Sanctions Relief Could be Biggest Obstacle to Iran Deal
While by all accounts nuclear negotiations with Iran are making serious progress, several reports over the past week have indicated that Iran is encountering problems receiving sanctions relief under the JPOA.
NIAC Applauds UN Renewal of Iran Human Rights Rapporteur Mandate
NIAC welcomes this morning’s UN Human Rights Council vote to renew the mandate for the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed.
Reuters: Iranians surf shark-infested, state-controlled web
Reuters quotes NIAC’s Reza Marashi about the Iranian government’s efforts to “quarantine” its population from the global Internet.
NIAC Urges Obama to Publicly Press Iran to Halt Execution of Zeinab Jalalian
The National Iranian American Council is gravely concerned by reports that the Iranian government plans to execute Zeinab Jalalian, and urgently calls on President Obama to raise this issue publicly and to press Iran to halt the execution.
NIAC Conference: Blix, Pickering propose nuclear compromise
“The United States and the West have painted themselves into a corner,” Hans Blix, former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said Wednesday. Blix was referring to the Bush administration’s insistence that Iran suspend enrichment of uranium before talks can proceed. Iran has refused to do so, claiming that it is unacceptable to be expected to concede the main object under negotiation before talks even begin.