• USA Today: President Trump’s sanctions bring fear and misery for Iran’s air travelers, aviation industry November 12, 2018The “sad state” of Iran’s aviation industry is pretty clear, said Trita Parsi, the founder of the Washington-based National Iranian American Council, which advocates for greater understanding between the Iranian and American people. “In Iran, people routinely talk about which airlines to avoid,” he said.
• Tehran Times: Trump’s ‘Iran sanctions’ bluster boomerangs November 6, 2018The National Iranian-American Council also jumped in with their own GOT-inspired meme, saying “Donald Trump is a literal White Walker, fear-mongering, war-mongering and championing division at every opportunity for political gains.”
• CNBC: US sanctions will push Tehran’s hardliners to the fore, Iranian American council warns November 5, 2018The reimplementation of U.S. sanctions on Iran will benefit the hard-line faction within the Middle East country, according to the Washington, D.C.-based National Iranian American Council (NIAC).
• The Washington Post: ‘I will stand against you:’ The Trump-Iran crisis is literally unfolding through ‘Game of Thrones’ dialogue November 3, 2018The National Iranian American Council, which has condemned Trump’s plan to scuttle an Obama-era nuclear deal and reimpose all sanctions, sees the president as less of a Stark than a White Walker — “fear-mongering, war-mongering, and championing division at every opportunity.”
• The Iranian: General Soleimani Responds To President Trump November 3, 2018One would figure that an Iranian response would be forthcoming from foreign secretary Javad Zarif, a man with a sharp sense of humor and who does not shy away from needling opponents/adversaries. But to everyone’s surprise, it is General Soleimani (Quds Force commander) who has responded to President Trump’s tweet. ...

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