Why Trump’s Hawks Back the MEK Terrorist Cult
How an organization that was only delisted by the US Department of State as a terrorist group in 2012 could so soon after win influential friends at the heart of America’s current administration is the strange and sinister story of the Mujahedin-e Khalq, better known by its initials, MEK.
Congress Sees the Light After Busy Week on Iran
Plans to pass a resolution in the House opposing the interim Iran nuclear deal and calling for new sanctions have been defeated. Further, plans to force a vote on new sanctions in the Senate next week appear increasingly unlikely, with key lawmakers rallying in opposition.
Iran Nuclear Talks Media Advisory: NIAC Experts Available for Analysis
Experts from the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) will be available to media before, during and after the conclusion of nuclear negotiations between the United States, other members of the P5+1 and Iran in Geneva.
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.
Iran Elections Media Advisory: NIAC Experts Available for Analysis
NIAC experts will be available to media before, during and after Iran’s presidential election for analysis of Iran’s internal political dynamics; implications for Iran’s pro-democracy and human rights movement; considerations of policymakers inside the U.S.; and the reaction of the Iranian-American community.
Congress Debates War, Sanctions, Diplomacy and MEK with Top Obama Officials
The House and Senate each held hearings on Iran policy, including sanctions, diplomacy, and war with top administration officials from the State and Treasury departments.
RT: Analyzing Ahmadinejad at the UN General Assembly
NIAC Policy Director Jamal Abdi provides initial thoughts on Ahmadinejad’s address before the UN General Assembly.
RT: Iranian MEK Group Off Terrorist List
The MEK, a group responsible for killing several US military personnel and US civilians in the 1970s, has been removed from the US government’s terrorist list. So why isn’t this group considered a terrorist group anymore? NIAC’s Jamal Abdi joins RT to talk more about the State Department’s decision.
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.
RT: More Questions Surround Advocacy Group Pushing for MEK Delisting
The Mujahedin-e Khalq is allegedly responsible for assassinating US citizens and even worked together with Saddam Hussein. They’ve been on the U.S. Foreign Terrorist List for approximately 15 years, so why is there this push to remove the MEK as terrorists? NIAC Policy Director Jamal Abdi considers possible motives.
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.