Insights & Analysis

Babak Amini Joins Advisory Council

Washington, DC — NUFDI is proud to announce that celebrated guitarist and musician Babak Amini is joining the organization’s Advisory Council. He joins other leaders across the Iranian-American commun...

Iran, Lebanon Reaction to Salman Rushdie Attack

Iran State Newspapers React to Salman Rushdie Attack

The August 12th attack on celebrated author Salman Rushdie caused shock and horror across the United States and in much of the world. In the circles of power in the Islamic Republic in Iran, however, ...

Belgium’s Prisoner Swap Deal Will Only Encourage Iranian Terrorism

Originally published by POLITICO Europe. On July 14, Sweden’s judiciary struck a blow for international justice, when it sentenced Hamid Nouri—an Iranian prison official involved in the mass killing ...

Sepideh Rashno was publicly beaten, then forced to “confess” on State TV

Sepideh Rashno, a 28 year old Iranian artist and writer, was recently arrested after a video of a confrontation between her and a hijab enforcer went viral. In the video, Sepideh—who can be seen witho...

NUFDI to Biden: Act Now to Protect Iranian-Americans

Washington, DC – This weekend, the news of an assassination attempt on an Iranian-American activist, Masih Alinejad in Brooklyn, New York shocked the Iranian-American community. This comes only month...

NUFDI Holds Town Hall for Iranian-American Community on Nationwide Roadshow

Washington, DC – Last month, NUFDI’s team traveled to Fresno, California as a part of its nationwide roadshow to meet with the Iranian-American community across the country. After starting the week pr...

NUFDI to State: Pressure Belgium on Iran Terrorist Treaty

Washington, DC – NUFDI once again expresses our sincere concerns about threats to Iranian activists living in the United States and the broader Iranian American community posed by the dictatorship in ...

Jahan-Parvar Joins Advisory Council

NUFDI is proud to announce that esteemed economist Mohammad R. Jahan-Parvar, Ph.D. is joining the organization’s Advisory Council. He joins other leaders across the Iranian-American community in advis...

Islamic Republic Moves Ahead with Executions Amid Nationwide Protests

Iran Renews Threats to Assassinate Mike Pompeo

A Potentially Fatal Missed Opportunity on Iran