• WNYC: Behind The Scenes Of The Iran Nuclear Deal August 10, 2017Trita Parsi, founder and president of the National Iranian American Council, looks back at the historic 2015 nuclear agreement between the United States and Iran in his book, Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran, and the Triumph of Diplomacy. He spoke with 75 different key players to understand how the Obama ...
• LobeLog: Dire Consequences if Trump Pulls out of Iran Deal July 31, 2017As Trita Parsi, president of the National Iranian-American Council (NIAC) put it, “The tangible danger of Trump’s malice on the Iran deal—as well as the danger of the advice of the ‘adults in the room’—became further clarified this week as tidbits of the reality TV star’s plans began to leak.”
• Common Dreams: Warnings of ‘Nuclear Nightmare’ as Trump Escalates Tensions With World Powers July 31, 2017Trita Parsi, founder and president of the National Iranian American Council, argued that such a move makes clear Trump’s desire to “sabotage” the agreement. If he is successful in scrapping the deal, Parsi noted, the stage would be set for “a military confrontation.” “Rarely has a sinister plan to destroy ...
• Democracy Now: Is Trump Trying to Sabotage the Nuclear Deal to Lay Groundwork for War with Iran? July 31, 2017Observers say Trump’s actions are laying the groundwork for a disastrous military confrontation with Iran. We speak with Trita Parsi, founder and president of the National Iranian American Council.
• LA Times: Trump Administration Intensifies Demands for Iran to Release U.S. Prisoners July 26, 2017“For Iran, a prisoner swap would resolve a problem of their making,” said Reza Marashi, research director for the National Iranian American Council. “Iran doesn’t have the upper hand when it unjustly detains Americans. Iran needs to resolve this so that a bad situation doesn’t get worse.”

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