{"id":401296,"date":"2021-04-08T19:58:26","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T23:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=401296"},"modified":"2021-04-08T19:58:28","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T23:58:28","slug":"gop-reps-iranian-dissidents-fiercely-protest-iranian-regime-using-clubhouse-to-spread-propaganda-and-lies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-reps-iranian-dissidents-fiercely-protest-iranian-regime-using-clubhouse-to-spread-propaganda-and-lies\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Reps, Iranian Dissidents Fiercely Protest Iranian Regime Using Clubhouse To Spread \u2018Propaganda And Lies\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fgop-reps-iranian-dissidents-fiercely-protest-iranian-regime-using-clubhouse-to-spread-propaganda-and-lies%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=401296&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1020.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>GOP members of the&nbsp;Republican Study Committee (RSC)&nbsp;have fired off a letter to Paul Davison, the CEO of social media app Clubhouse, after Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif spoke on the app.<\/p>\n<p>The letter stated, \u201cThe room served as a platform for Mr. Zarif to spread the regime\u2019s propaganda to thousands of people \u2026 Iran\u2019s official government news agency, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), controlled by Iran\u2019s Ministry of Culture and Guidance, even posted the Clubhouse conversation on its official website on April 1st, in violation of Clubhouse rules, as part of promoting the Iranian regime\u2019s narrative ahead of international talks on Iran\u2019s nuclear program.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zarif spoke on Clubhouse on March 31 to champion a deal between Iran and China. The event was titled, \u201cUnsaid: The Memorandum Between Iran and China, In Conversation with the Foreign Ministry Spokesman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The RSC stated:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"23\">\n<p><em>The room served as a platform for Mr. Zarif to spread the regime\u2019s propaganda to thousands of people. Mr. Zarif is a senior official of Iran, which is the world\u2019s leading State Sponsor of Terrorism, has slogans including&nbsp;\u201cDeath to America\u201d&nbsp;and \u201cDeath to Israel,\u201d&nbsp;and is responsible for gross abuses of human rights against its own people as well as the people of the Middle East region. Mr. Zarif, who holds a Clubhouse account, is also sanctioned by Executive Order 13876 for being part of the patronage network of the Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamanei.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Iran\u2019s official government news agency, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), controlled by Iran\u2019s Ministry of Culture and Guidance, even posted the Clubhouse conversation on its official website on April 1st, in violation of Clubhouse rules, as part of promoting the Iranian regime\u2019s narrative ahead of international talks on Iran\u2019s nuclear program.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rep. Joe Wilson, (R-S.C.), chairman of the RSC National Security and Foreign Affairs Task Force told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/rsc-slams-clubhouse-app-irans-foreign-minister\">Fox News<\/a>, \u201cThe Iranian regime never stopped chanting Death to America, and they mean it. This is a regime which has killed over 500 U.S. service members in Iraq through its support of terrorist militias and use of IEDs. Why in the world would Clubhouse allow the Foreign Minister of Iran\u2019s terrorist regime, someone under U.S. sanctions, to have an account and host a talk spreading propaganda and lies to thousands of people? U.S. sanctions law must be updated to remove special protections for social media platforms to provide such services to terrorists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The RSC asked in the letter:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"26\">\n<p><em>Does Clubhouse support providing services to senior officials of State Sponsors of Terrorism and individuals sanctioned under U.S. law?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Does hosting an event sponsored by senior officials of a State Sponsor of Terrorism violate and Clubhouse policies, rules, or guidelines? If not, why not?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Are you aware that the official news agency of the Iranian government posted a recording of the Clubhouse conversation on March 31st, in violation of Clubhouse rules? Does Clubhouse intend to penalize Iranian officials involved in the Clubhouse conversation including Zarif, Khatibzadeh, and others for their violation of Clubhouse rules?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Do you realize that the Iranian regime, the world\u2019s foremost State Sponsor of Terrorism, has used its conversation on Clubhouse to further its propaganda and disinformation ahead of international talks over Iran\u2019s nuclear program?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>RSC chairman Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) asked, \u201cClubhouse has a simple question to answer: Why are you giving leaders of a hostile terrorist regime a platform? Americans would like to know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) echoed, \u201cClubhouse is just the latest example of Silicon Valley tech companies repeatedly giving terrorist leaders platforms to spread their propaganda and recruit for their cause. The ultimate goal of terrorist groups is to completely destroy the western world. Contrast Silicon Valley\u2019s enabling of terrorist propaganda with their constant censorship of conservatives and suppression of free speech and you have the greatest hypocrisy of the 21st Century.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cameron Khansarinia, the policy director for the National Union for Democracy in Iran, which publicizes Iranian dissidents\u2019 efforts to confront the despotic Iranian regime, also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nufdiran.org\/news-media\/press-releases\/clubhouse-zarif-letter\">fired off a letter<\/a> to Davison in which he stated:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"29\">\n<p><em>On April 1st, 2021 a 54:40 minute recording of the Clubhouse conversation was posted on the website of IRNA, the Islamic Republic News Agency, the Islamic Republic\u2019s official news outlet controlled by Mr. Zarif\u2019s government, specifically, the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This is a violation of Clubhouse\u2019s clearly-defined rule: \u201cYou may not transcribe, record, or otherwise reproduce and\/or share information obtained in Clubhouse without prior permission.\u201d Though it is not clear whether Mr. Zarif himself recorded the conversation, including the voices of other speakers, as a representative of his government which perpetrated this violation of Clubhouse rules, he should be subject to Clubhouse\u2019s consequence which you indicate include \u201ccan also result in removal from the Service.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>On behalf of Iranian-Americans and human rights dissidents whose rights to privacy were violated and who are threatened every day by Mr. Zarif\u2019s regime, we urge you to address this flagrant violation of Clubhouse rules. If left unaddressed, this violation represents a dangerous precedent for dictators and their surrogates everywhere.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOP members of the\u00a0Republican Study Committee (RSC)\u00a0have fired off a letter to Paul Davison, the CEO of social media app Clubhouse, after Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif spoke on the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2311897,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1020.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"GOP Reps, Iranian Dissidents Fiercely Protest Iranian Regime Using Clubhouse To Spread \u2018Propaganda And Lies\u2019","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-401296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1020.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"GOP Reps, Iranian Dissidents Fiercely Protest Iranian Regime Using Clubhouse To Spread \u2018Propaganda And Lies\u2019","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=401296"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401296\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2311897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=401296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=401296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=401296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}