NIAC Action Statement on Tim Kaine Selection as Clinton’s VP
Washington, DC – NIAC Action Executive Director Jamal Abdi issued the following statement: “As advocates for diplomacy we have high hopes for Hillary Clinton’s decision to pick Tim Kaine as her running mate. “This is not a pick that will please neocons who hoped to build influence with a Clinton administration to hedge their […]
Trump: Using Ahmadinejad’s Playbook
A growing chorus of voices warns of dire consequences should Republican Donald Trump win the presidency, but few beltway insiders give him a realistic chance of victory. Many Iranians around the world think differently.
The Iran Deal Worked
A year has passed since diplomats from Iran and the P5+1 (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States; plus Germany) defied conventional wisdom and struck a deal aimed at both preventing Iran from getting the bomb and preventing it from getting bombed.
Clinton Should Double Down on Iran Diplomacy, Not Containment
Washington, DC – NIAC Action Executive Director Jamal Abdi issued the following statement after Secretary Hillary Clinton’s remarks at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s (AIPAC) annual conference: We commend Secretary Clinton for reaffirming her support for the landmark nuclear deal with Iran should she win the presidency. Secretary Clinton played a […]
Clinton and Baker on Iran, Israeli strikes, and diplomacy
In an interview with Charlie Rose at the State Department last Wednesday, June 20, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Former Secretary of State James Baker discussed the role of diplomacy in resolving US- Iranian tensions [watch the interview here, read the transcript here]. Baker said the U.S. must pursue all non-military means to prevent an […]
Iran News Roundup: June 22, 2012
Clinton: Iranian Hardliners Believe An Attack Would Boost Regime In an interview with PBS’s Charlie Rose, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that although hardliners in Iran are split between two schools of thought, there are those who think, “‘The best thing that could happen to us is be attacked by somebody. Just bring it […]
Clinton Appoints NIAC Advisory Board Member to Senior Iran Post
Cross posted from niacouncil.org. Washington, D.C. — The National Iranian American Council (NIAC) applauds the appointment of Ambassador John Limbert as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Iran in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs at the US Department of State. Amb. Limbert, who served on NIACs Board of Advisors up until his appointment, is a decorated […]
Still waiting…
Despite Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s remarks about a turn towards “cooperation” with the West about its nuclear program, Iran seems to have once again managed to stall the process. Reports have been varied in their interpretation of Iran’s response to the nuclear deal drafted two weeks ago with the IAEA. The IAEA reported that Iran gave an […]
Rhetoric Continues to Reign Supreme
It appears that rhetoric is the most resilient weed in the US-Iran diplomacy garden. Despite several rounds of both Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Barack Obama attacking President Bush’s “saber rattling,” Clinton has not been able to avoid falling back on the tough talk when in a pinch. In her appearance on ABC’s Good Morning […]
Presidential Candidates Express Views on Iran
The Democratic debate on April 16 marked the first time Iran has been discussed in a presidential debate since October of last year. The event demonstrated that US-Iran relations are no longer an issue that can be swept under the rug. The candidates’ commentary shed light on an issue that remains on the backburner despite […]
Clinton Stages Comeback; McCain Wraps up Nomination
Hillary Clinton staged a surprising comeback in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination and John McCain is now the presumptive nominee, having reached the required delegate threshhold. What does this mean for the race going forward? Follow me below for a quick preview.