Leading Iranian human rights activist has been returned to prison this week. Meanwhile, both hardliners in Congress and the Iranian parliament are creating political roadblocks to a deal on the JCPOA....
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said he is not “overly optimistic” about the JCPOA negotiations reaching a successful conclusion. At the same time, hardline MPs say a draft deal they re...
Menendez has never proposed a viable alternative that could do a tenth of what the JCPOA accomplished and could achieve again....
This groundbreaking report explains how the dehumanization of Iranians undermines U.S. policy objectives and hurts the Iranian-American community at home, and outlines recommendations to improve the c...
Sanctions imposed on Iran during the Trump administration have harmed the Iranian economy, the welfare of its people, efforts to fight the pandemic, the work of humanitarian organizations, and efforts...
Supporting the right of Iranians to communicate freely online, unimpeded by Iranian government censorship or U.S. sanctions, is one of NIAC's top human rights priorities. That is why we are pleased to...
NIAC sent a letter to the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) describing the detrimental impact of sanctions on humanitarian trade with Iran from October 1, 2016 to Se...
The National Iranian American Council signed on to a joint memo calling for an end to policies that unjustly surveil, profile and criminalize Black, African, Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South As...
The protests that broke out in Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan province this summer followed a familiar pattern. Iranian citizens took to the streets to air grievances they have with the status quo, i...
National Iranian American Council joined a letter led by Afghans for a Better Tomorrow calling on the Biden administration to take concrete steps to help Afghans seeking evacuation following the takeo...
Many Iranian Americans worry daily about the wellbeing of their loved ones back in Iran, who are struggling to feed their families, combat COVID, and get live-saving medication. A return to the JCPOA ...
While Raisi’s legacy remains to be seen, the panelists’ comments made it clear that Iran is currently at a crossroads in many ways. It faces severe disaffection and outrage over the election, a se...