Hi John,
It’s hard to believe we’re halfway through May and we don’t have any progress to report on the Iran nuclear deal talks. With every passing day we don’t renew the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Iranians grow further impoverished and the risk of military conflict grows.
On May 10th, I moderated Deal or Deadlock: Can the Nuclear Deal be Saved [[link removed]] , a panel with experts on sanctions and nuclear nonproliferation. We discussed the dire consequences of waiting any longer to renew the deal and the panelists agreed that the JCPOA is being held up because of politics rather than policy.
Following our panel, a group of former Trump officials and monarchy advocates hosted their own event, covered extensively by the Saudi-funded outlet Iran International. They explicitly called for Biden to move to "the next step" and begin launching military strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities. They did not mention that these "easy" strikes would kill tens of thousands of innocent Iranians and the radioactive fallout could poison countless more. And, if Iran were to retaliate, the group urged Biden to launch a full scale war.
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We cannot allow the advocates for war and broad sanctions to get their way, and to distort the voice of the Iranian-American community that overwhelmingly supports diplomatic solutions.
We need your support so we have the resources to host events, educate the public, and redouble our efforts to press the Biden administration and Congress to do the right thing. We don’t have time to waste. Can you chip in $15 right now to help us continue our work? [[link removed]] The clock is ticking every day without a renewed agreement.
Let’s get this done,
Jamal Abdi
President, NIAC
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