NIAC Statement on Reports of Russian Mediation Between the U.S. and Iran
Washington, DC – Ryan Costello, Policy Director of the National Iranian American Council, issued the following statement regarding reports that President Trump asked Russia to mediate with Iran on the nuclear stand-off and other tensions between the U.S. and Iran: “Anyone who has watched tensions build between the U.S. and Iran since 2018 knows that […]
Gibbs’ “elected leader” gaffe
A major controversy erupted yesterday when White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Ahmadinejad is Iran’s “elected leader.” NIAC has been told by a White House official that Gibbs was not recognizing Ahmadinejad as the winner of the most recent election, but was referring to the previous election. For an administration that has taken pains […]
Iran Updates – July 11
1:47 pm: Aid to supreme leader warns everything would collapse if regime changes — L.A. Times Mohammad Mohammadian, a midranking cleric who heads Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s office of university affairs, acknowledged simmering discontent over the vote, which sparked massive protests and a violent crackdown last month. “We cannot order public opinion to get convinced,” Mohammadian […]