Legislative Outlook: Irresponsible Votes This Week on Iran Bills
We are deeply concerned by the legislative theater planned by the Republican Majority concerning U.S. policy toward Iran. This weekend, we saw the consequences of reckless militarism in the Middle East when Iran launched a massive volley of drones and missiles against Israel to retaliate for Israel’s April 1 bombing of its diplomatic compound in […]
طرح ممنوعیت مسافرت شهروندان آمریکایی به ایران توسط تندروها در کنگره آمریکا پیگیری می‌شود
واشنگتن دی سی – همانطور که پیش از این هشدار داده بودیم، تندروها طرح ممنوعیت سفر اتباع آمریکایی به ایران را به کنگره آمریکا ارائه کرده‌اند. این طرح به دنبال ممنوعیت سفر همه اتباع ایالات متحده، از جمله شهروندان دو تابعیتی ایرانی – آمریکایی به ایران است و تصویب آن محدودیت‌های .جدیدی برای ملاقات صدها […]
NIAC Opposes New Legislation Aimed at Banning U.S. Travel to Iran
Washington, DC – National Iranian American Council President Jamal Abdi issued the following statement regarding legislation introduced by Representatives Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) calling for the U.S. to ban travel to Iran: “The effort to ban U.S. travel to Iran is an affront to the hundreds of thousands of Iranian Americans who […]
U.S. Ban on Travel to Iran Pushed by Iran Hawks on Capitol Hill
Washington, DC – As we have warned, legislation has now been introduced pushing for a U.S. ban on travel to Iran. The legislation is being promoted by Jason Brodsky, the Policy Director for the hawkish pro-Israel group “United Against Nuclear Iran” and who was also involved in establishing the Saudi-backed “Iran International”. The bill has […]
NIAC Letter to Secretary Blinken Opposing Travel Ban
On September 14th, 2023, NIAC sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken opposing recent calls from former Trump administration Iran Envoy Elliott Abrams and Senator Menendez for a ban on U.S. travel to Iran, threatening the option for Iranian Americans to be able to visit their families. [pdf-embedder url=”https://niacouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/NIAC-Letter-Opposing-Travel-Ban.pdf” title=”NIAC Letter Opposing Travel […]