US Senate candidate El-Sayed did not directly answer call to condemn IRGC — Jerusalem Post

Democratic Party candidate for the US Senate from Michigan Abdul El-Sayed, during an event in Ann Arbor, did not give a direct answer to a participant’s request to unequivocally condemn the Iranian regime and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The “Students vs. Billionaires” event took place at the Michigan Theater as part of a statewide university tour organized by More Perfect University.

A question from the audience

An event participant wearing a Michigan Persians sweatshirt spoke about the persecution of his relatives in Iran and reproached El-Sayed for remaining silent about the suppression of protests and dissidents. He asked whether the candidate regretted this position and whether he unequivocally opposed the IRGC and the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The question also referred to an audio recording allegedly released earlier, in which El-Sayed, according to the source, allegedly did not want to comment on the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The participant cited an explanation attributed to the candidate about people in Dearborn who were mourning.

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The candidate’s response

According to the Jerusalem Post, in his response El-Sayed shifted the discussion to US military intervention in the Middle East and regime change in other countries. He said that the United States too often sees itself as the “world’s policeman.”

The candidate said that one can disagree with how another state is governed and support movements for freedom and democracy. At the same time, he expressed concern about possible attempts to remove the leadership of a foreign country by military means. El-Sayed stressed that he would always support democratic movements, but does not believe the United States should wage war to overthrow Iran’s government.

When the participant interrupted him, noting that there had still been no answer to the question about the IRGC, El-Sayed repeated that the United States should not engage in regime change in other countries. According to him, such actions are often linked to corporate interests in natural resources.