DIPLOMACY IS PERSONAL
The U.S. and Iran are currently in negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program. Trump has said there’s either a deal or war. If there is a deal, demonstrating public support for it will be crucial. If negotiations break down, the risk of war is extremely high. See the stories of Iranian Americans and allies about why […]
Iranian American Voter Outreach Report
In October 2024, with support from the Proteus Fund, NIAC conducted its largest-ever nonpartisan voter outreach campaign. Using a national voter database and an AI tool developed by a NIAC chapter volunteer, we identified over 120,000 registered Iranian American voters across the country.
What Harris and Trump should say about Iran
Tonight’s debate offers both candidates the chance to get real about how to deal with Tehran
Supporting the Iranian People Means Opposing War
In 2002, the drumbeats of war started and countless talking heads in Washington, DC claimed that, if we invaded Iraq, it would bring democracy and stability to the Middle East. The Bush Administration amplified claims by Iraqi exiles eager to return to power that the Iraqi people would welcome us as liberators and, freed of […]
Dozens of Civil Society Organizations Demand Federal Investigation Into Israeli Campaign Targeting Americans
Today NIAC led 30+ organizations in demanding the Biden administration call for an investigation and accountability into covert Israeli influence operations targeting Americans.
Call your lawmakers to protest Netanyahu’s Speech to Congress
Call your representatives in Congress to demand they protest Bibi Netanyahu’s address on July 24
Netanyahu is Coming to Washington to Sell War with Iran
We cannot stay silent as Congress welcomes a war criminal intent on continuing chaos.The United States Congress SHOULD NOT be honoring a leader responsible for creating the worst humanitarian disaster in modern history, providing yet another platform to influence the American political process to a man who has been working to coax the U.S. into war with Iran for decades.
Biden is Right to Want to Avoid War with Iran Following Militia Attack on U.S. Forces in Jordan
Three American service members were killed on Sunday, and over thirty were injured, in a drone strike the White House says was conducted by “Iran-backed militant groups”. Now, Biden is indicating that the U.S. will respond and at a time of its choosing, while indicating that the U.S. does not seek a broader war with Iran.
Senate Rejects Accountability for Israel, but the Sanders Resolution is Only the Beginning
This outcome is very disappointing, even if it is not unexpected given the intense pressure on lawmakers from the White House and many Israel-aligned groups. But it offers a glimmer of hope — no vote demanding accountability for the U.S. provision of weapons to Israel like this has ever been held before.
Instead of reversing Trump’s Middle East policy, the Biden Administration has become its custodian.
Administration’s kowtowing to the Netanyahu government’s misbegotten, genocidal military quagmire in Gaza has put U.S. interests, and humanitarian interests across the region, in extreme peril. With each passing incident, efforts to avoid a regional conflagration are being tested.
Call your Senators to thank (or not thank) for how they voted on S.Res. 504
Urge your U.S. Senators to co-sponsor and vote for Sen. Bernie Sanders’ resolution to investigate Israel’s indiscriminate bombing and siege of Gaza. The bill requires a report on Israel’s human rights practices under Section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act.
54 Signers Urge Senators Patti Murray and Maria Cantwell to Support a Ceasefire and Other Measures to End the War in Gaza
50 local signers with a Washington state presence delivered a letter calling on the U.S. Senators Murray and Cantwell to support a ceasefire in Gaza as well as further legislative initiatives to ensure that U.S. military aid to Israel and other countries complies with U.S. and international law. Senators Murray and Cantwell have yet to publicly express support for a ceasefire and other measures to end the war in Gaza.