Reports indicate that the Iranian government killed more than 36,500 peaceful protesters beginning January 12, 2026. Senior Iranian officials openly and repeatedly chant “Death to the United States,” even as many of their family members live safely and permanently in the United States.

One such case is Mahdi M Najafabadi, son of Mohsen Mirdamadi Najafabadi, a former Iranian politician and one of the leaders of the 1979 U.S. Embassy hostage crisis. Mohsen Mirdamadi has never expressed regret for his actions, which instead advanced his political career after the revolution.

Mahdi Najafabadi lives in the United States and works at California State University. He has never publicly distanced himself from his father’s actions or from the Iranian regime. While his father was openly hostile toward the United States and played a leading role in the hostage-taking of American diplomats, he chooses to live peacefully in the U.S., while Iranian citizens struggle daily under dictatorship.

Speaking on behalf of many Iranians who have endured years of difficult visa processes and repeated denials, we question how individuals with close ties to the Iranian regime are able to immigrate and build lives in the United States, while ordinary Iranians with no government connections—including those forced into mandatory IRGC service without choice—are denied visas.

We respectfully request that the U.S. government review and reassess such cases to ensure proper due diligence. This is not a call for discrimination or deportation, but a demand for accountability and respect for the values the United States stands for.

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