Dear John,
As we feared, Iran has struck U.S. military bases inside Iraq in retaliation for the Soleimani assassination and the escalatory cycle continues. We must do everything in our power to stop this.
While we know this is a scary, uncertain time, we hope you know NIAC and a community of allies in Congress, major advocacy organizations, and Americans across the country are with you - they do not want a war and care deeply about their Iranian American friends and neighbors.
Here are immediate actions you can take to help:
*
Call
your
lawmakers
at
1-844-ACT-NIAC.
Leave
a
message
tonight
urging
them
to
pass
War
Powers
legislation
immediately
to
prevent
Trump
from
attacking
Iran.
Make
sure
to
mention
what
city
you
are
calling
from
so
they
know
you
are
a
consituent.
Then
call
tomorrow
morning
after
9am
ET
with
the
same
message.
Congressional
action
is
in
the
works
but
we
need
to
flood
their
phone
lines
to
ensure
they
act
swiftly.
You
can
also
sign
our
petition
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and
share
it
widely
with
your
networks.

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Join
the
national
No
War
With
Iran
mobilization
event
on
Thursday,
January
9.
This
Day
of
Action
is
hosted
by
NIAC
and
our
partners
at
MoveOn,
Indivisible,
Veterans
Against
the
War,
and
Win
WIthout
War
-
our
organizations
collectively
represent
millions
of
members.
We
need
them
to
turn
out
to
help
us
build
the
massive
grassroots
movement
necessary
to
stop
the
escalation.
Find
an
event,
or
host
an
event,
in
your
local
area
at
www.nowarwithiran.org
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Join
us
tomorrow
night
for
a
call
we
are
co-hosting
with
Bernie
Sanders,
Elizabeth
Warren,
Barabara
Lee
,
and
our
allies
at
MoveOn,
Indivisible,
Veterans
Against
the
War,
and
Win
WIthout
War
to
plan
and
outline
next
steps.
RSVP
here
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Thank you for your support and know that you are not alone in the struggle for peace. Read on for NIAC's full press statement we sent earlier regarding the strikes tonight and we will update you as more unfolds.
Jamal Abdi
Executive Director, NIAC Action
NIAC Statement on Iranian Missile Attacks on U.S. Bases in Iraq
NIAC is deeply concerned by reports of We condemn all military escalations by both the Iranian and U.S. governments that have led us to this tragic and avoidable point. It is not too late to pull back from a full-blown war. However, that window is closing rapidly. Congress must act immediately to halt hostilities and prevent Trump’s threats of massive retaliation, including bombing of Iranian cultural sites.
Donald Trump owns this 100%. He inherited a working nuclear deal and a tense but stable situation with Iran. He has deeply wounded the first major diplomatic initiative between the U.S. and Iranian government in decades, and listened to ideologues who convinced him to assassinate an Iranian general. At every step of the way, he has been warned he risked moving back on the path to war. Now that day may be here.
Our thoughts are with all the people who will be harmed by this senseless and needless conflict. It is ordinary Iranians, Iraqis, and people across the region who will bear a profound cost that can’t be justified. So too will American soldiers, and their families here at home, who will bear the consequences of yet another war that was thrust upon them by callous leaders.
We call on the international community and the United Nations to do everything in its power to find a diplomatic resolution to these hostilities before the entire region erupts in war.
We also remain deeply concerned about the Trump administration’s detainment of Iranian Americans at the border on the basis of national heritage and additional discriminatory actions against our community. We will remain vigilant amid the looming specter of war and safeguard our community’s rights.
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