PBS: Trump administration restores Iran sanctions, critic says policy has ‘proven track record of failure’
On Monday, the Trump administration is expected to take its most aggressive step in countering Iran since withdrawing from the nuclear deal. The U.S. will reimpose a massive set of sanctions targeting more than 700 entities. Nick Schifrin discusses the move with Brian Hook, Senior Policy Advisor to the Secretary of State, and Trita Parisa, former president of the National Iranian American Council.
The Iranian: Get This, US Blames Iran For Impoverishing Civilians While Prepping Further Sanctions
“Not only is he not being accurate, he is lying,” Trita Parsi of the National Iranian American Council told the Real News of Pompeo’s remarks.
USA Today: Iran, China, S. Korea on edge awaiting results of U.S. midterm elections
The midterm elections will go a long way toward answering that question, said Trita Parsi, founder of the National Iranian American Council, an organization that seeks to promote better U.S.-Iran relations.
Bloomberg Law: U.S. May Speed Green Cards for Some Countries, Make Others Wait
The National Iranian American Council also opposes the measure, saying it would “exacerbate” the effects of the travel ban on Iranian immigrants. Many Iranians came to the U.S. on skilled worker visas, the council said in an open letter to corporate proponents of the bill.
RadioFreeEurope RadioLiberty: Iranian-Americans Call Out U.S. Senator Graham For ‘Terrible’ Ancestry Gaffe
Iranian-American organizations, including the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) and The Public Affairs Alliance Of Iranian Americans (PAAIA), also criticized Graham’s comments.
The Intercept: Why Won’t Trump Condemn the Saudis? (Hint: It’s Israel. Also, Iran.)
In this week’s episode, Mehdi Hasan is joined by The Intercept’s D.C. bureau chief, Ryan Grim, and the founder of the National Iranian American Council, Trita Parsi, to deconstruct the evil Justice League of Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Mohammed bin Salman.
The Hill: Iranian-American group calls on Graham to apologize for ‘disgusting’ DNA remark
Jamal Abdi, president of the National Iranian American Council, blasted Graham’s comment as “disgusting” in a statement.
The Iranian: Lindsey Graham: If A DNA Test Said I’m Iranian, ‘That Would Be, Like, Terrible’
Jamal Abdi, President of the National Iranian American Council, released the following statement in response to Lindsey Graham’s racist remark on Fox and Friends this morning
International Bar Association: Human rights in Iran: renewing the challenge
Jamal Abdi, newly appointed President of the National Iranian American Council, a Washington-based advocacy group, welcomes Rehman’s appointment and says that reports from the Iran Rapporteur are instrumental in pressuring the Iranian regime to improve human rights. ‘The appointment of Dr Rehman to serve as the next Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran will ensure the continuation of important and neutral work aimed at holding Iran’s government accountable to its international human rights obligations,’ Abdi says. ‘These balanced reports provide an important opportunity for the Rapporteur, backed by the UN and the broader international community, to press Iran to abide by the recommendations of the report and move toward compliance with its human rights obligations.’
The Washington Times: U.S. cancels 1950s treaty with Iran after international court rules against sanctions
“Iran’s strategy of taking the U.S. to the international court has paid off,” responded Trita Parsi, founder and president of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC). “The U.S. of course will disregard the ruling, but Iran’s aim likely was to establish that it is the U.S., and not Iran, that is the rogue nation now.”
USA Today: US terminates pact with Iran after UN court ruling on sanctions
Jamal Abdi, president of the National Iranian American Council, called the U.S. decision rash and ill-considered.
“Rather than take the humanitarian concerns of the international community with U.S. sanctions on Iran seriously, the U.S. impetuously withdrew from a treaty aimed at solidifying friendly relations between the American and Iranian peoples,” Abdi said.
The Iranian: Rejecting US Claims They Don’t Harm Humanitarian Aid, UN Court Orders Easing Of Sanctions Iran Calls ‘Illegal and Cruel’
“Iran’s strategy of taking the U.S. to the international court has paid off,” responded Trita Parsi, founder and president of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC). “The U.S. of course will disregard the ruling, but Iran’s aim likely was to establish that it is the U.S., and not Iran, that is the rogue nation now.”