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.
Panel Recap: Diplomacy is Not a Dirty Word: The U.S., Iran and the Middle East
Diplomacy is Not a Dirty Word: The U.S., Iran and the Middle East “If you look at (Trump’s) record, I mean you could say maybe he is a president of peace and maybe that will be replicated in a second term, but the international environment now is much more complicated than it was in his […]
Memo: The SHIP Act (H.R. 3774)
This memo was updated on October 25th, 2023, following the bill’s passage through the House Foreign Affairs Committee H.R. 3774 – The SHIP Act, introduced by Rep. Lawler (R-NY), is a deeply reckless proposal that risks sabotaging the global economy in the name of combatting Iranian oil sales. It was advanced by the House Foreign […]
The Vicious Cycle of U.S.-Iran Tensions Continues in the Persian Gulf
This week, 2,000 U.S. Marines and three warships are joining recently deployed fighter jets and a naval destroyer aimed at countering Iran in the Persian Gulf. Why? Because the unilateral enforcement by the U.S. of sanctions beyond our borders has set off a dangerous tit for tat with Iran that amounts to a competition in […]
Othering Iran: How Dehumanization of Iranians Undermines Rights at Home
This groundbreaking report explains how the dehumanization of Iranians undermines U.S. policy objectives and hurts the Iranian-American community at home, and outlines recommendations to improve the current state of affairs.
Betraying Democracy: How Trump Abandoned The JCPOA And The Iranian People
The resignation by Iranian foreign minister, Javad Zarif, and the public response that hastened Iran’s political elites to demand he stay in office, strengthened the hand of the architect of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or Iran nuclear deal. But this incident also reinforces an important point: the nuclear agreement itself is a reflection of the popular will of the Iranian people.
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.
Congress Must Rein in Trump’s War Cabinet
The 116th Congress must investigate the Trump administration’s war plans for Iran, impose legal and political restraints to block an unconstitutional war with Iran and take steps to salvage the nuclear accord.
Expert Reacts to Sec. Pompeo’s Speech in Cairo on America’s Middle East Policies
Secretary Pompeo’s speech failed to outline a coherent strategic logic for the Trump administration’s Middle East policy. If Secretary Pompeo wants regional stability, human rights, and an end to U.S. military adventures and endless wars, he would press his boss to return to the Iran deal, pursue and facilitate good-faith diplomacy among all stakeholders, and honor our international agreements.
Mohammed bin Salman Is the Next Saddam Hussein
In the 1980s, the United States embraced a brutal Middle Eastern tyrant simply because he opposed Iran. Washington should not repeat the same mistake today.
US-Led Regime Change is not the Path
By abandoning President Obama’s engagement track, which alleviated the proliferation risk of Iran’s nuclear program and initiated Iran’s reintegration into the global economy, Trump is closing all diplomatic doors and pursuing a conflict that will devastate one group above all: the Iranian people.
Congress moves forward with “crippling sanctions” (and misses opportunity to support Iranians)
On Monday, the latest version of Congress’ sanctions bill was unveiled just in time to be passed and sent to the President’s desk by July 4. The new sanctions bill comes on the heels of the one-year anniversary of the Iranian elections that sparked a massive protest movement and brutal government reprisals. But while lawmakers […]