If we refer to their past declarations, their message is clear and simple: the Iranian regime is not a threat to either the West or the US. The reason for its nuclear program or regional expansion is because Iran is under threat. They feel lonely and vulnerable. Therefore, remove the threat from Iran and it will act reasonably. The same goes for human rights violations. Iran is under US threat and fears the policy of regime change, therefore, to improve the human rights situation, they are asking for the ceasing of pressure on this regime. Finally, if you listen to these “Iran experts,” you should do exactly what Trita Parsi has been trying to say for so long, that the US should accept Iran’s power in the Middle East. In an article in the Huffington Post of April 22, 2008 he asked: “Is the United States ready to share the region with Iran?” Parsi emphasized that: “Sooner or later, Iran and the U.S. must learn how to share the region.”

Next Tuesday, on November 18, the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) will host a congressional briefing. Senator Thomas Carper (D-DE) and Representative John Tierney (D-MA) are amongst the speakers. They will be talking about the new president’s policy towards Iran.
It is deeply concerning that a discredited group within the Iranian-American community, with blatantly obvious connections with the Islamic Republic, should be allowed to freely influence Washington’s political circles to the detriment of the American peoples’ and ultimately, the world community’s interests.

After several months of discussions, a group of Iranian Americans finally converged and founded the “Progressive American-Iranian Committee” (PAIC).
This new organization is particularly focused on counteracting the Iranian regime’s web of influence in the US. Last week, Hassan Dai interviewed Kayvan Kaboli, a co-founder of PAIC, and discussed this new group’s manifesto and their means of achieving their goals.

Iran lacks sufficient refining capacity to meet its needs, forcing it to import the shortfall and burdening state finances. Tehran pays international prices for the fuel but its subsidies at the pump ensure its gasoline is among the world’s cheapest.

Esha Momeni, 28, a dual citizen, is scheduled to appear in an Iranian court Tuesday on charges of acting against national security and propagating against the system, her father Reza Momeni told the Los Angeles Times. Both charges could carry lengthy prison terms.

On behalf of “PAIC” we would like to extend our congratulations to the President-elect Mr. Barack Obama. This historic event is a significant illustration of the American democracy at its best.
The Iranian community in the USA expects Mr. Obama to take effective steps in handling the Iranian regime’s threats in the Middle East by bringing the whole world together in order to neutralize Iran’s rulers’ ambitions to acquire the nuclear bomb, and to offset Islamic Republic’s lobbying influence in the USA.

“The sentence ordered by the court is only 10 lines! This court order which is supposed to be based on article 168 of the Islamic penal code has no reference on any evidence provided against my client Yasser Goli. My client has in none of his interrogations, let alone in the court sessions held against him, confessed against himself” Reiterates attorney Nemat Ahmadi.

Human right activists in Iran (HRAI) announced that Mr. Abdol Reza Rajabi, 46 years old, died suspiciously in prison on October 30th.

Soghra Najafpour spent 17 years on death row, having been convicted at 13 of murdering an eight-year-old boy – the son of the family who she had been working for as a maid since she was nine.

Hopefully, with the new president, tougher policies will be implemented against Mullahs’ ambitions. We, the Iranian Americans can play a decisive role to confront the Mullahs’ lobby. We must make a concerted effort to raise the awareness of the American public to the Human Rights situation in Iran, stop the Mullahs’ nuclear ambitions and prevent their domination of the Middle East.