\u2063 Amir-Abdollahian: A Member of the IRGC Terror Group<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"image.jpg\" alt=\"Hossein Amir-Abdollahian\"><br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p>The\u2064 World Economic Forum, renowned for its exclusive gatherings of influential business leaders, has caused controversy by\u200b inviting Iran&#8217;s foreign minister \u2064to participate in its prestigious event\u2062 this week. Calls have been made for Switzerland, the host country, to deny a visa to\u200d Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, \u200bwho \u2064is not only Iran&#8217;s foreign \u2063minister \u200dbut also an active member of the U.S.-sanctioned terror group, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The conference, which began on \u200cMonday, \u2063will continue throughout the week.<\/p>\n<p>United Against a\u2062 Nuclear Iran (UANI), an international advocacy group opposing the hardline regime, has recently petitioned the Swiss government to reject Amir-Abdollahian&#8217;s visa application. They highlight his affiliation with the IRGC and the regime&#8217;s brutal treatment of the Iranian people, including beatings, torture, rape, and mass executions. UANI has also sent a similar letter to the leaders of the World Economic Forum, urging them to rescind \u200bthe\u200d invitation.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these concerns, Amir-Abdollahian is scheduled to deliver a speech at\u2062 the forum, leading critics to accuse the \u200borganization \u2063of providing \u200ca platform to one of the world&#8217;s leading sponsors of terrorism and a key supporter of the Hamas terror \u2064group&#8217;s attack\u200c on Israel last \u2063year. UANI argues that \u200dby inviting Iran&#8217;s top diplomat to mingle with\u200b the global elite, the World Economic Forum is legitimizing Iran&#8217;s\u2064 regime, even\u200b as\u2063 its terror proxies wreak havoc in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We urge you to deny him \u200ba \u2062visa,&#8221; wrote UANI in \u2063their letter \u2062to the Swiss government.\u200c &#8220;Switzerland \u200cand the World Economic Forum would not dream \u200dof inviting Hamas leadership to travel\u200d to Davos. By the same token,\u200b they \u2064should similarly deny a\u200d visa \u200cand invitation to\u200d its major \u2062Iranian \u200dsponsor, \u200cwhich \u200bfinances the Gaza-based group by as much as\u200b $350 million\u200b annually.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite UANI&#8217;s efforts, the Swiss\u2064 government has not responded to their petition, and it appears that Amir-Abdollahian has been granted entry into the country \u200cto attend the event. The World Economic Forum has yet to comment on their decision to host the diplomat.<\/p>\n<p>Jason Brodsky, UANI&#8217;s policy director, expressed his disappointment, stating, \u200c&#8221;Apparently\u2063 cheerleading, arming, funding, and resourcing the largest massacre against \u2063the Jewish people since the\u2064 Holocaust on October 7 and threatening vital global \u200dmaritime chokepoints will earn Iran&#8217;s foreign minister an invitation to speak at the World Economic Forum \u200d(WEF) at Davos this week. Sadly there appear to\u2063 be no WEF \u200cstandards. Did \u200dWEF leaders \u200cinvite Hamas? Of course not. Why would \u2063they invite Iran&#8217;s foreign minister, who represents Hamas&#8217; sponsor?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>UANI also\u2064 criticized the corporate sponsors of\u2064 the World Economic Forum, accusing \u200dthem of endorsing a meeting that provides a platform for Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. They consider this action irresponsible and scandalous.<\/p>\n<p>In addition\u200d to his role in violently suppressing anti-regime protests in Iran, Amir-Abdollahian is an active member of the IRGC.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To allow\u2063 Abdollahian into Switzerland\u2064 to attend the World Economic\u2064 Forum would be a slap in the face \u2063to the brave Iranian\u2062 people who have been fighting for an end \u2063to the totalitarian Islamic Republic in the name of &#8216;Woman, Life, Freedom&#8217; since at least September 2022, following the murder of Mahsa \u2062Amini \u200bat the hands \u2062of Iranian security authorities,&#8221; wrote UANI. &#8220;Abdollahian has repeatedly lied\u2063 to the \u2064world about the crimes \u2062against humanity\u200d the \u200bregime has committed against its people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Last\u2062 year, the World Economic Forum chose not to host\u200c any Iranian leaders in response to the violent suppression of protests in the country. However, since then, the hardline regime has continued\u200c to oppress its \u200ccitizens and support terrorism in the Middle East, including providing resources to\u2062 Hamas for its ongoing conflict with Israel.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;By\u2062 inviting Abdollahian, Bern and the World Economic Forum are signaling that it is now back to\u2063 a\u200d &#8216;business as usual&#8217;\u2062 paradigm with Iran,&#8221;\u200d UANI \u200dstated. &#8220;To the contrary, the world should be isolating the regime\u200d rather \u200dthan emboldening and legitimizing it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What message does\u200b the decision to allow Amir-Abdollahian to \u2062speak\u200c at the forum \u200bsend about the international community&#8217;s stance on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-said-the-mission-in-afghanistan-was-never-nation-building-thats-not-what-he-said-in-2001\/\" title=\"Biden Said The Mission In Afghanistan Was Never \u2018Nation Building.\u2019 That\u2019s Not What He Said In 2001\">state-sponsored terrorism<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-like-the-good-old-days-joe-biden-invades-syria-with-convoy-of-us-troops-and-choppers-on-first-full-day-as-president\/\" title=\"Just Like the Good Old Days: Joe Biden Invades Syria with Convoy of US Troops and Choppers on First Full Day as President\">human rights abuses<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><span>  We are \u200cdeeply disappointed that\u200b the World Economic Forum\u2063 has\u200c chosen to give a platform to a member of the IRGC,\u2063 a known terrorist organization. It\u2064 is inexcusable to ignore the regime&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-coca-cola-other-businesses-refuse-to-reconsider-sponsorship-of-2022-beijing-olympics\/\" title=\"\u2018Woke\u2019 Coca-Cola, Other Businesses Refuse To Reconsider Sponsorship Of 2022 Beijing Olympics\">egregious human rights abuses<\/a> and its support for terrorist activities. \u200dBy\u2064 inviting Amir-Abdollahian and giving him the opportunity to speak, the World Economic Forum \u200bis sending a message that it is \u2063willing to overlook these atrocities for\u2062 the sake of business and diplomacy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The IRGC, which was established shortly after the\u2064 1979 Iranian Revolution, is the regime&#8217;s primary instrument for suppressing \u2062internal dissent and\u200d exporting\u2062 its revolutionary ideals. \u200bIt has been involved in numerous \u200dterrorist\u200b activities throughout the Middle East, including providing support \u200bto militant groups such as \u2062Hezbollah and Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to its role \u2064in \u200bterrorism, \u2062the IRGC is responsible \u200dfor cracking down on domestic opposition to the\u200c regime. \u200bUnder the guise of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-invasion-sanctions-will-see-russian-economy-shrink-by-35-percent-jp-morgan\/\" title=\"Ukraine Invasion Sanctions Will See Russian Economy Shrink by 35 Percent: JP Morgan\">maintaining national security<\/a>, \u2063the IRGC has brutally suppressed\u2064 protests, tortured\u2062 detainees, and\u2063 executed political dissidents. The Iranian people have suffered greatly under the regime&#8217;s iron fist, and inviting a member of the IRGC\u200d to an event like the\u200d World\u2062 Economic Forum undermines the struggle for \u200dfreedom and \u200dhuman rights\u200d in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>The Swiss government and the World \u2063Economic Forum have a responsibility to stand against state-sponsored terrorism and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-pension-funds-invest-millions-in-blacklisted-chinese-companies\/\" title=\"State pension funds invest in blacklisted Chinese companies, worth millions.\">human\u2062 rights abuses<\/a>. By denying Amir-Abdollahian&#8217;s visa and\u2062 rescinding his invitation, they would send\u200d a powerful message that the\u200b international community does not\u200c condone or support these actions. Allowing him to speak at the forum only legitimizes the regime and emboldens \u2064its oppressive tactics.<\/p>\n<p>We call on\u2063 the Swiss government and the World Economic Forum to reconsider their \u2063decision\u2063 and\u200b take a stand for justice, \u200bfreedom, and human rights. It is time to prioritize the \u2064welfare and well-being of the Iranian people \u2064over diplomatic niceties and business opportunities. Iran&#8217;s regime cannot be allowed to continue its\u200d reign \u200cof terror with impunity, and international organizations must do their part in holding them accountable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran&#8217;s foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, a member of the IRGC terror group, has been invited to the World Economic Forum. 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