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NIAC's DC Spring Fundraiser Reception & Dinner
Friday, March 29, 2013
By: Sahar Fahimi
You Are Cordially Invited to NIAC's Spring Fundraiser Reception & Dinner: Strengthening Iranian Americans' Voice in Washington Amid Sanctions and the Threat of War Featuring Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, Fomer Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell

Report: Why Sanctions On Iran Aren't Working
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
By: Bijan Khajehpour, Reza Marashi, & Trita Parsi (Special Report)
Iran is currently facing the most severe and strictest sanctions ever imposed on a country. Though these measures seek to curb Iranian nuclear ambitions, a recent IAEA report suggests continued nuclear advances by Iran. This begs the question: are sanctions affecting Tehran's nuclear calculus?

Stop Senate's Backdoor to War with Iran
Friday, March 1, 2013
By: NIAC Action Alert
Tell your Senators to oppose S.Res.65, a measure calling for U.S. military support for Israel if Netanyahu bombs Iran.

NIAC Member Survey Shows Growing Concern about War and Sanctions
Thursday, October 18, 2012
By: Nobar Elmi - News
Concern about war with Iran has only intensified since our last member survey, and our members overwhelmingly chose to keep preventing war as NIAC's top priority.

NIAC Applauds Extension of Earthquake Sanctions Waiver
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
By: NIAC Press Release
NIAC applauds the Treasury Department for extending a sanctions waiver to help enable ongoing earthquake relief efforts in northern Iran, and calls for additional steps to ensure sanctions do not continue to block transactions of food and medicine.

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Iran's March to Naked Dictatorship?
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
By: Trita Parsi (Special to HuffingtonPost)
The next few weeks in Iran -- with the elections and the political drama around it -- can prove decisive in determining whether a non-violent, narrow and arduous path towards democratization will remain in the medium term or whether the Middle Eastern powerhouse will turn more repressive, unfree and undemocratic for years to come.

Los Angeles Times: Iran presidential vote: Who's in? Who's out? Who cares?
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
By: Carol Williams (Los Angeles Times)
"There are two reasons Rafsanjani entered the race at the last minute - one, to prevent Mashaei from winning and letting Ahmadinejad continue to pull the strings. The other is to have a bargaining chip. He can say, if he accepts his exclusion, that he should get something in return. There's a lot of political backroom deal-making going on," said Reza Marashi.

From Skepticism to Engagement: Reflections on My First NIAC Volunteer Experience
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
By: Guissu Raafat Baier
San Francisco based NIAC Member Guissu Raafat Baier discusses her experience participating in a NIAC legislative meeting with the office of Rep. Nancy Pelosi.

Congress Debates War, Sanctions, Diplomacy and MEK with Top Obama Officials
Thursday, May 16, 2013
By: NIAC Staff - News
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.

Back to the Future in Iran's Election
Thursday, May 16, 2013
By: Reza Marashi & Sahar Namazikhah (Special to National Interest)
As the field of candidates for Iran's presidential election takes shape, the most intriguing entry into the race is Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. His candidacy is a threat to all other candidates--and more critically, it presents a major challenge to Iran's most powerful man, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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