Persian student faces threats, harassment after asking Abdul El-Sayed to condemn IRGC

An Iranian-American student at the University of Michigan, Iman Dashti, faced online threats and doxxing after confronting US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed at a town hall, pressing him to condemn Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Dashti detailed his family's persecution under the Iranian regime and criticized El-Sayed's response.

Iman Dashti, an Iranian-American student at the University of Michigan, faced a wave of online threats, doxxing, and harassment after confronting US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed at a town hall event. Dashti pressed El-Sayed to unequivocally condemn Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), citing his family's persecution under the Iranian regime, including a cousin pursued by the IRGC and an uncle sentenced to death and 50 lashes. El-Sayed responded by criticizing American foreign policy and warning against US-led regime change, arguing that democratic reforms must come from within Iran. In an Instagram video, Dashti detailed the backlash, including being accused of being a Zionist plant or working for a rival campaign. He identified as a Christian conservative and College Republican but insisted his motives were personal. The article reports the confrontation and its aftermath without editorializing, though the framing centers on Dashti's perspective and the threats he received.