Vahid Beheshti, from hunger strike to meeting Camila, the wife of the British king

The royal visit and a rally against the IRGC that took place in London last week have offered him hope that his voice is being heard. “They are all achievements,” he said. “I don’t call them great achievements because a great achievement for me is proscription. That’s the main one.” Mr. Beheshti said he was unsure whether he would feel fit to attend, given that he has lost more than 17kg since beginning his fast. He secured a spot at the party after his wife, a Conservative councillor, was invited to attend with a plus-one. In a Twitter post, Ms. Heaven said it was not easy for her husband to go to the event. Since Mr. Beheshti began his strike more than two months ago, The National has documented his push to persuade UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government to proscribe the IRGC as a terrorist organization.

May 4, 2023 | 9:54 pm