The Iranian election will take place amid many Iranians choosing to boycott the vote. Conservative Ebrahim Raisi is the frontrunner, and moderate Abdolnaser Hemmati’s best hope is to take the electi...
Iranians will vote for a new president on June 18th after eight years of moderate President Hassan Rouhani. The election occurs in a political context where Iranian conservatives have steadily consoli...
Iran’s presidential campaign is in full swing and the candidates have sparred in two televised debates. President Rouhani has derided the conservative candidates for scapegoating his administration ...
Join NIAC and our featured panelists as we explore key questions arising from the election results, discuss whether Iran's next President will change the country's foreign and domestic policies, and w...
The latest round of Vienna talks on restoring the JCPOA ended without a deal but Rouhani and his senior officials are still upbeat about resolving remaining differences. Meanwhile, the approved presid...
Iran’s presidential election is fast approaching on June 18th. The Guardian Council, a governmental body composed of 12 clerics and jurists, has disqualified all but 7 out of the 592 candidates who ...
This week, the Guardian Council disqualified in masse candidates who registered to run for president, sparking outrage and paving the way for Ebrahim Raisi to attain the presidency without serious cha...
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In her debut novel, Perfectly Parvin, author Olivia Abtahi tells the story of 14-year-old Parvin Mohammadi, a second-generation Iranian American who navigates the trials of adolescence with the added ...
The National Iranian American Council has written a letter to President Biden expressing concern and dismay at the President’s recent use of the term “Arabian Gulf” instead of the historically a...
The fourth round of Vienna talks on reviving the JCPOA ended on an upbeat note. The EU’s Deputy Secretary says he is confident an agreement will be reached. However, various diplomatic sources belie...
The National Iranian American Council signed onto the following letter from over 100 organizations urging the Biden administration to press for Israel to halt the illegal and forced displacement of Pa...