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Washington DC – Jamal Abdi, President of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), issued the following statement after reports of alleged Iranian interference in U.S. elections: "All foreign an...
Washington DC – Jamal Abdi, President of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), issued the following statement after a Fairfax County special grand jury indicted two U.S. Park Police officers...
Jamal Abdi, President of the National Iranian American Council, issued the following statement on the Trump administration’s decision to further escalate sanctions against the Iranian financial sect...
Washington, DC - Jamal Abdi, Executive Director of National Iranian American Council Action (NIAC Action), issued the following statement on new restrictions proposed by the Trump administration that ...
Washington, DC – Jamal Abdi, President of the National Iranian American Council, issued the following statement on the administration’s false claims that it has triggered snapback of all UN Se...
The gathering of world leaders for the annual UN General Assembly from September 22-29 will bring international issues to the forefront of the news cycle. Current issues involving U.S.-Iran tensions a...
When the U.S. struck the nuclear accord with Iran in 2015, it was celebrated by the Iranian people who wanted an end to U.S. sanctions on the country and tarnished by hardliners who warned the U.S. co...
Washington, DC - Sina Toossi, senior research analyst at the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), issued the following statement regarding the New York Times’ report that the State Departmentâ€...
The passage of legislation to end the Muslim ban is a decisive victory for everyone impacted by this disgraceful ban that is rooted in Trump’s bigotry. If you feared for a loved one detained or depo...
The DNC should be applauded for its forward-leaning platform commitments on issues of importance to the Iranian-American community. The draft platform warns against the Trump administration’s danger...
Sen. Durbin is a true champion of immigrant communities in the United States, and today is no exception as he again sought to pass compromise legislation to fix the broken green card system. In advanc...
Yesterday, millions of Iranians joined in one call: "Do not execute" (اعدام_نکنید#). The hashtag trended worldwide and united Iranians from all walks of life and different political persuasi...