Iran’s Internet Reconnection, U.S. and Iran Diplomacy Under Fire, Ghalibaf Re-Elected, and More
Week of May 25, 2026 | Iran Unfiltered is a digest tracking Iranian politics & society by the National Iranian American Council Iran’s Internet Reconnection Advances Despite Ongoing Technical and Political Challenges Diplomacy Under Fire: Iran and the United States Move Closer to Agreement Amid Continued Confrontations in the Persian Gulf Iran Executes Two Men […]
سوالات متداول در مورد سیاست جدید خدمات شهروندی و مهاجرت ایالات متحده در مورد گرین کارت
در تاریخ ۲۲ مه، اداره خدمات شهروندی و مهاجرت آمریکا (USCIS) دستورالعمل جدیدی منتشر کرد که بر اساس آن، افرادی که قصد دریافت اقامت دائم آمریکا (گرین کارت) را دارند، در اغلب موارد باید روند دریافت اقامت را از طریق سفارتها و کنسولگریهای آمریکا در خارج از این کشور انجام دهند. این روند دیگر از […]
FAQ: USCIS Guidance on Green Cards
برای خواندن این مطلب به فارسی اینجا را کلیک کنید On May 22, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced new guidance stating that foreign nationals seeking permanent residency (“green cards”) generally must complete the process through consular processing abroad rather than adjusting status from within the United States. USCIS also stated that adjustment […]
Parallel Justice and Renewed Death Sentences: Human Rights Concerns Deepen in Iran’s Ekbatan Case
The recent decision by Iran’s Revolutionary Court to sentence four defendants in the high-profile Ekbatan case to death has revived serious concerns about due process, judicial consistency, and the use of capital punishment in politically sensitive cases. The ruling comes only days after another Iranian court reached significantly different conclusions regarding the same case, acknowledging […]
NIAC Sends Letter to Secretaries of State and Homeland Security on New USCIS Guidance Creating Barriers for Iranians Seeking Adjustment of Status
Washington, DC – On May 22, 2026, the National Iranian American Council sent the following letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin expressing concern regarding the recent USCIS announcement that foreign nationals seeking adjustment of status must generally do so from outside of the country, rather than generally […]
Pegah Ahangarani’s Cannes Award, Iran’s Civil Society Institutions Pushed to a Breaking Point, and More
Week of May 18, 2026 | Iran Unfiltered is a digest tracking Iranian politics & society by the National Iranian American Council Pegah Ahangarani’s Cannes Award Highlights Iran’s Struggle for Freedom The Ekbatan Case: Iran Reduces Death Sentences After Years of Controversy and Forensic Disputes Iran’s Neighbors and the Limits of Regional Hostility The Quiet […]
New USCIS Guidance Raises Major Barriers for Iranians Seeking to Adjust Immigration Status
USCIS has published new guidance indicating that foreign nationals seeking adjustment of status must do so through consular processing via the Department of State from outside of the country. This is a reversal from standard practice, which has typically allowed for adjustment of status from within the United States. This appears to be an attempt […]
ممنوعیت جدید ترامپ صدور ویزاهای غیر مهاجرتی برای ایرانیان را تقریباً به صفر رساند
ممنوعیت جدید ترامپ صدور ویزاهای غیر مهاجرتی برای ایرانیان را تقریباً به صفر رساند در دولتهای پیشین آمریکا، وزارت خارجه ایالات متحده بهصورت ماهانه گزارشهایی درباره صدور ویزاهای مهاجرتی و غیرمهاجرتی منتشر میکرد تا شفافیت عمومی درباره روند صدور ویزا حفظ شود. معمولاً دادههای هر ماه، با فاصله زمانی کوتاهی منتشر میشد؛ برای مثال، آمار […]
Trump’s Renewed Ban Cuts Nonimmigrant Visas for Iranians to Near Zero
برای خواندن این مطلب به فارسی اینجا را کلیک کنید Under prior administrations, the State Department issued monthly reports on immigrant and nonimmigrant visa issuances to ensure public transparency regarding U.S. visa issuances with little time lag. For example, data from April 2026 would typically be made available by mid to late May 2026. This […]
NIAC Applauds Passage of Kaine Resolution to End the Iran War
Washington, DC – The Senate just passed a motion to discharge the war powers resolution from Sen. Tim Kaine to end the war in Iran, 50-47, in a major blow to President Trump’s unauthorized and backfiring war. The Senate would still need to vote on final passage in order for the resolution to pass the […]
Another Week of Executions in Iran
Iran’s judiciary has continued the execution of political and security-related prisoners this week, as authorities continue a sweeping crackdown following the outbreak of war between Iran, the United States, and Israel. Human rights organizations, UN experts, and civil society activists have increasingly warned that the Islamic Republic is using capital punishment not merely as a […]
Iran and the Beijing Summit, Iran-UAE Tensions Deepen, Internet Blackout Exposes Fractures, and More
Week of May 11, 2026 | Iran Unfiltered is a digest tracking Iranian politics & society by the National Iranian American Council Iran and the Beijing Summit: What the Trump–Xi Meeting Means for the War Iran-UAE Tensions Deepen as War Fallout Reshapes the Persian Gulf Easing Pressure on Sotoudeh, Mohammadi and Madani as Executions Mount […]