2023 NIAC Membership Survey Results
Every year, NIAC Action looks to our members to guide our advocacy priorities and goals for the year. This year’s survey results will inform NIAC’s organizational mandate and guide us to champion policies that support both Iranians and the Iranian-American community during this crucial time.
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, […]
NIAC Joins a Coalition of Over 100 Organizations Opposing DHS Surveillance of Activists, Journalists, and Lawyers
Today, the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) joined the Center for Democracy and Technology along with a coalition of over 100 organizations in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) urging it to cease targeting activists, journalists, and lawyers based on their First Amendment-protected speech and associational activities.
From the Hill: Trump’s Mideast Policy: Disengagement or Escalation?
“The President of the United States had never been in General McMaster’s office, it’s two doors down,” journalist Mark Perry said citing White House sources, speaking on a panel discussion hosted by NIAC on Capitol Hill last week. Perry stressed that President Trump’s detachment from his advisors, including from current National Security Advisor John Bolton, indicates that they don’t always speak on the president’s behalf.
NIAC Welcomes New Staff Members to the Team!
Our team is growing! We’re excited to welcome Mana Mostatabi as Communications Director, Arzo Wardak as Political Director, Assal Rad as Regional Organizer of the Western U.S., and Nooshin Sadegh-Samimi as Field Organizer in Pennsylvania.
NIAC’s 2018 Achievements
This year, we successfully carried out NIAC’s first-ever leadership transition – cementing our status as an institution for our community that will give us a voice for years to come. We won policy victories, held record-breaking fundraisers, and began setting up leadership councils across the country.
Restoring U.S. Credibility: Returning to the Iran Nuclear Agreement
NIAC publishes a report on the need to salvage the JCPOA and prevent further disastrous consequences.
NIAC Urges President Obama to Establish U.S.-Iran Banking Channel
With a potential nuclear deal only weeks away, the National Iranian American Council is urging that a direct banking channel be established between the U.S. and Iran.
Thank You, Los Angeles!
Many thanks to all who attended NIAC’s LA Fundraiser with Nasim Pedrad on Wednesday, October 26, and helped make this NIAC’s most successful southern California fundraiser to date! We are grateful for the tremendous support you demonstrated toward peace, diplomacy, and human rights! An extra big thanks to our hosts, Fariba and Hassan Kheradmandan, for their incredible generosity […]
U.S. and Iran Engage in Volleyball Diplomacy
Since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, the Iranian and American people have been isolated from one another due to long-standing disputes between their governments. Routine interactions, like sporting events between national clubs, and other cultural exchanges have been few and far between. However, recently thousands of fans across Southern California were able to witness a […]
Senate Bill Would Cut off Iran Nuclear Inspections
For Congressional hawks claiming to take a tough line against Iran’s nuclear program, cutting off funding for enhanced International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections over that program seems like an odd approach. Yet a new bill introduced by the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee would threaten to do just that.
Rep. Doggett Urges Congress: Give Diplomacy A Chance
Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), took to the House floor this week to speak out against provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2015 that would disrupt nuclear negotiations involving the United States and Iran