هدف ایران از تامین واکسن داخلی
Click here to read this in English (published in Newsweek on 1/13/21). Written by Sina Toossi اخیراً ضیا نبوی، روزنامه‌نگار و زندانی سیاسی سابق خطاب به آیت‌الله علی خامنه‌ای رهبر ایران گفته بود «ما نه مقلد شماییم نه رعیتتان! به هر واکسنی هم که اعتماد ندارید، خودتان استفاده نکنید.» انتقاد جسورانه نبوی از قدرتمندترین مقام ایرانی […]
State Department Responds to Congressional Sanctions Concerns
Last December, NIAC worked with Rep. Jared Huffman and a group of 13 lawmakers who sent a letter to the the State Department regarding the dire humanitarian impact of U.S. sanctions on the Iranian people. Read the full text of the State Department’s response.
Rep. Jared Huffman and House Democrats Press the Trump Administration on Ensuring Sanctions & Humanitarian Aid
Reports of Medicine Shortages and Skyrocketing Cost of Basic Goods In Iran Suggest US Sanctions Overcompliance Could Cause Humanitarian Disaster in Iran
Will Iranian Americans Get Sanctions Relief?
Despite the nuclear deal between the U.S. and Iran, the U.S. trade embargo with Iran will not be among the sanctions to be lifted. This means that Iranian Americans will continue to be prohibited from engaging in most trade-related transactions with Iran or Iranian parties.
Summary of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act, as Amended by Committee
Under the amended version of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act, S.615, most fundamental elements of the original Corker-Menendez bill remain intact. This includes the most problematic elements of the original legislation. As amended, S.615: Delays the implementation of a comprehensive nuclear deal reached with Iran by revoking the President’s authority to relieve sanctions on […]
Following Outcry at UMass Amherst, Another U.S. University Revises Policy on Iranian Students
In response to outreach from the National Iranian American Council, one more university is taking steps to ensure that its enforcement of sanctions and other restrictions against Iran do not unduly discriminate against Iranian students.
Memo: Congress Considers Its Options on an Iran Deal
With growing confidence that a framework nuclear deal with Iran will be sealed before the March 31 deadline, Congress is turning its attention to oversight of any nuclear agreement.
Senate Committee Undermines US Diplomacy with Sanctions Vote
NIAC Policy Director Jamal Abdi released the following statement after Iran sanctions legislation (S. 269) was advanced out of the Senate Banking Committee: “This legislation is a trojan horse aimed at killing the negotiations and starting a war with Iran…”
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.
Update on Account Closures at Bank of America
Bank of America has issued a response to NIAC’s request for the bank to stop closing accounts of Iranians located in the US. In its letter, Bank of America states that Iranian accounts are being terminated in order to uphold the bank’s “due diligence” obligations under US sanctions law.
NIAC Urges Bank of America to Halt Iranian Account Closures
NIAC expresses serious concern over the recent string of bank account closures at Bank of America that target Iranians and Iranian-Americans and urges Bank of America to halt all further account closures.
Want to book a flight to Iran on Kayak? Sorry. But North Korea’s nice this time of year.
When Iranian Americans started reaching out to us a few weeks ago asking why websites like Kayak and Priceline were no longer allowing users to book flights to Iran, NIAC contacted the top executives of seven online travel agencies currently engaging in the practice to attempt to fix the problem. We told these companies – Orbitz, Priceline, […]