Action Needed to Avert Renewed War: NIAC Responds to Pezeshkian’s UN Address
Washington D.C. – Ryan Costello, Policy Director with the National Iranian American Council, issued the following statement on Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s address before the United Nations General Assembly today: “Iran’s President Pezeshkian came to New York with a weighty diplomatic to-do list, and used his time at the UN podium to portray Iran and […]
NIAC Statement: Trump’s Claim Iran is a “Problem Solved” Masks Risk of Another War
Washington D.C. – Jamal Abdi, President of the National Iranian American Council, issued the following statement reacting to Donald Trump’s speech at the United Nations where he touted U.S. involvement in the war between Iran and Israel in June “Donald Trump’s speech at the United Nations framed Iran as a ‘problem solved’ via American military […]
آمریکا و ایران باید گفتوگو کنند: نایاک خواستار دیدار ترامپ و پزشکیان برای جلوگیری از جنگی دیگر شد
واشنگتن، دی سی – همزمان با برگزاری نشست مجمع عمومی سازمان ملل متحد در نیویورک این هفته، شورای ملی ایرانیان آمریکایی (نایاک) از دونالد ترامپ، رئیسجمهور ایالات متحده، و مسعود پزشکیان، رئیسجمهور ایران، میخواهد که مستقیماً در نیویورک دیدار کنند تا تنشها کاهش یابد و مسیر روابط میان آمریکا و ایران بهجای جنگ به سوی […]
“U.S. and Iran Must Talk”: NIAC Calls for Trump–Pezeshkian Meeting to Stop Another War
آمریکا و ایران باید گفتوگو کنند: نایاک خواستار دیدار ترامپ و پزشکیان برای جلوگیری از جنگی دیگر شد Washington D.C. – As the United Nations General Assembly convenes in New York this week, the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) urges U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to meet directly in New York […]
Three Years After Mahsa/Jina Amini’s Killing, ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ Endures Against Repression and War
Washington D.C. – This year should have been Mahsa/Jina Amini’s twenty-sixth birthday. Instead, her name has become inseparable from ‘Zan, Zendegi, Azadi’ (Woman, Life, Freedom), a movement that redefined Iranian society. Since Mahsa’s killing in morality police custody in September 2022, Iranian women and allies have continued a generational struggle that confronts Iran’s stringent hijab […]
NIAC Statement in Response to Laura Loomer’s Racist Smears to Silence Anti-War Voices
Washington, D.C. – NIAC issued the following statement: “As reported by the Washington Post, Shahed Ghoreishi – an Iranian American who once interned for NIAC – was fired from the State Department after disputes over whether to oppose the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza, whether to use the biblical term ‘Judea and Samaria’ instead […]
NIAC Statement: Bipartisan Support Needed for Diplomacy as Rare Window Opens
Washington D.C. – As a rare opportunity for diplomacy with Iran emerges, the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) urges both Republicans and Democrats to put partisan divisions aside and support President Trump’s expressed interest in diplomacy over war. Regardless of disagreements elsewhere, lawmakers must recognize the critical importance of engaging in dialogue that can prevent […]
Trump and Iran: Diplomacy Tracker
*Sources are linked to each date listed May 12, 2025 President Trump spoke to the current progress of U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations, stating that there are “very good things happening.” He continued that Iran “can’t have a nuclear weapon, but I think that they are talking intelligently in the midst of talking to them, they are, […]
Iranian American Voter Outreach Report
In October 2024, with support from the Proteus Fund, NIAC conducted its largest-ever nonpartisan voter outreach campaign. Using a national voter database and an AI tool developed by a NIAC chapter volunteer, we identified over 120,000 registered Iranian American voters across the country.
NIAC Statement on Persian Gulf Militarization
Washington, DC – Ryan Costello, Policy Director with the National Iranian American Council, issued the following statement regarding reports that U.S. Marines would imbed with oil tankers transiting the Persian Gulf, following tit for tat seizures of oil tankers from the U.S. and Iran in recent months: “The enforcement of unilateral U.S. sanctions on Iran, […]
NIAC Welcomes Biden Administration Commitment for UN Pressure on Iran over Brutal Crackdown
Washington, DC – NIAC welcomes today’s announcement from U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield in support of establishing an independent UN investigative mechanism to hold Iran accountable for its international rights violations, as called for by the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran, and by Vice President Kamala Harris announcing U.S. support […]
NIAC Calls on Biden to Allow Greater Internet Access for Iranians Amidst Protests by Revising Outdated Sanctions License
We are once again inspired by the bravery of the Iranian people standing up against state violence following the tragic killing of Mahsa Amini by the so-called morality police. Statements of solidarity and condemnations of state violence are a good start, but the Biden administration should go a step further and take a tangible step to support internet freedom in Iran.