NIAC Statement on the Few Democratic Legislators Objecting to Iran Diplomacy
Read the letter here.
Optimism in Vienna on Iran nuclear negotiations
Reports today that eleven months of negotiations aimed at restoring the nuclear agreement with Iran, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, are near the finish line. The text of the “Decision of the Joint Commission,” laying out the contours of a U.S. return to the deal and Iranian return to compliance may be […]
NIAC Statement on Biden Reinstating Sanctions Waivers on Iran’s Civilian Nuclear Activities
Ryan Costello, Policy Director with the National Iranian American Council, issued the following statement following the Biden administration’s announcement that they would reinstate sanctions waivers related to Iran’s civilian nuclear program: “Trump never should have revoked these waivers in the first place, which are in the US interest and benefit nonproliferation efforts. It is a […]
First Day of Vienna Nuclear Talks
Negotiations aimed at restoring the Iran nuclear deal, or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), resumed in Vienna, Austria today. We have reasons to be optimistic.
نامه ۴۷ سازمان مردم‌نهاد به دولت بایدن برای کمک به مردم ایران
Click here to read this in English. نایاک به همراه چهل و شش سازمان غیردولتی و مردم‌نهاد به نمایندگی از میلیون‌ها شهروند آمریکایی در نامه‌ای به رییس‌جمهور جو بایدن خواستار کمک بشردوستانه آمریکا به مردم ایران شدند امضاکنندگان این نامه اقدامات بشردوستانه‌ای را که دولت بایدن می‌تواند برای کم کردن بار سنگین همه‌گیری کرونا بر […]
Frustration Grows in Iran Around Sanctions Relief Complications
This week Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani addressed the Iranian public on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Both Khamenei and Rouhani acknowledged frustration with the pace of economic relief following the lifting of sanctions, while blaming the U.S. for failing to fulfill its commitments. As has been the […]
Examining the Deal’s Impact on Regional Proliferation
The Obama administration chose to negotiate with Iran with two overarching goals: to close off Iran’s path to acquiring a nuclear weapon, and – by extension – to ensure that Iranian actions do not trigger a nuclear arms race in the Middle East. The IAEA’s latest report has found that Iran continues to abide by all its […]
Financial Task Force Acknowledges Iran’s Progress, Leaving Deal Opponents at Odds
On June 24, 2016, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) acknowledged Iran’s high-level political commitment to an Action Plan and their active decision to seek technical assistance in its implementation. As a result, FATF—whose purpose is the development and promotion of policies to combat money laundering and terrorist financing—suspended its calls for counter-measures on Iran […]
Incentive and Investment in Iran
Having failed to block the Iran nuclear deal through Congressional review or other means, some critics of the agreement are now working to undermine its implementation. One of “backdoor” methods of countering the deal was recently laid out by panelists at a conference convened by the Washington Institute of Near East Peace. Despite the creativity in masking the […]