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February 28, 2026

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Chairman Allyn Meyers Comments on Developments in Iran and the Middle East

WARWICK, RI – Republican Party of Rhode Island Chairman Allyn Meyers released the following statement on developments in Iran and the Middle East:

“Today, President Trump has defeated one of the greatest embodiments of evil in the world, Ayatollah Khamenei, who persecuted his own people and was responsible for some of the most heinous acts of terror in the Middle East,” said Chairman Meyers.

“Since 1979, Persian Americans in Rhode Island, and Persians all over the world, have carried the memory of the Lion and the Sun, a symbol of their brave resistance, awaiting its return over a free Iran. Now that the Islamic Republic is collapsing, and Ali Khamenei has been terminated, that memory is in reach for the first time in 47 years, as the people of Iran can begin to chart their own destiny,” said Chairman Meyers.

“Thanks to President Trump and our nation’s greatest and most steadfast ally, Israel, the patriots of Iran have the single-greatest chance to take back their country and help the United States restore peace throughout the Middle East and the world. May God protect the brave American servicemen and women who put their lives on the line in today’s special military operation to keep our country safe,” Chairman Meyers concluded.