NIAC Statement: Trump’s Major Escalation Against Iran
Washington, DC – The National Iranian American Council (NIAC) is deeply concerned by the return to dangerous military escalation and urges the United States and Iran to return to the negotiating table. “Instead of taking an off-ramp and striking a more durable peace, President Trump has instead chosen military escalation that has already resulted in […]
NIAC Condemns Systematic Obstruction of Iran’s World Cup Participation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Jamal Abdi, President of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), issued the following statement regarding restrictions imposed by the Trump administration on Iran’s national football team, delegation, and supporters ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup: “The Trump administration’s petty treatment of the Iranian national team and its fans in the World […]
NIAC Press Release: Latest Escalation Highlights Risks of Failing to Secure a U.S.-Iran Deal
Washington, DC – The latest puncture of the Iran-Israel-U.S. ceasefire was the starkest reminder yet of the precarity of the de-escalation from total war. This latest round of hostilities has one chief author: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who provocatively bombed the Hezbollah stronghold of Dahiyeh in southern Beirut despite sharp warnings from Iran and […]
NIAC Statement on House Passing Iran War Powers Resolution
Washington, DC – Jamal Abdi, President of the National Iranian American Council, issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the resolution from Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) directing President Trump to terminate hostilities against Iran in a 215-208 vote. Four Republicans joined Congressional Democrats in voting for the measure, just as occurred in […]
NIAC Condemns New USCIS Guidance Requiring Foreign Nationals to Leave the U.S. to Adjust Status, Warns of Devastating Impact on Iranian Nationals in the US
Washington D.C. – National Iranian American Council (NIAC) is deeply concerned by a new guidance from USCIS requiring foreign nationals to pursue adjustment of status through consular processing outside the United States — a reversal of longstanding practice that would have uniquely catastrophic consequences for Iranian nationals. “This isn’t a bureaucratic tweak — it’s a […]
NIAC Statement on Narrow 212-212 Defeat of Third Iran War Powers Resolution in House
Washington, DC – The National Iranian American Council commended growing opposition to the Iran war in Congress following a narrow 212-212 rejection of the Iran war powers resolution from Rep. Josh Gottheimer (H.Con.Res.75). Three Republican lawmakers who voted for the Iran war have now shifted course this week and voted to end it, with Reps. […]
NIAC Statement on Narrow 49-50 Defeat of Seventh Iran War Powers Resolution
Washington, D.C. – The National Iranian American Council commended growing opposition to the Iran war in Congress following a narrow 49-50 rejection of the Iran war powers resolution from Sen. Jeff Merkley, S.J.Res.163. Opposition to the Iran war continues to grow in Congress and with Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska becoming the third Republican Senator […]
NIAC Statement on Recent Ruling In Favor of 83 Applicants from Travel Ban-Affected Communities
Washington, D.C. – The National Iranian American Council (NIAC) issued the following statement applauding a recent order from a federal judge that the Trump administration must resume processing for the immigration applications of 83 individuals from travel ban-designated countries and asylees: “The shutdown of USCIS processing for virtually all immigration applications affecting individuals from travel […]
NIAC Statement on Trump’s Unilateral Announcement of a Ceasefire Extension
Washington, DC – Ryan Costello, Policy Director with the National Iranian American Council, released the following statement on President Trump’s announcement of a unilateral, indefinite extension of the two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan with no set date for future negotiations to conclusively end the war: “President Trump’s unilateral extension of the ceasefire is preferable to […]
NIAC Statement: House Fails to End Iran War in 213–214 Decision
Washington, DC – Ryan Costello, Policy Director with the National Iranian American Council, released the following statement after the House of Representatives narrowly failed to pass H.Con.Res. 40, the Iran War Powers Resolution introduced by Reps. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Adam Smith (D-WA), and Jim Himes (D-CT): “The narrow defeat of a resolution to definitively end […]
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 […]