Welcome back, everyone.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Thursday, February 16, 2023, the committee will resume its study of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the current situation in Iran.
I would now like to welcome our three distinguished witnesses. We have here, in person, Professor Noomane Raboudi from the University of Ottawa. We also have, here in person, Mr. Shahram Kholdi from Kiaxar Inc., who is a Middle East specialist. Virtually, we have joining us, from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Mr. Behnam Taleblu, who is a senior fellow.
After we've heard from all three of the witnesses, again because of time constraints, there will be five-minute rounds of questioning—five minutes only—so we can get out of here by approximately 6:35.
We will start with Professor Raboudi.
The floor is yours. You have five minutes.