A measure passed by the House seeks to block Americans from traveling to Iran on U.S. passports. Civil liberties groups are raising alarms about a bill making its way through Congress that applies pressure for a ban on travel to Iran for Americans using U.S. passports. The rights groups see the bill as part of a […]
Congress is exploiting recent tensions to jam through a series of hawkish approaches toward Iran and the Middle East as a whole, including legislation to push forward a ban on U.S. travel to Iran and a package that provides billions to send weapons to Israel and an expansion of broad Iran sanctions.
Congress is poised to advance – with President Biden’s endorsement – a massive $26 billion Israeli military aid package that includes several billions of dollars in unrestricted offensive weaponry for Israel and expansive new sanctions on Iran. With Israel planning a possible military incursion into Rafah opposed by the U.S. and facing no accountability for […]
We were deeply disturbed by the reports of an Israeli military strike in Isfahan last night which risked triggering a new cycle of violence in the brewing conflict between Israel and Iran. We call on Iran and Israel to stand down from further retaliation and respect international law, and for President Biden to finally move with urgency to de-conflict and end the war in Gaza.
We are deeply concerned by the legislative theater planned by the Republican Majority concerning U.S. policy toward Iran. This weekend, we saw the consequences of reckless militarism in the Middle East when Iran launched a massive volley of drones and missiles against Israel to retaliate for Israel’s April 1 bombing of its diplomatic compound in […]
We are deeply concerned that Iranian retaliatory strikes following Israel’s April 1 attack on its diplomatic compound in Damascus will move the region even further from the path to peace and security. Now is the time for restraint and diplomacy, not more military escalation. Anyone who yearns for a future in which Iranians are free of the shackles of authoritarianism must reject war and work for peace and diplomacy.
S.2626 – “The MAHSA Act” – requires the President to determine whether the office of the Supreme Leader and the office of Iran’s President should be designated under existing sanctions authorities. Both the current Supreme Leader and President are already designated under one such authority, so in practical terms this bill would not lead to […]
By Jamal Abdi Iranian Americans who have had their bank accounts closed or who have been subjected to invasive and persistent questioning by their banks because of their Iranian heritage were dealt another blow in the effort to stop banking discrimination. Two years ago, Bank of America was sued for shutting down the bank account […]
San Diego, California – The Southern District Court of California issued a sweeping ruling in favor of Bank of America in the ground-breaking class action lawsuit that alleged the bank had discriminated against Iranian Americans in its efforts to comply with U.S. sanctions on Iran. While this ruling is deeply disappointing to the more than […]
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We are deeply concerned by the legislative theater planned by the Republican Majority concerning U.S. policy toward Iran. This weekend, we saw the consequences of reckless militarism in the Middle East when Iran launched a massive volley of drones and missiles against Israel to retaliate for Israel’s April 1 bombing of its diplomatic compound in […]
The innocuously-named “Iranian Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2023” (H.R. 6201/S. 3197) seeks to significantly increase U.S. interdictions of Iranian shipping vessels to enforce unilateral U.S. sanctions, a highly escalatory proposition that risks heightening tensions and inviting Iranian reprisals. The push is particularly unwise in the current context of regional hostilities that have spilled across the […]
The brief humanitarian pause to the horrific warfare in Israel and Palestine between November 24 and December 1 delivered concrete results: more than 100 hostages released, a reprieve for civilians subjected to devastating bombing, and humanitarian aid entering Gaza. Less-noticed, but still significant, was a halt on attacks targeting U.S. forces and interests across the […]
This memo was updated on November 14, 2023, to include news of the recent U.S. strikes in eastern Syria on November 12, 2023. Risks of Regional War Grow Amid Israel-Palestine War Hamas’ horrific October 7th assault on Israel, which killed 1,400 Israelis and resulted in more than 200 individuals taken hostage, kicked off a brutal […]
The Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum Act of 2023 – the SHIP Act (S. 1829) – introduced by Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) – is a deeply reckless proposal that risks sabotaging the global economy in the name of combatting Iranian oil sales. The bill mandates sanctions on key elements of the global energy and shipping industries, […]
This memo was updated on October 25th, 2023, following the bill’s passage through the House Foreign Affairs Committee H.R. 3774 – The SHIP Act, introduced by Rep. Lawler (R-NY), is a deeply reckless proposal that risks sabotaging the global economy in the name of combatting Iranian oil sales. It was advanced by the House Foreign […]
شورای ملی ایرانیان آمریکا از سنا می خواهد که به «متمم راندز» با شماره 813 ضمیمه لایحه S.2226 (قانون مجوز دفاع ملی سال مالی 24 (NDAA)، که قرار است امروز بعدازظهر رای گیری شود، رای منفی دهد. این متمم محدودیتهای تبعیض آمیزی را در خرید املاک کشاورزی علیه برخی از مهاجران صرفا به خاطر تابعیت […]
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A measure passed by the House seeks to block Americans from traveling to Iran on U.S. passports. Civil liberties groups are raising alarms about a bill making its way through Congress that applies pressure for a ban on travel to Iran for Americans using U.S. passports. The rights groups see the bill as part of a […]
Congress is exploiting recent tensions to jam through a series of hawkish approaches toward Iran and the Middle East as a whole, including legislation to push forward a ban on U.S. travel to Iran and a package that provides billions to send weapons to Israel and an expansion of broad Iran sanctions.
Congress is poised to advance – with President Biden’s endorsement – a massive $26 billion Israeli military aid package that includes several billions of dollars in unrestricted offensive weaponry for Israel and expansive new sanctions on Iran. With Israel planning a possible military incursion into Rafah opposed by the U.S. and facing no accountability for […]
We were deeply disturbed by the reports of an Israeli military strike in Isfahan last night which risked triggering a new cycle of violence in the brewing conflict between Israel and Iran. We call on Iran and Israel to stand down from further retaliation and respect international law, and for President Biden to finally move with urgency to de-conflict and end the war in Gaza.
Congress is poised to advance – with President Biden’s endorsement – a massive $26 billion Israeli military aid package that includes several billions of dollars in unrestricted offensive weaponry for Israel and expansive new sanctions on Iran. With Israel planning a possible military incursion into Rafah opposed by the U.S. and facing no accountability for […]
We were deeply disturbed by the reports of an Israeli military strike in Isfahan last night which risked triggering a new cycle of violence in the brewing conflict between Israel and Iran. We call on Iran and Israel to stand down from further retaliation and respect international law, and for President Biden to finally move with urgency to de-conflict and end the war in Gaza.
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تبعید سعید مدنی به زندان دماوند و آن هم در حالی که هیچ حکمی درباره چنین تبعیدی وجود نداشت را شاید بتوان یکی دیگر از رفتارهای بی قانون در نظام قضایی جمهوری اسلامی دانست اما حقیقت این است که این رفتار و مشابه آن که به معنای مجازات کل خانواده به جای تنها فقط یک […]
This week, reports suggested that Israel has been attacking Iranian ships since 2019. And, U.S. and Iranian officials continue to trade escalating barbs over the JCPOA and questions remain over frozen Iranian funds in South Korean banks. Please see our breakdown below:
By Jamal Abdi Iranian Americans who have had their bank accounts closed or who have been subjected to invasive and persistent questioning by their banks because of their Iranian heritage were dealt another blow in the effort to stop banking discrimination. Two years ago, Bank of America was sued for shutting down the bank account […]
By Jamal Abdi Iranian Americans who have had their bank accounts closed or who have been subjected to invasive and persistent questioning by their banks because of their Iranian heritage were dealt another blow in the effort to stop banking discrimination. Two years ago, Bank of America was sued for shutting down the bank account […]
This groundbreaking report explains how the dehumanization of Iranians undermines U.S. policy objectives and hurts the Iranian-American community at home, and outlines recommendations to improve the current state of affairs.