Support For US-Iran Diplomacy
NBC reporting from inside Iran shows overwhelming support for diplomacy Letter from Iranian civil society opposing military threats and war and in support of diplomacy Read the full letter here Letter from Iranian diaspora opposition groups in support of diplomacy and warning against war Read the full letter here NIAC Surveys
Trump responds to report he waved off Israeli strike plans
“I’m not in a rush to do it, because I think that Iran has a chance to have a great country and to live happily without death, and I’d like to see that.”
The Deeply Concerning Arrest of Alireza Doroudi, a Doctoral Student
Was Doroudi’s arrest a mistake, or a case of mistaken identity? Was the arrest related to visa complications or violations of U.S. law? Right now, there’s no clear word. Yet a young man from the Iranian community here in the United States has had his future upended without any basic respect for the due process that everyone in our democracy is owed.
Call the White House and Your Members of Congress: No War With Iran!
We need our leaders not to resort to stale policies in this crisis, but instead to warn about the headlong plunge to wider war and urge diplomacy to halt the tit-for-tat cycle and move toward de-escalation and a ceasefire. Call your Members of Congress and tell them #NoWarWithIran!
Supporting the Iranian People Means Opposing War
In 2002, the drumbeats of war started and countless talking heads in Washington, DC claimed that, if we invaded Iraq, it would bring democracy and stability to the Middle East. The Bush Administration amplified claims by Iraqi exiles eager to return to power that the Iraqi people would welcome us as liberators and, freed of […]
بیانیه نایاک در مورد پیروزی پزشکیان
مسعود پزشکیان با پیروزی بر سعید جلیلی در دور دوم چهاردهمین انتخابات ریاست جمهوری ایران، نهمین رئیس‌جمهور ایران خواهد بود. پزشکیان وزیر بهداشت دولت خاتمی و از نمایندگان اصلاح‌طلب مجلس است” او در این انتخابات با سعید جلیلی، نامزد تندروی جناح اصولگرا رقابت می‌کرد. پزشکیان توانست در دور دوم انتخابات ده درصد به تعداد شرکت […]
NIAC Statement on Pezeshkian’s Victory
Washington, DC – The National Iranian American Council issued the following statement on the news that Masoud Pezeshkian has prevailed in the run-off election over Saeed Jalili, and will be the next President of Iran: برای خواندن این مطلب به فارسی اینجا را کلیک کنید Masoud Pezeshkian, the reformist former Health Minister and parliamentarian, will […]
Sanctions Are More Important Than Your Civil Rights
By Jamal Abdi Iranian Americans who have had their bank accounts closed or who have been subjected to invasive and persistent questioning by their banks because of their Iranian heritage were dealt another blow in the effort to stop banking discrimination. Two years ago, Bank of America was sued for shutting down the bank account […]
54 Signers Urge Senators Patti Murray and Maria Cantwell to Support a Ceasefire and Other Measures to End the War in Gaza
50 local signers with a Washington state presence delivered a letter calling on the U.S. Senators Murray and Cantwell 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. Senators Murray and Cantwell have yet to publicly express support for a ceasefire and other measures to end the war in Gaza.
Eagle Act Memo
On November 14, 2023, Senators Cramer (R-ND) and Hickenlooper (D-CO) introduced the Equal Access to Green Cards for Legal Employment (EAGLE) Act. A version of this bill, which ends country caps limiting how many employment-based green cards can be dispersed to nationals of any single country, has been introduced in subsequent Congresses. Despite at-times fierce […]
Build in 2024
Supporting Peace & Diplomacy NIAC has responded to the horrific suffering of Palestinians and Israelis and the atrocious war crimes that have been committed by upholding our principle of supporting peace and diplomacy. We called for an immediate ceasefire on October 7th. We stood in solidarity with over 60 other civil rights organizations, calling for […]
A note from Professor Behrooz Ghamari
Like many of you, I am in awe of the brave Iranian women whose mantra is women, life, freedom. These women who put their bodies on the line in the name of justice are our North Star. They should inspire all of us to think about an alternative way of being that embraces hope, courage, […]