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NIAC applauds the Treasury Department's decision to ease sanctions to enable humanitarian activities by nongovernmental organizations in Iran and athletic exchanges between the U.S. and Iran. ...
Mom's Against Poverty, a humanitarian organization based in the United States that is focused on advancing the quality of life for children, has received permission from OFAC to start work in Ira...
What's happening in Oklahoma? That's the question many Iranian Americans might be asking themselves after a number of Oklahoman politicians recently stepped up to advocate for policies that would...
On Monday, the latest version of Congress's sanctions bill was unveiled just in time to be passed and sent to the president's desk by July 4. But while lawmakers have attempted to reconcile the p...
NIAC held a briefing yesterday for three Members of Congress and nearly 50 Hill staffers, discussing internal political factions in Iran as well as the developments in the country within the past...
NIAC recently unveiled a brand-new tool for Iranian Americans to take action--the mehmoonak. To date, NIAC members have hosted mehmoonaks in four Congressional districts, where they organized let...
The National Iranian American Council once again hosted a full house in the Dirksen Senate Office Building Wednesday for its policy conference titled "Iran at a Crossroads: Assessing a Changing L...
The National Iranian American Council applauds today's Treasury Department decision to reverse harmful policies barring U.S. Internet communication software from being available to Iranians. ...
Senators John McCain and Joe Lieberman have introduced legislation to impose sanctions on individuals in Iran guilty of human rights abuses following the June 12 election. ...
"Iran is a sovereign state whose people are struggling bravely for their own freedom. It is natural and right for us to want to support their struggle. The question is how?" ...
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) introduced H.R. 4303, the Stand with the Iranian People Act (SWIPA), to support the Iranian people's democratic movement by ensuring that America's Iran policy imposes p...
The Huffington Post - Two new bills offer a new way forward on Iran. The Stand with the Iranian People Act (SWIPA), led by Rep. Keith Ellison, and the Iranian Digital Empowerment Act (IDEA), led ...