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NIAC's DC Spring Fundraiser Reception & Dinner

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

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

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

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

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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Congress Debates War, Sanctions, Diplomacy and MEK with Top Obama Officials

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

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.

Why Now Is the Time For Syria Diplomacy

A peaceful and sustainable resolution to the Syrian crisis is not within reach in the short-term. But a significant reduction in the violence and bloodshed can be achieved because the appetite for diplomacy is stronger now than at anytime in the past two years.

Why Sanctions on Iran are not Working

By failing to offer a credible exit from the sanctions pain, neither the Iranian government nor stakeholders in the Iranian system believe that a change in nuclear policy will lead to the alleviation of their economic suffering.

Financial Times: Global Insight: Iran Elections Raise Problems for Regime

"If you pull the trick once, next time the other side is aware of that trick. So can you still pull it?" says Trita Parsi, author of A Single Roll of the Dice, a book about US diplomacy with Iran.

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