‘Disastrous’: Israel-Iran tensions test limits of US policy amid Gaza war
Ryan Costello, policy director at NIAC, warned that if the US joins Israel in reprisal strikes, the results could be catastrophic. “It’s really reckless and would certainly plunge the entire region into a disastrous and bloody conflict,” he told Al Jazeera.
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.
‘Frog being boiled’: US troop deaths in Jordan incite Republican Iran hawks
Ryan Costello, policy director at NIAC, warned that if the US joins Israel in reprisal strikes, the results could be catastrophic. “It’s really reckless and would certainly plunge the entire region into a disastrous and bloody conflict,” he told Al Jazeera.
نایاک از صدای آمریکا می‌خواهد که گزارش کذب خود را پس گرفته و آن را تصحیح کند و به خاطر انتشار دروغ و هتک آبرو از این سازمان عذرخواهی کند
پس از پخش یک برنامه ۶۰ دقیقه‌ای از بخش فارسی شبکه تلویزیونی صدای آمریکا که به دروغ سازمان غیرانتفاعی و مدنی ما را به عنوان “لابی جمهوری اسلامی” معرفی کرده بود، نایاک پیگیر اقدام قانونی علیه صدای آمریکا و خواستار حذف ویدیوی مورد نظر از پلتفرم های این رسانه و پخش ویدیو با اطلاعات درست و همچنین عذرخواهی این رسانه شده است. صدای آمریکا در این گزارش سراسر کذب خود خبرنگاران و قربانیان دیگر جمهوری اسلامی را هم به لابی‌گری متهم کرده است.
NIAC demands VOA retract, correct, and apologize for their slanderous false reporting
After NIAC initiated legal efforts to demand a retraction, correction, and apology from Voice of America, the U.S. Agency for Global Media has confirmed to NIAC that the broadcast has been removed from VOA platforms. This follows the recent airing of a 60-minute program by VOA Farsi that falsely defamed our grassroots U.S. civil society organization as “lobbyists for the Islamic Republic”, and also leveled these outrageously false smears against journalists and victims of the Islamic Republic.
Statement on Freedom for U.K.-Iranian Nationals Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Ashoori
The National Iranian American Council released the following statement on reports that UK Iranian dual nationals Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori were freed from Iran: “We are grateful that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori are freed after their long and unjust imprisonments, and that Morad Tahbaz has been released from prison to furlough. It is […]
NIAC Statement on U.S. Strike on Syria
We are concerned that President Biden’s first instinct when it comes to regional security in the Middle East appears to be to reach for military options instead of diplomacy. President Trump proved that responding to rocket fire in Iraq with airstrikes is not a recipe for restoring deterrence or securing American troops. Moreover, it is unclear what Congressional authorization could logically apply to attacking a militia target in Syria.
Defeating Trump Also Means Flipping the Senate
With the unprecedented spectacle that Donald Trump brings to the presidential contest, all eyes are understandably focused on the very top of the ticket. But the contest over which party controls the Senate will decide whether a Biden administration will have a serious chance to undo the damage of the Trump years or is mired in battles with a Mitch McConnell-led Senate.
NIAC in Conversation with Noam Chomsky
NIAC Research Fellow Dr. Assal Rad sat down with world-renowned linguist Professor Noam Chomsky to discuss U.S.-Iran relations and more.
Coalition of Foreign Policy Experts Outline 8 Recommendations to Deescalate Tensions with Iran
As foreign-policy practitioners with decades of collective experience in national security and diplomacy, we write to warn that U.S.-Iran tensions have entered a dangerous new phase that has put us on the brink of a disastrous and avoidable war. The administration’s decision to violate the Iran nuclear agreement in pursuit of a so-called maximum pressure strategy is damaging the accord and U.S. interests in ways that could be difficult to reverse. There remains a narrow path for the U.S. and Iran to avoid military conflict and resolve ongoing disputes through negotiations. Doing so, however, will require bold action and constructive steps from all sides, as outlined below.
NIAC Statement on Iran Surpassing Enriched Uranium Stockpile Limit
In response to reports that Iran has surpassed the enriched uranium stockpile limit set by the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or Iran nuclear deal, Jamal Abdi, President of the National Iranian American Council, released the following statement: “The consequences of President Trump’s abandonment of the Iran nuclear deal continue to mount. Less than two weeks after the “maximum pressure” campaign nearly brought the U.S. into war, Iran has now exceeded nuclear stockpile limits that had been in place before Trump took office. President Trump inherited a successful nuclear deal and, with the goading of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Advisor John Bolton, shredded that agreement with no serious endgame in place besides war.
Al Jazeera: Jamal Abdi discusses Trump’s failed Iran policies
NIAC President Jamal Abdi joined Al Jazeera on June 20 and June 26 to discuss the U.S. failed maximum pressure campaign, the leading the U.S. into a war with Iran is the point of Bolton and Pompeo’s “maximum pressure” policy and that Democrats in Congress need to do more.