NIAC Statement Ahead of Secretary Hegseth Testimony Urging Release of Minab Investigation
Washington, DC – Ahead of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s testimony before Congress next week, National Iranian American Council (NIAC) President Jamal Abdi issued the following statement renewing calls for the release of the Department of Defense’s investigation into the February 28, 2026 bombing of the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran and urging lawmakers […]
NIAC Condemns Deportation of Iranian Asylees, Others to Central African Republic
Washington, D.C. – The National Iranian American Council (NIAC) has learned that the Trump administration is preparing to deport nearly two dozen people to the Central African Republic today, including at least two Iranian women who had sought refuge in the United States and had been granted protection from deportation to Iran with asylum claims. […]
NIAC Statement on House Passing Iran War Powers Resolution
Washington, DC – Jamal Abdi, President of the National Iranian American Council, issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the resolution from Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) directing President Trump to terminate hostilities against Iran in a 215-208 vote. Four Republicans joined Congressional Democrats in voting for the measure, just as occurred in […]
NIAC Condemns New USCIS Guidance Requiring Foreign Nationals to Leave the U.S. to Adjust Status, Warns of Devastating Impact on Iranian Nationals in the US
Washington D.C. – National Iranian American Council (NIAC) is deeply concerned by a new guidance from USCIS requiring foreign nationals to pursue adjustment of status through consular processing outside the United States — a reversal of longstanding practice that would have uniquely catastrophic consequences for Iranian nationals. “This isn’t a bureaucratic tweak — it’s a […]
NIAC Statement on Narrow 212-212 Defeat of Third Iran War Powers Resolution in House
Washington, DC – The National Iranian American Council commended growing opposition to the Iran war in Congress following a narrow 212-212 rejection of the Iran war powers resolution from Rep. Josh Gottheimer (H.Con.Res.75). Three Republican lawmakers who voted for the Iran war have now shifted course this week and voted to end it, with Reps. […]
NIAC Statement on Trump’s Unilateral Announcement of a Ceasefire Extension
Washington, DC – Ryan Costello, Policy Director with the National Iranian American Council, released the following statement on President Trump’s announcement of a unilateral, indefinite extension of the two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan with no set date for future negotiations to conclusively end the war: “President Trump’s unilateral extension of the ceasefire is preferable to […]
NIAC Action New York, Iranian Americans, and Coalition Allies Call on Leader Jeffries & Rep. Meeks to Force a Vote and End the War with Iran
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NIAC Action New York, Iranian Americans, and Coalition Allies Call on Leader Jeffries & Rep. Meeks to Force a Vote and End the War with Iran Brooklyn, NY — Iranian Americans, community leaders, and coalition partners gathered yesterday at 11:00 a.m. outside House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ office in Brooklyn to call […]
NIAC Calls for Congressional Investigation Following Trump’s Threats of Potential War Crimes
Washington, DC – Jamal Abdi, President of the National Iranian American Council, issued the following statement regarding U.S. and Israel attacks on Iranian civilian infrastructure and statements by President Trump threatening to attack Iran’s electricity grid and desalination plants: “The U.S.-Israel war on Iran increasingly appears aimed not at defeating a military adversary but instead […]
Press Conference Media Advisory: End Democratic Complicity: Force the Vote, Stop the War
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Etan Mabourakh – Organizing Manager, NIAC Action [email protected] | End Democratic Complicity: Force the Vote, Stop the War Press Conference on Democratic Leadership’s Failure to Force a Vote on the Iran War Powers Resolution WHAT: Despite having an historic opportunity to pass the Iran War Powers Resolution, House Democratic leadership refused to […]
Latest Poll: 66.1% of Iranian Americans Now Oppose Trump’s War on Iran
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Latest Poll: 66.1% of Iranian Americans Now Oppose Trump’s War on Iran New Data Reveals Major Shift In Iranian American Community Opinion On War WASHINGTON D.C. – The latest poll of Iranian Americans conducted by Zogby Analytics and released today by the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) finds that a strong majority of Iranian […]
NIAC Action Volunteers Amplify Anti-War Message at No Kings Protests Nationwide
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Washington D.C. – NIAC President Jamal Abdi released the following statement on the day of nationwide “No Kings” protests around the country amid Trump’s illegal war on Iran: “Today, millions of Americans once again unite for a vision of a future free of tyranny. Iranian Americans around the country joined and helped lead these […]
NIAC Urges Democratic Leadership to Force War Powers Vote Before Iran Ground Invasion
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Washington, DC – National Iranian American Council (NIAC) Action is deeply concerned that the House of Representatives is poised to leave for a two-week recess without passing an Iran War Powers Resolution, as the risk of U.S. escalation grows. NIAC Action strongly urges House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) to bring the […]