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MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Experts Available to Discuss Choice of John Bolton as National Security Advisor

Washington, DC – Experts from the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) will be available to media to offer analysis of President Trump’s decision to choose John Bolton to replace H.R. McMaster as National Security Advisor.

Donald Trump may have just effectively declared war on Iran. With the appointment of John Bolton, and nomination of Mike Pompeo at State, Trump is clearly putting together a war cabinet. As the world awaits Trump’s May 12 decision as to whether he will abandon the Iran nuclear deal, all of the signs now point to a decision to move to war footing.

Iranian-American Organizations Demand Answers for Discriminatory Targeting of Sahar Nowrouzzadeh

Washington, DC – Seven organizations sent a letter on March 22, 2018, in response to the recent discriminatory firing of an Iranian-American civil servant, Sahar Nowrouzzadeh, who has dedicated her career to the service of this country. Efforts to discriminate against Sahar due to outside attacks first surfaced in April, 2017 when Politico reported on her reassignment from the Policy Planning Staff into a less influential role. Earlier this month, a second Politico revealed emails stating that the fact Sahar was “born in Iran” was used to question her loyalty to the Trump administration and the United States.

Think Again: Iran’s Missile Program

Instead of replacing nuclear escalation with missile escalation, the Trump administration and Congress should protect the gains of the nuclear accord and seek to build on them through serious diplomatic engagement. Failure to do so will risk the unraveling of the nuclear accord and the U.S. once again facing the threats of a nuclear-armed Iran or war.

NIAC Survey Reveals Great Concern About War and Discrimination

NIAC’s annual survey of over 1,000 of its donors and supporters reveal a community that is increasingly impacted by discrimination and which remains committed to advocating for diplomacy and preventing war and reversing Donald Trump’s Muslim ban. Concerns of War and a Permanent Muslim Ban Two-thirds of respondents are concerned that the U.S. may go to […]

NIAC Statement on Trump’s Iran Deal Ultimatum

NIAC President Trita Parsi released the following statement after President Trump coupled a reissuance of sanctions waivers with new sanctions on Iran: “President Trump’s statement today is little more than a temporary stay of execution. He has once again threatened to kill the Iran nuclear accord outright if Congress and the European Union do not […]

NIAC Statement on Trump Plans to Renew Iran Sanctions Waivers

NIAC President Trita Parsi issued the following statement regarding reports that President Trump will extend key sanctions waivers tomorrow as obligated by the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or Iran nuclear deal: “At first glance, Donald Trump’s anticipated decision to reissue sanctions waivers on Iran comes across as a retreat from his promise to […]

NIAC Calls for Release of Demonstrators

Washington, D.C. – National Iranian American Council issued the following statement: “We reiterate our call on the Iranian government to honor its human rights obligations, including by releasing all prisoners of conscience. The government has detained thousands of Iranians in the midst of the demonstrations and at least 2 have died while in detention. This […]

Memo: Standing in Solidarity with the Iranian People

As Iranians protest in the largest numbers since the disputed 2009 Iranian Presidential election that sparked the Green Movement, many lawmakers are wondering how to stand with Iranians as they bravely make their voices heard.