NIAC Action
NIAC Action is the grassroots, civic action organization committed to advancing peace and championing the priorities of the Iranian-American community. We are a nonpartisan nonprofit and the 501(c)4 sister organization of the National Iranian American Council, which works to strengthen the Iranian-American community and promote greater understanding between the American and Iranian people.
Releases by this organization
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Newswire article Monday, July 23, 2018 NIAC Statement on Trump’s Tweet Threatening Iran War Jamal Abdi, Vice President of Policy for the National Iranian American Council, issued the following statement after Trump’s Sunday night tweet threatening war with Iran: “Trump’s crazed, all-caps tweet threatening Iran with war last night underscores the danger of supporting the Trump agenda... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, June 26, 2018 NIAC Outraged by Supreme Court Decision Upholding Muslim Ban Jamal Abdi, Vice President of Policy at the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), issued the following statement following today’s Supreme Court decision upholding Presidential Proclamation 9645, commonly referred to as Muslim Ban 3.0 in the case of Hawaii v. Trump: “The effort to end the... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, June 21, 2018 NIAC Action Applauds Senate Effort on Muslim Ban NIAC Action released the following statement after the Senate Appropriations Committee adopted an amendment from Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Patrick Leahy D-VT mandating Congressional oversight of the implementation of Presidential Proclamation 9645, commonly referred to as Muslim Ban 3.0... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, May 24, 2018 House NDAA Clarifies Trump Has No War Authorization for Iran Jamal Abdi, Executive Director of NIAC Action, issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) clarifying that the use of armed forces against Iran is not authorized by Congress: “The House of Representatives just... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, April 30, 2018 Netanyahu Continues his Push to Unravel the Iran Nuclear Deal Trita Parsi, President of the National Iranian American Council, issued the following statement regarding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s presentation on Iran’s nuclear program: “Netanyahu's desperation to kill the Iran deal and drag the United States into war with Iran was on full... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, April 26, 2018 Senate Makes Historic Mistake with Pompeo Confirmation NIAC Action Executive Director Jamal Abdi issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo: “The Senate has made a mistake of historic proportions by rubber stamping Donald Trump’s war cabinet. The U.S. appears headed towards a... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, April 24, 2018 Pompeo Narrowly Approved in Committee NIAC Action Executive Director Jamal Abdi released the following statement regarding the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s favorable vote for Mike Pompeo’s nomination for Secretary of State: “The Senate may have just blown its last chance to stop Trump from exiting the Iran deal and the... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, August 02, 2017 NIAC Action Statement on President Trump Signing New Iran Sanctions Into Law Jamal Abdi, Executive Director of NIAC Action, issued the following statement in response to President Trump signing the ‘‘Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act’’: “Buried within the Russia and North Korea sanctions are dangerous and controversial Iran sanctions that will likely... Read more |