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Trita Parsi, founder of NIAC, is recommended to
President-elect Biden to oversee the
Middle East Affairs on the National Security
Council
Please review the following article links and
share your views with the members of Congress.
The necessary
contacts information is given in the:
President-elect Biden is Pushed to Tap Iranian Lobbyist for Top National Security Role
. POLITICO
Senators Call to Investigate Pro-Iranian Regime Group
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United efforts of lobbyists to legitimize the Islamic Regime against the will of Iranians who struggle for a Secular and Democratic System There
are a growing number of Iranian lobby groups and individuals that
although may have different motives and interests, are united in
pursuing one main task: “unconditional relations between the The best way to know them is to follow their orchestrated efforts in legitimizing the Islamic Regime through their own statements and writings. There
are two documents that have become the roadmap for all the lobby groups
and individuals as reflected in their writings collected here. Trita
Parsi was the architect of this roadmap. He first published it in the
Nation magazine in November 19, 2007, under the title of "The
Iranian Challenge." A reformatted form of this article was
resurfaced again after a year in November 2008 and was presented as
"Joint Expert Statement on
The rest of the lobby web follow this roadmap. Please review their tireless effort in legitimizing the Islamic Regime reflected in the following articles that are updated daily and let us know of any other statements or articles not covered here. ------------------------------------------------------
A Few Examples of the Lobbyists' Effort to Legitimize the Islamic Regime in Iran Through "War - Recognition" Scenario
The lobbyists have masterfully set up a trap for the recognition of the Islamic Regime by the world community. This trap is reducing the options in dealing with IRI to either military attack or engagement. The U.S. war-hawks politicians who have supported the regime change by military intervention have also helped the success of this tactic. As discussed in a recent article, there is an alternative to the scenario of military intervention or appeasing policies towards the Islamic Regime. The U.S. should enforce a "smart Sanction" that will impose pressure on the regime and not the people, and add the condition of the release of all political prisoners to the atomic condition. This will empower the Iranian people to bring about the real change in Iran without any military intervention. It will give them the powerful message that the entire world is behind them and not their enemy. They can overture this regime by civil disobedience. --------------- July 20 is the deadline for nuclear negotiations involving Iran and the U.S. to produce a diplomatic agreement that prevents war and lifts sanctions. If we don’t seal the deal – or, at the very least, secure an extension – by July 20, we will have missed a historic opportunity for peace and instead be on the path to war. Congress has a vital role to play, but too many of our elected representatives are failing to publicly voice their support for the historic diplomatic talks. Will you take action to convince your Congressperson to step up in support of diplomacy and against war?
National
Iranian
American
Council
(NIAC) Policy Director Jamal Abdi issued the following
statement regarding Senate Iran sanctions bill, S.1881: "In
the face of overwhelming support for diplomacy, Senator Menendez
and AIPAC have halted their push for new sanctions that would torpedo
negotiations. Congress has heard the message loud and clear that
the American people, including Iranian Americans, do not want another
war and instead support U.S.-Iran diplomacy. … By
Jamal Abdi (NIAC)
The
effort to pass new sanctions is not a mere difference of opinion on
what are the best diplomatic tactics. It is a full
scale
assault on the notion that we should be engaging in diplomacy in the
first place. You can’t be for diplomacy and also for blowing up the
talks. ... By
Jamal Abdi (NIAC) An
Iran sanctions bill introduced last December is losing traction in the
Senate with the Obama Administration, key lawmakers, and outside
analysts warning that passing the legislation now could derail ongoing
international negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program. … If
the passage of new U.S. sanctions now causes the breakdown of the
diplomatic process, then military conflict —or an Iranian nuclear
weapon—would become more, not less, likely. …
It's
official: we are turning the tides in the Senate AGAINST the dangerous
S.1881 sanctions bill! This
past Wednesday, NIAC
volunteer teams from 16 states visited 32 Senate offices,
delivering
over half of our 2325 petitions in person! These
actions significantly strengthened our online petition deliveries, making
unequivocally clear that Iranian-Americans and our pro-peace allies will
not stand for this bill! Within
48 hours, it was abundantly clear that these grassroots actions made
an impact. Senator Corker (R-TN) shifted his position on the bill a
day after our first ever petition delivery in his state. One of
Senator Menendez's (D-NJ) staffers stated that the majority
of constituents they've heard from do NOT support the Senator's
position on the bill.
I
am very worried. We've
come a long way over the past year. The Iranian people voted for
moderation at home and abroad, and American and Iranian diplomats
responded with steps towards peace.But
peace is far from secured.
AIPAC
and its allies are already working to gather a veto-proof majority of
Congress to enact diplomacy-killing sanctions. The governments in Israel
and Saudi Arabia have made their opposition to a nuclear deal clear.
And hardliners in Iran are waiting for the first opportunity to
withdraw from the talks.
Some,
like President Obama, put the odds of peacefully resolving this at no
better than “50-50.” And the White House has also
made it clear that it's either diplomacy – or war. That
is why the voices for diplomacy must be stronger than the voices for
war. We cannot let them succeed.
We
now face our best opportunity to secure a brighter, more peaceful
future. It might be our last chance.
If
we fail, we are going to face an even worse situation – more
sanctions, more repression and possibly war. But
there is also hope.
Our
community has stepped up to this challenge as never before. We
are just $5,352
shy of our goal of raising $500,000
to help secure peace in the New Year. But
we must all help. We can't afford to stand back and hope we're
fortunate enough to avoid another war. The stakes are too high. Please
join the movement to secure a lasting peace – no more threats, no
more sanctions and no more repression - by contributing what you can,
whether it's $100, $50, or another
amount right for you. It's 100% tax-deductible. Let
us seize this opportunity. Trita
Parsi
New
Iran Sanctions Bill is a Vote for War Over Diplomacy
Washington,
DC - NIAC strongly opposes legislation introduced by Senators
Menendez, Schumer, and Kirk - the Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2013
- that would implement new Iran sanctions in violation of the recently
brokered Geneva accord. "This
is bill is a vote for war over diplomacy that will kill negotiations.
It is the
ultimate gift from hardliners in the U.S. to hardliners in Iran who
oppose a negotiated solution," said NIAC Policy
Director Jamal Abdi. "There
is no better way to undercut American diplomats and Iranian moderates
than to
introduce a bill that violates the terms of the nuclear agreement,
sets prohibitive preconditions for any final deal, and pledges support
Israeli military strikes."
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