Victory for Diplomacy with Iran
Washington, DC – Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) is now the 34th Senator to pledge support for the Iran nuclear agreement, enabling president Obama to sustain a veto if the Senate chooses to vote against the
Humans of Iran
Washington, DC – In the summer of 2010, Brandon Stanton set out to take pictures of the Humans of New York. He posted his touching photographs of ordinary people to a blog, captioning them with quotes
Meet PAAIA’s 2015 Fall CHIP Fellow
Washington, D.C. – There will be a new Iranian American on Capitol Hill this fall. Shahriar Jahanbani is the recipient of the Akbar Ghahary Capitol Hill Internship Program (CHIP), working at the office of Congresswoman Barbara
Sanctions Experts Release Legal Manual on State of US Sanctions on Iran Following Nuclear Agreement
Washington, DC – Iran sanctions experts, Babak Hoghooghi, Benjamin H. Flowe, Jr., and Dan Fisher-Owens recently released a legal practice guide devoted to the topic of US trade sanctions against Iran entitled, State of US
Iranian American Community Agrees with Experts: Iran Nuclear Deal Offers Best Chance for Peace
In just three weeks, Congress will return from its August recess to bring closure to a vigorous national debate by voting on President Obama’s Iran Nuclear Deal. Nuclear scientists, former military commanders and national
Twenty-Nine Prominent Scientists Send Letter of Support to President Obama Over Nuclear Agreement
Washington, DC – Twenty-nine of the nation’s most prominent scientists sent a letter to President Obama last week in support of the international agreement between the world powers and Iran. Signatories to the letter include
UPDATES: P5+1 Iran Nuclear Negotiations Resource Center
Washington, D.C. – Like much of the world, Iranian Americans have followed the Iran nuclear negotiations and ensuing developments with great interest. The PAAIA Public Policy Center is pleased to provide a resource page that provides easily accessible
Institute of International Education Launches Initiative in Support of US-Iran Academic Exchanges
Washington, DC – The Institute of International Education (IIE) recently announced its new Iran Higher Education Initiative, which seeks to facilitate increased cooperation between higher education institutions in the United States and Iran. The Iran
Iranian Americans Place Ad in New York Times in Support of Diplomacy and Peace through the Iran Nuclear Agreement
August 11, 2015, New York, NY – Twenty-four prominent Iranian Americans, consisting of authors, business leaders, media personalities, scientist, and scholars, published an open letter in support of the Iran nuclear agreement as a full
UPDATES: P5+1 Iran Nuclear Negotiations Resource Center
Washington, D.C. – Like much of the world, Iranian Americans have followed the Iran nuclear negotiations and ensuing developments with great interest. The PAAIA Public Policy Center is pleased to provide a resource page that provides easily accessible
Donate to PAAIA’s IA-100 to continue our hard work in reuniting families
PAAIA is working towards passing the TFVA which will create a new visa category that will allow the family members of U.S. citizens and permanent residents to visit from abroad. Currently, family members must apply to visit their relatives in the U.S. through B-2 visas which results in an unnecessarily high denial rate due to presumptions that the applicants intend to immigrate. The new visa category created by the TFVA will provide an opportunity for family members to visit their U.S. relatives without the worry of visa overstays.