Organizations Call for Key Changes to Corker-Menendez Bill
Pro-diplomacy organizations called for Senate Foreign Relations Committee members to make substantive changes or reject S.615, the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act, in its current form.
NIAC Applauds Senate Call for Human Rights Monitor
NIAC applauds Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) and 23 other Senators who today called for the Obama Administration to work with the international community to establish an independent U.N. human rights monitor on Iran when the U.N. Human Rights Council convenes this March. The action taken by the Senators in support of greater international scrutiny of […]
Tell President Obama to Fix the Single-Entry Visa Policy for Iranian Students in the US
So many Iranian Americans began their journey in the U.S. as students, but now that path is becoming increasingly closed. Not only is it more difficult for Iranians to obtain visas to study in the U.S., but Iranian students are only eligible for single-entry visas. This means that Iranians studying in the U.S. cannot visit […]
Breaking News: Language to Deport Iranians Dropped from STEP Act
Major Victory for Iranian-American Community Washington DC – Congressman Gresham Barrett’s (R-SC) office has confirmed to NIAC that he will drop language aimed at deporting non-immigrant Iranians from the U.S. when he reintroduces the Stop Terrorists Entry Program (STEP) Act today. This is a major victory for the Iranian-American community. When the STEP Act was […]
U.S. Decides to Punish Iranian Regime, Not People
Cross-posted from the Huffington Post Last week countless protesters across Iran made yet another brave stand against their government, in an event that had political reverberations across the world. The continued demonstration of strength by the Iranian opposition has not only showed the increasing isolation of Iran’s ruling elite, but also helped cement a dramatic […]
NIAC rejects Rep. Kirk’s accusation
Cross-posted from niacouncil.org The National Iranian American Council issued the following statement today, in response to Rep. Mark Kirk’s (R-IL) slanderous allegation last week that NIAC is a “regime sympathizer.” Representative Kirk spoke last week before the US Institute of Peace, and issued his allegation against NIAC saying: “Regime-sympathizers like the National Iranian American Council […]
House Passes Iran Divestment Bill
The House of Representatives today approved a bill that permits state and local governments to divest any public funds from companies that do more than $20 million a year in business with Iran’s energy sector. The bill, known as the Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2009, passed by a vote of 414 – 6. Supporters […]
NIAC Calls for Human Rights to be Included in Diplomacy with Iran
Washington DC – On the announcement of the P5+1 meeting with Iran on October 1 and the initiation of diplomatic talks, the National Iranian American Council issued the following statement. On October 1, the P5+1, consisting of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany, are scheduled to begin talks with Iran. […]
A new Iran policy for Congress
Here at NIAC, we don’t just blog. In fact, that’s a rather small part of what we do. NIAC is a grassroots organization that seeks to advance the interests of the Iranian-American community by supplying the resources, knowledge and tools to enable greater civic participation by Iranian Americans and informed decision making by lawmakers. For […]
NIAC Member Survey
Iran at a Crossroads: NIAC Member Survey The violence erupting in the aftermath of the Iran elections has left very few around the world untouched. At NIAC, we have followed the developments extremely closely and have been at the forefront of the debate in the U.S. on how our government should respond. Thanks to your […]