Areas of Work
From being the trusted voice on U.S.- Iran relations, to pushing forth legislation that protects individuals of Iranian heritage from systematic discrimination, to celebrating our cultural heritage, NIAC creates a lasting impact in the lives of the members of our community.
Building Political Power
NIAC works to build political power so that Iranian Americans and our allies have influence on the decisions made by our government and can advance our values through civic and political engagement.
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Beshkan the Vote
NIAC Action is launching the largest Iranian-American voter outreach campaign in history!
Take ActionAdvancing Peace & Diplomacy
An empowered Iranian-Americal community can advance policies that build precedent-setting infrastructures that incentivize peace and diplomacy, not only between the U.S. and Iran, but across the global stage.
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Solidarity Not Sanctions
U.S. sanctions have severely undermined humanitarian trade with Iran. Sign our petition to demand that sanctions are halted to help combat coronavirus.
Take ActionEquitable Immigration
Ensuring that Iranians have the same opportunities as other nationals to make the U.S. their home can only make our country greater.
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Protect Student Visas
Take action to block DHS’ latest attempt to erode US immigration policy.
Take ActionProtecting Civil Rights
America's founders enshrined the inalienable rights of all people in our Constitution and Americans have fought for generations to secure and protect those rights.
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Black Lives Matter
Take action today: call on Congress to protect black lives, safeguard our communities and demilitarize the police.
Take ActionSpotlighting Human Rights
Raising up the struggles faced by Iranian human rights defenders and holding the Iranian government to international human rights standards is essential to building a future in which the U.S. and Iran enjoy positive relations. NIAC consistently condemns human rights violations by Iran’s government and calls for all prisoners of conscience to be released.
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Sign up for Human Rights Tracker updates
Raising up the struggles faced by Iranian human rights defenders, activists, and journalists is essential to build a future in which the U.S. and Iran enjoy positive relations and truly represent the aspirations of their people.
Take ActionCommunity & Culture
NIAC takes immense pride in the rich tapestry that makes up the Iranian-American community and culture. Our heritage provides us common ground to grow as a community as we trailblaze in the U.S.
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Save California Ethnic Studies
Call on the CA Board of Education to include West Asian Studies in their model curriculum, to ensure that the experiences of our communities, including those of the Iranian-American community, are included in this critical new component to California’s education system.
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Support our work
Your contribution to NIAC helps support our work to champion priorities of the Iranian-American community.
NIAC is funded by the Iranian-American community and prominent American foundations.NIAC does not receive funds from the United States government nor from the Iranian government.
Contributions made to NIAC are 100% tax deductible. Contributions made to NIAC Action are not tax-deductible.
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Get involved with NIAC
We depend on our members’ active volunteer involvement to fulfill NIAC Action’s mission to advance peace and champion the priorities of the Iranian-American community.
Whether you’re a veteran grassroots organizer or brand new to the entire civic process, we have a role for you. Get involved with your regional NIAC chapter.
Become a NIAC Action Member
We work to maximize the political influence of Iranian Americans and the pro-peace community to ensure we have a powerful voice on the issues that matter to us most.
Becoming a NIAC Action member is completely free and gives you exclusive access to our electoral and political insights.
Press Room
NIAC Statement on New OFAC General License M on Online Learning
Jamal Abdi, President of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), issued the following statement after the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License M to broaden exemptions for Iranian students enrolled in U.S. academic institutions who are in Iran for the pandemic and whose classes moved online. This follows a call from NIAC and a coalition of academics urging OFAC to facilitate online learning for students barred from entering the U.S. under new DHS restrictions enacted over the summer.
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