I think it's really important that we don't have double standards in our foreign policy.
When we're calling for sanctioning Putin, who is terrorizing Ukraine, why would we then have diplomatic ties with Iranian authorities who are terrorizing their own people? I think we can't say that it's okay what you do to your own people, but just don't do it to other people. I think justice for the bereaved relatives of those loved ones lost on the flight can come in the form of following up on investigations and making sure that facts are found. Accountability and transparency are very important.
I just want to add, on the tail of Ms. Ressa's remarks, that dissidents inside Iran are not the only target; it's also dissidents abroad.
If we look at the case of Masih Alinejad, who is an incredibly brave female Iranian journalist, U.S.-based, whose brother has been imprisoned, sentenced to eight years in prison to silence her, we realize that these autocracies, these oppressive governments, don't stop at their own borders. They also are trying to silence everyone outside who is raising their voices, particularly women. They are particularly scared of women like Masih.
I think it's really important that even if we don't have ties with Iran, we collectively empower civil society not only inside Iran, by supporting independent media—which is so incredibly important, because, of course, it's state-owned media inside Iran—but also outside, by supporting people like Mehdi Yahyanejad, who has created the Toosheh app. When there is an Internet blackout, if you have this app in Iran, you have access to real news, what's going on in the world and how to connect and organize.
These are all ways we can help the Iranian people.