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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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The Times of Israel: Senate Backs Israel in event of Strike on Iran Nuclear Weapon Program
Thursday, May 23, 2013
By: Haviv Ratigg Gur (The Times of Israel)
"Washington and Tehran are stuck in vicious cycle of mutual escalation that can only be broken through the give and take of serious negotiations, not through further saber rattling,"said Jamal Abdi, NIAC's Policy Director.

Senate Endorses Israeli Strikes and Iran Solidifies Authoritarianism
Thursday, May 23, 2013
By: Trita Parsi
It has been a tough 24 hours for anyone who wants to see a brighter future for Iran. Last night, the Senate passed a resolution giving U.S. support for potential Israeli military strikes against Iran.

APF: US House Panel Backs Stiff New Iran Sanctions
Thursday, May 23, 2013
By: APF
Pro-diplomacy group the National Iranian American Council decried the House and Senate measures as "saber rattling" that will merely stoke tensions with Iran.

Bloomberg: Iran Bars Rafsanjani From Presidential Field of Eight
Thursday, May 23, 2013
By: Ladane Nasseri (Bloomberg)
"Candidates who made it to the list are extremely loyal to Khamenei and a few others who are more or less irrelevant, this is not so much a fight to get the votes of the people but to get the vote of Khamenei," said Trita Parsi.

Tell Obama to Lift Sanctions on Communications Tools
Thursday, May 23, 2013
By: NIAC Action Alert
As Iran prepares for another election that is unlikely to be fair or free, it is time to end sanctions on personal communications devices that undermine the democratic aspirations of ordinary Iranians.

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