• International Bar Association: Human rights in Iran: renewing the challenge October 11, 2018Jamal Abdi, newly appointed President of the National Iranian American Council, a Washington-based advocacy group, welcomes Rehman’s appointment and says that reports from the Iran Rapporteur are instrumental in pressuring the Iranian regime to improve human rights. ‘The appointment of Dr Rehman to serve as the next Special Rapporteur on ...
• The Washington Times: U.S. cancels 1950s treaty with Iran after international court rules against sanctions October 3, 2018“Iran’s strategy of taking the U.S. to the international court has paid off,” responded Trita Parsi, founder and president of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC). “The U.S. of course will disregard the ruling, but Iran’s aim likely was to establish that it is the U.S., and not Iran, that ...
• USA Today: US terminates pact with Iran after UN court ruling on sanctions October 3, 2018Jamal Abdi, president of the National Iranian American Council, called the U.S. decision rash and ill-considered. “Rather than take the humanitarian concerns of the international community with U.S. sanctions on Iran seriously, the U.S. impetuously withdrew from a treaty aimed at solidifying friendly relations between the American and Iranian peoples,” Abdi ...
• The Iranian: Rejecting US Claims They Don’t Harm Humanitarian Aid, UN Court Orders Easing Of Sanctions Iran Calls ‘Illegal and Cruel’ October 3, 2018“Iran’s strategy of taking the U.S. to the international court has paid off,” responded Trita Parsi, founder and president of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC). “The U.S. of course will disregard the ruling, but Iran’s aim likely was to establish that it is the U.S., and not Iran, that ...
• Mint Press News: The UN Just Ordered Trump to Ease Sanctions on Iran October 3, 2018“Iran’s strategy of taking the U.S. to the international court has paid off,” responded Trita Parsi, founder and president of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC). “The U.S. of course will disregard the ruling, but Iran’s aim likely was to establish that it is the U.S., and not Iran, that ...

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