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.
Making an Impact, One Step at a Time: Conversation with LBCC Trustee Candidate Sunny Zia
NIAC discusses civic engagement and our community’s political impact with Sunny Zia, Iranian-American Candidate for Long Beach Community College Board
State Department Advises Senate to Hold Off Iran Sanctions Until After Negotiations
The top U.S. nuclear negotiator in UN Security Council negotiations with Iran urged the Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday to hold off on further sanctions until new negotiations commence.
Pushing Peace: How Israel Can Help the United States Strike a Deal With Iran – And Why It Should
“It is increasingly clear that Netanyahu ultimately fears the success of diplomacy, not its failure. But Israel, and its national security establishment, should not see a diplomatic resolution to the Iranian nuclear standoff as a threat,” said Trita Parsi.
Confirmed to Head State Department, Kerry May Return to Iran Policy Spotlight
John Kerry, who was confirmed overwhelmingly to serve as Obama’s new Secretary of State, has held strong views in support of Iran diplomacy and against a “bombastic” zero-enrichment approach to the nuclear issue.
MEK Delisting is a Gift to the Regime, a Disaster for the Iranian People and the U.S.
The delisting decision opens the door to Congressional funding of the MEK to conduct terrorist attacks in Iran, makes war with Iran far more likely, and will seriously damage Iran’s peaceful pro-democracy movement as well as America’s standing among ordinary Iranians.
The Truth. The Whole Truth. And, Nothing but the Truth.
As the Director of Community Outreach at NIAC, I have the pleasure of regularly meeting and speaking with Iranian Americans from across the country. These conversations leave me proud of our culture and appreciative of our diversity. However, these interactions have also shed some light on one issue I find particularly painful, which is the fact that our community often falls prey to the rumor mill and conspiracy theories.
New Burdens for Iranian Students Seeking to Study in U.S.
A provision in the latest sanctions bill, signed into law this past August, would ban visas for Iranian students in fields that will prepare them “for a career in the energy sector of Iran or in nuclear science or nuclear engineering or a related field in Iran,” as determined by the Secretary of State.
E Pluribus Unum
It’s no challenge trying to find an American flag and seal in the U.S. State Department. Almost every place you look, you can find our nation’s beautiful seal decorated with these powerful words, “E Pluribus Unum” meaning Out of Many One. But the reason I went to the State Department was not just to admire […]
Beyond Apple: NIAC Calls on Tech Companies To Lift Internet Communications Blockade
The National Iranian American Council and a broad coalition of organizations called today on tech companies including Google, Yahoo, and Go Daddy to stop blocking the Iranian people from accessing Internet communications tools.
MEK Working Through Senate to Sabotage Iran Diplomacy
Affiliates of the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, are claiming to be behind a major letter from the Senate aimed at curtailing U.S. diplomatic efforts to resolve the Iranian nuclear dispute.
Hawks Attack Iran Diplomacy, Call for Delisting Mujahedeen and War
General Thomas McInerney USAF (ret) and former CIA officer Clare Lopez spoke on a Capitol Hill panel demanding the U.S. abandon diplomatic efforts with Iran, remove the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) from the terrorist list, and prepare for all-out war.