“Ending the War on Iran” with Behrooz Ghamari and Jamal Abdi
NIAC President Jamal Abdi joined NIAC Community Council Member Dr. Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi for a virtual discussion hosted by the Massachusetts Peace Action Education Fund, NIAC, and the Community Alliance for Peace and Justice on the Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and the future of U.S.–Iran relations. The webinar examined the prospects for diplomacy following recent […]
IRAN UNFILTERED SPECIAL EDITION: Civilian Casualties and Housing Damage in Iran
NIAC Statement on Reports of Diplomatic Progress Amid Renewed Trump Threats of Bombardment
Washington, DC – Ryan Costello, National Iranian American Council Policy Director, issued the following statement following the latest Truth Social post from President Trump and reports that the United States and Iran may soon reach a memorandum of understanding to end the recent war: “It’s reported that the U.S. and Iran are nearing a ‘memorandum […]
NIAC Statement: U.S.-Iran Talks Undermined
Washington, DC – Ryan Costello, Policy Director with the National Iranian American Council, issued the following statement regarding the U.S.-Iran negotiations in Islamabad and President Trump’s threat of a military blockade on Iran “President Trump’s announcement that the U.S. will commit an act of war against Iran via a military blockade after a lone day […]
NIAC Press Release: Early Ceasefire Violations Undermine U.S.-Iran Talks Ahead of Islamabad
Washington D.C. – Ryan Costello, Policy Director at the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), issued the following statement regarding the status of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire: “It is appropriate to keep expectations very low for the Islamabad negotiations in light of the near-immediate Israeli-U.S. violation of the ceasefire terms. Continued warfare is not only possible but […]
NIAC Statement: U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Announced
Washington D.C. – NIAC released the following statements following the announcement of a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran: “President Trump has gone from threatening civilizational annihilation in the morning to announcing a very tenuous ceasefire in the evening. There are many questions to answer, including how sustainable it can be. Yet, we encourage all […]
NIAC Calls for Congressional Investigation Following Trump’s Threats of Potential War Crimes
Washington, DC – Jamal Abdi, President of the National Iranian American Council, issued the following statement regarding U.S. and Israel attacks on Iranian civilian infrastructure and statements by President Trump threatening to attack Iran’s electricity grid and desalination plants: “The U.S.-Israel war on Iran increasingly appears aimed not at defeating a military adversary but instead […]
Press Conference Media Advisory: End Democratic Complicity: Force the Vote, Stop the War
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Etan Mabourakh – Organizing Manager, NIAC Action [email protected] | End Democratic Complicity: Force the Vote, Stop the War Press Conference on Democratic Leadership’s Failure to Force a Vote on the Iran War Powers Resolution WHAT: Despite having an historic opportunity to pass the Iran War Powers Resolution, House Democratic leadership refused to […]
NIAC Statement: Trump’s Mixed Signals Undermine Diplomacy
Washington, DC – NIAC President Jamal Abdi released the following statement in response to President Trump’s claims that he suspended plans to strike Iran’s power plants amid supposed progress in negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz: “We are hopeful that there is real opportunity for diplomacy to end the war. We hope the president […]
NIAC Statement: Trump Ultimatum to Strike Iran’s Power Plants Risks Mass Civilian Harm and Potential War Crimes
Washington D.C. – Jamal Abdi, President of the National Iranian American Council, issued the following statement in response to threats by Donald J. Trump to strike Iran’s power plants within 24 hours if demands around the Strait of Hormuz are not met: “Let’s be absolutely clear: threatening to bomb Iran’s power plants is a threat […]
The U.S. and Israel’s Dangerous Plan to Collapse Iran and Induce a Civil War Through CIA-Armed Kurdish Separatist Fighters
As many in our community have long feared, the war is beginning to move toward an even more dangerous phase: outside powers attempting to exploit ethnic fault lines inside Iran, collapse the country and accelerate an already deadly conflict beyond Iranian borders. New reporting indicates that Israeli officials are pushing the Trump administration to mobilize […]
NIAC Statement: The War Iranian Americans Warned Against Is Here – and It’s Unfolding Exactly as They Feared
WASHINGTON D.C. – For decades, anti-war Iranian Americans have warned that military strikes on Iran would accelerate civilian suffering, empower repression, destabilize the region, and draw the United States into a war without end in sight. Three days into Operation Epic Fury, each of those consequences is now unfolding. The civilian death toll has risen […]