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| − | * [https://iranlobby.net/iran-lobby-why-does-niac-oppose-democracy/ Iran lobby-Why Does NIAC Oppose Democracy?]. March 9, 2015 by admin. | + | * [https://iranlobby.net/iran-lobby-why-does-niac-oppose-democracy/ Iran lobby-Why Does NIAC Oppose Democracy?]. ''Iran Lobby'', March 9, 2015 by admin. |
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| | Senate VotesIt is a curious thing. The National Iranian American Council (NIAC) claims to advocate on behalf of the Iranian American interests, but virtually all of its public and media outreach efforts are devoted towards supporting whatever happens to be the line of the day for the Mullah’s regime in Iran. | | Senate VotesIt is a curious thing. The National Iranian American Council (NIAC) claims to advocate on behalf of the Iranian American interests, but virtually all of its public and media outreach efforts are devoted towards supporting whatever happens to be the line of the day for the Mullah’s regime in Iran. |
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| − | * [https://www.hudson.org/national-security-defense/meet-the-iran-lobby Iran lobby-Why Meet the Iran Lobby | Hudson Institute]. Sep 1, 2015 | + | * [https://www.hudson.org/national-security-defense/meet-the-iran-lobby Iran lobby-Why Meet the Iran Lobby | Hudson Institute]. Sep 1, 2015. Tablet Magazine. |
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| | Trita Parsi, the Iranian-born émigré who moved to the United States in 2001 from Sweden, where his parents found refuge before the Islamic Revolution, should be the toast of Washington these days. As I argued in Tablet magazine several years ago, Parsi is an immigrant who in classic American fashion wanted to capitalize on the opportunity to reconcile his new home and his birthplace. And now he’s done it: The founder and president of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC, the tip of the spear of the Iran Lobby, has won a defining battle over the direction of American foreign policy. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action not only lifts sanctions on Iran, a goal Parsi has fought for since 1997, but also paves the way for a broader reconciliation between Washington and Tehran across the Middle East. | | Trita Parsi, the Iranian-born émigré who moved to the United States in 2001 from Sweden, where his parents found refuge before the Islamic Revolution, should be the toast of Washington these days. As I argued in Tablet magazine several years ago, Parsi is an immigrant who in classic American fashion wanted to capitalize on the opportunity to reconcile his new home and his birthplace. And now he’s done it: The founder and president of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC, the tip of the spear of the Iran Lobby, has won a defining battle over the direction of American foreign policy. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action not only lifts sanctions on Iran, a goal Parsi has fought for since 1997, but also paves the way for a broader reconciliation between Washington and Tehran across the Middle East. |
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| − | * [https://www.aei.org/op-eds/irans-emboldened-u-s-lobby/ Iran lobby-Why Does NIAC Oppose Democracy?]. Iran’s Emboldened U.S. Lobby. By Michael Rubin. Commentary. ''American Enteroruse Institute'', March 20, 2017. | + | * [https://www.aei.org/op-eds/irans-emboldened-u-s-lobby/ Iran lobby-Why Does NIAC Oppose Democracy?]. Iran’s Emboldened U.S. Lobby. By Michael Rubin. Commentary. ''American Enterprise Institute'', March 20, 2017. |
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| | The National Iranian American Council (NIAC) has long been sensitive about accusations that it acts as, at best, a de facto lobby for the Islamic Republic of Iran and, at worst, an unregistered foreign agent on behalf of the Iranian regime.</small></blockquote> | | The National Iranian American Council (NIAC) has long been sensitive about accusations that it acts as, at best, a de facto lobby for the Islamic Republic of Iran and, at worst, an unregistered foreign agent on behalf of the Iranian regime.</small></blockquote> |
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| − | * [https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/parsi-niac-advance-irans-agenda Iran How Trita Parsi and NIAC Used the White House to Advance Iran’s Agenda]. How a small pro-Iranian lobby became part of a vast messaging machine to push the nuclear deal that helped reshape the Middle East | + | * [https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/parsi-niac-advance-irans-agenda Iran How Trita Parsi and NIAC Used the White House to Advance Iran’s Agenda]. How a small pro-Iranian lobby became part of a vast messaging machine to push the nuclear deal that helped reshape the Middle East. By Hassan Dai, ''Tablet'', June 29, 2017. |
| − | By Hassan Dai, ''Tablet'', June 29, 2017. | |
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