Andrew Ghalili, SENIOR POLICY ANALYST In the wake of Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley having his security clearance suspended and being investigated by the FBI, new reporting has revealed the existence of a vast network of Iranian policy analysts, academics and researchers, some who were Malley’s aides, who were secretly part of an Islamic
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NUFDI’s Policy Team has spent the past several months gathering information on 100 judicial, security and other officials of the Islamic Republic at the national, provincial and local level involved in crimes against humanity since Mahsa Amini’s murder. Here are our findings.
Analysis, Policy Brief, Uncategorized
U.S. Deal with Islamic Republic Will Encourage More Hostage Taking
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Andrew Ghalili, SENIOR POLICY ANALYST Last week’s release of $6 billion to the Islamic Republic, while hailed as a deal to save American hostages, is actually a deal that will end up incentivizing the Islamic Republic to take more innocent Americans and Iranian-Americans hostage. The regime in Tehran has a long track record of taking
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Navid Mohebbi, POLICY DIRECTOR On Tuesday June 6, 2023 Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Islamic Republic’s former Foreign Minister, appeared on the social media platform Clubhouse to speak on the Iran Nuclear Deal (JCPOA). During this extensive conversation, which garnered significant Persian language media attention, Zarif delved into the intricacies of the negotiation process that occurred
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Andrew Ghalili, SENIOR POLICY ANALYST House Republicans recently announced a series of six new, Iran-related bills targeting the Islamic Republic for its terrorism and human rights abuses. Here’s a brief breakdown and what you need to know about each of them. → TERRORISM SANCTIONS1. No Sanctions Relief for Terrorists Act (H.R. 3070)» Rep. Bryan Steil
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Cameron Khansarinia, POLICY DIRECTOR Andrew Ghalili, SENIOR POLICY ANALYST A recent letter signed by 32 members of the Israeli Knesset (parliament) supporting ethnic separatism in Iran caused concern among Iranians across the political divide who viewed it as an attempt to violate Iran’s territorial integrity. The letter appeared to many opponents of the Islamic Republic
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The United States is reportedly considering offering the Islamic Republic a new, “interim” agreement that would lift some sanctions on the regime in exchange for Tehran freezing parts of its nuclear program. Though Israeli officials familiar with the matter told Axios that regime officials “have so far rejected the idea,” this development suggests the Biden
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For decades, U.S.-Iran policy has focused almost exclusively on the Islamic Republic – whether and how to engage it, contain it or pressure it. At NUFDI, we believe that it is time for a strategic expansion of U.S.-Iran policy to account for the Iranian people and their historic role in the developing transformation of the
NUFDI In The Media, Press, Uncategorized
‘A Pathetic Slap in the Face’: Dissidents Blast Biden’s Tepid Support for Iranian Protesters
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NUFDI’s Cameron Khansarinia quoted in the Washington Free Beacon: Cameron Khansarinia, policy director at the National Union for Democracy in Iran, a pro-human rights Iranian-American organization that supports democracy, said the Biden administration’s hesitance to actively support protesters is helping the hardline regime remain in power. He and other activists say the administration’s tepid response
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