Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank each of you for being here. And the interpreter's late arrival is no problem at all.
I am, and I guess we all are, troubled by what we're hearing. Much of this is not new news. We've had previous witnesses talk about similar situations. Racism—and that's what we're talking about here—is something totalitarian regimes often use to keep control, especially if they're in a minority situation themselves. It appears that in Iran they've used racism to fragment that society and keep it contained.
I'm sorry if I'm going too quickly.