Iranian American Voter Outreach Report
In October 2024, with support from the Proteus Fund, NIAC conducted its largest-ever nonpartisan voter outreach campaign. Using a national voter database and an AI tool developed by a NIAC chapter volunteer, we identified over 120,000 registered Iranian American voters across the country.
Do Iranian Americans Have a Stake in the War in Gaza?
The following piece was written by Jamal Abdi, President of the National Iranian American Council. The ongoing war in Gaza, in which Israeli forces have killed over 36,000 Palestinians with little end in sight, is not some distant crisis that is disconnected from the lives of Americans. As the slaughter of civilians has provoked widespread […]
Biden is Right to Want to Avoid War with Iran Following Militia Attack on U.S. Forces in Jordan
Three American service members were killed on Sunday, and over thirty were injured, in a drone strike the White House says was conducted by “Iran-backed militant groups”. Now, Biden is indicating that the U.S. will respond and at a time of its choosing, while indicating that the U.S. does not seek a broader war with Iran.
Local New Mexico Organizations Urge Senators Heinrich and Lujan to Support a Ceasefire and Other Measures to End the War in Gaza.
Organizations in New Mexico state delivered a letter calling on the U.S. Senators Heinrich and Lujan to support a ceasefire in Gaza as well as further legislative initiatives to ensure that U.S. military aid to Israel and other countries complies with U.S. and international law.
Instead of reversing Trump’s Middle East policy, the Biden Administration has become its custodian.
Administration’s kowtowing to the Netanyahu government’s misbegotten, genocidal military quagmire in Gaza has put U.S. interests, and humanitarian interests across the region, in extreme peril. With each passing incident, efforts to avoid a regional conflagration are being tested.
30+ Orgs Warn Against Yemen Escalation and Regional War
Washington, DC – More than 30 community, faith-based and anti-war organizations warned President Biden against escalation toward Yemen, including unauthorized military strikes. This comes after reports indicated that the administration was developing plans for airstrikes on Yemen, which would risk a full-blown expansion of the conflict in Israel and Palestine across the greater Middle East, […]
Hostage Release and Temporary Truce in Israel and Palestine
National Iranian American Council President Jamal Abdi issued the following statement regarding reports of a hostage release and temporary de-escalation of hostilities in Israel and Palestine, brokered by Qatar and the United States
U.S. and Iran Must Halt Escalation Before It Is Too Late
NIAC President Jamal Abdi issued the following statement regarding reports that the U.S. conducted new strikes targeting militia forces in eastern Syria on Sunday, killing at least eight.
NIAC applauds freedom for five Iranian-Americans
Washington, DC – the National Iranian American Council issued the following statement upon news that the U.S. and Iran had finalized a prisoner swap freeing five Iranian-American dual nationals: “Today is a day to be thankful that five Iranian-American families have been made whole again following horrific ordeals. Our thoughts are with the Namazi, Shargi […]
Honoring Mahsa Jina Amini and Iranians’ Demands for Freedom
One year ago, 22-year-old Mahsa Jina Amini was detained by Iranian authorities who seek to deprive women of bodily autonomy. She was beaten in their custody and killed at the hands of the state. As we pause and reflect on the uprising for change her death ignited, we are reminded of the brutal crackdown that ensued, the resilience of the Iranian people, and the power of collective action that unites Iranians under the banner of Woman, Life, Freedom.
NIAC Calls Out Hypocrisy of Trump and Allies on Iran Prisoner Swap
NIAC President Jamal Abdi released the following statement concerning criticism leveled by Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers against the Biden Administration’s effort to free wrongfully detained Iranian Americans: “It is disturbing and disheartening that we are seeing lies and politicization of the prisoner swap process with Iran, led by cynical politicians. Donald Trump and Congressional […]
Freeing Iranian Americans and humanitarian funds is a win-win
The latest Iran deal is a win-win. A complicated prisoner swap should ease drug shortages that are killing ordinary Iranians—and put new pressure on Tehran’s leaders. Read this op-ed from NIAC Policy Director Ryan Costello in Defense One.