Lawmakers Urge the Trump Administration to Enable Humanitarian Trade for the Iranian People
Washington, DC- Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter today urging Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to ensure that U.S. sanctions do not block the flow of […]
Iranian American Women Make History
Washington, DC – PAAIA congratulates Anna Eskamani, Anna Kaplan, Zahra Karinshak, and Sam Hamadani for making history in the 2018 midterm elections. Of the five Iranian American candidates endorsed by […]
Second Round of Iran Sanctions Looming
Washington, DC – On November 5th, the second and final snap back of Iran nuclear-related sanctions will take effect, reinstating U.S. sanctions that were lifted under the Joint Comprehensive Plan […]
Iranian American Women Making Their Mark on the 2018 Midterm Elections
Washington, DC – The Iranian American Political Action Committee (IAPAC), the registered bipartisan connected political action committee of the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA), proudly supports five Iranian American […]
PAAIA Requests Meeting with Sen. Graham After DNA Comment
Washington, DC – Today, the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) sent a letter to Senator Lindsey Graham requesting a meeting and urging him to refrain from broad generalizations about […]
PAAIA Supports Senate Bill Introduced to Prevent Unconstitutional War with Iran
Washington, DC – Yesterday, legislation was introduced in the Senate that aims to prohibit the use of any funding for an attack against Iran that is not authorized by Congress. The […]
IAPAC Endorses Anna Kaplan, Iranian American Set to Flip the New York State Senate
Washington, DC-The Iranian American Political Action Committee (IAPAC), the connected PAC of the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans proudly announces its support for Anna Kaplan for New York State Senate. Anna Monahemi Kaplan is […]
Meet Alex Soltany, PAAIA’s Fall CHIP Fellow
PAAIA congratulates our newest Akbar Ghahary Capitol Hill Internship Program (CHIP) Fellow, Alex Soltany. Alex Soltany, a native of McLean, Virginia, recently graduated cum laude from Davidson College in May […]
Negeen Sadeghi-Movahed Reflects on PAAIA Ansari Fellowship
“Reason and reflection require us to recognize that in our adversary system of criminal justice, any person haled into court, who is too poor to hire a lawyer, cannot be assured a […]
PAAIA Ansari Fellow Neeki Memarzadeh Reflects on Internship
This summer, with the generous support of the PAAIA Ansari Fellowship, I had the incredible opportunity to serve as a legislative intern in the office of Senator Cory A. Booker (NJ) in […]