U.S. - Iran Relations
Support Peaceful Solutions to the U.S.-Iran Conflict
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NIAC
seeks a world in which the United States and a democratic Iran enjoy
peaceful, cooperative relations. To this end, NIAC supports a policy of
patient, strategic engagement that includes human rights as a core issue
and addresses American and regional security concerns. Such an
approach is the most effective way to protect U.S. national security
while creating space for the Iranian people’s century long struggle for
democracy.
To be successful, America’s Iran strategy must learn from the mistakes made with Iraq. In Iraq, the absence of serious diplomacy put the United States on a path to an unnecessary and avoidable war. The international community imposed indiscriminate sanctions that failed to advance key interests but devastated the civilian population, weakened civil society, and cemented the country’s dictatorial rule. Three decades of Iran policy have put the US on a similar path, and it is one that the United States can ill-afford to continue following.
NIAC seeks a new way forward because a military conflict with Iran would undermine U.S. national security, strengthen Iranian hardliners, and severely undercut Iran’s pro-democracy movement. NIAC rejects the notion that advancing US security interests and promoting the rights of the Iranian people are mutually exclusive, and instead believes that patient, forward-thinking diplomacy can achieve these two vital objectives simultaneously.
See Related Legislation & Resources
Related Legislation & Resources
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| Incidents at Sea Resolution (H.Con.Res.94) - Calls for the negotiation of a security protocol to prevent incidents between the U.S. Navy and Iranian naval vessels operating in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. | Support | Bill text, Strait of Hormuz Fact Sheet, Expert Quotes & Analysis |
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