NIAC Hosted Congressional Panel on Sanctions with Iran Experts
NIAC hosted a panel on sanctions with Iran experts that featured Sina Toossi, NIAC’s senior research analyst, Tara Sepehri Far, a researcher on Iran at the Human Rights Watch, and Dina Esfandiary, a postdoctoral fellow at the Harvard Belfer Center who focuses on Iran foreign policy.
Newsweek: The Hostage Crisis is Damaging U.S.-Iran Relations Today. Yet Too Few Understand It.
NIAC’s Senior Research Fellow Dr. Assal Arad wrote a piece for Newsweek on the hostage crisis and its effect on U.S.-Iran relations today.
Inkstick: The Iranian-American Community is Under Attack
NIAC’s Communications Director Mana Mostatabi wrote a piece for Instick on republican senators letter to the Department of Justice attacking NIAC and their work. Her article explores this letter in relation to the injustice Iranian-Americans face in America today.
VICE: What It’s Like When Your Two Home Countries are on the Brink of War
NIAC’s Communications Director Mana Mostatabi wrote a piece for VICE on her story as an Iranian-American and how the fears she grew up will be passed down to the next generation.
The National Interest: Joe Biden Will Have to Seize the Moment on the Iran Deal
NIAC’s Policy Director Ryan Costello wrote a piece for the National Interest on the timeline of U.S. foreign policy decisions, specifically in relation to the Iran deal, under a Biden administration.
Responsible Statecraft: Trump and his Team are Lying Their Way to War With Iran
NIAC’s Policy Director Ryan Costello wrote a piece for Responsible Statecraft on the implications of Trump’s connection to the killing of Iranian major-general Qassem Soleimani and Congress’ responsibility to avoid war with Iran.
Foreign Policy: Iran Is Becoming Immune to U.S. Pressure
NIAC’s Senior Research Analyst Sina Toossi wrote a piece for foreign policy on how Trump’s so-called maximum pressure campaign has empowered hard-line figures in Tehran, marginalizing those eager to take the diplomatic route.
Foreign Affairs: Iran’s Hard-Liners Are Sitting Pretty
NIAC’s Senior Research Analyst Sina Toossi wrote a piece for Foreign Affairs on how US max pressure policy and pandemic pressure has consolidated the hard-liners power in Iran.
Newsweek: Trump Vetoed the Iran War Powers Resolution, but America’s No-War Message Is Clear
NIAC’s Senior Research Fellow Dr. Assal Rad wrote a piece for Newsweek on the Iran War Powers Resolution and the implications of Trump’s decision to veto a bipartisan anti-war effort.
Spotlighted the Tragedy of Navid Afkari
NIAC spotlighted the tragedy of Navid Afkari, an Iranian wrestling-champion who was executed by Iranian authorities suddenly and in secret. This injustice is one among many that we have continued to spotlight on NIAC’s Human Rights Tracker, which aims to spotlight human rights issues in Iran.
Letter to House of Representatives on U.S. Return to Iran Nuclear Deal
NIAC Action and 15 other grassroots groups sent a letter to the House of Representatives outlining steps the next Chair of the House of Foreign Affairs Committee should take to champion a U.S. return to compliance with the Iran nuclear deal.
#BeshkantheVote
Launched #BeshkantheVote, the election hub for Iranian Americans, with the aim of running the largest Iranian-American voter outreach and turnout ever, electing a record Iranian Americans into office, electing pro-Iranian American majorities in the House and Senate, and defeating Donald Trump.