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Sina Toossi, Senior Research Analyst at the National Iranian American Council, issued the following statement following Iran’s release of formerly-imprisoned Navy veteran Michael White...
Read the National Iranian American Council's (NIAC) statement on U.S. protests against the killing of George Floyd, systemic racism and police brutality....
Jamal Abdi, President of the National Iranian American Council, issued the following statement following a Washington Post report indicating that the Trump administration is planning to end sanctions ...
President Trump’s veto of Sen. Kaine’s war powers resolution holds because more than a third of the Senate put loyalty to a reckless President over the national interest. Regardless, Congress has ...
There is no worse time for a disastrous war than in the middle of a pandemic, with U.S. service members already at heightened risk of contracting COVID-19. It is self-evident that the ‘maximum press...
As American deaths approach a quarter of worldwide coronavirus fatalities, Trump is turning to immigrants, his favorite scapegoats, to distract from his fumbling response to the crisis. Given his trac...
We are saddened to hear the confirmation of Mr. Levinson’s death and send our deepest condolences to his family and loved ones. Holding Americans for political concessions, as Iran clearly does, is ...
In light of the increasingly dire situation in Iran as the country combats the COVID-19 pandemic, 25 other organizations – including NIAC Action, J Street, Truman National Security Project, MoveOn, ...
"Trump tried to bomb his way out of tensions with Iran in Iraq only two months ago, only to see it backfire with one hundred service members injured following Iranian missile strikes on U.S. airbases....
We are concerned by the President’s announcement to subject Iranian nationals to yet another ban on their travel to the United States, along with other nationals who have recently traveled to Iran. ...
Today, the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) wrote Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin to encourage immediate steps to ensure that U.S. sanctions do not inhibit humanitarian relief to respond to...
On February 6, we sent the Treasury Department supplementary information supporting our rule change request. The information outlines NIAC’s longstanding advocacy to halt bank account closures as we...