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Washington, DC – Appearing on Fox & Friends on Tuesday, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) made offensive comments when he joked that if he took a DNA test, it would probably show that he was “Iranian” and […]...
For Immediate Release: Contact: Morad Ghorban [email protected] (202) 828-8370 Poll shows concerns over discrimination and the direction of U.S. Policy towards Iran Washington, DC – Today, the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian […]...
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 […]...
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 […]...
Washington, DC – Today the Iranian American Political Action Committee (IAPAC), the connected PAC of PAAIA, proudly announced its endorsement of Democratic nominee Shireen Ghorbani for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District Race. If elected, […]...
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 […]...
“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 […]...
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 […]...
Washington, DC – On May 8th, President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the JCPOA, a multilateral agreement between Iran and a group of world powers, including the P5+1 (China, France […]...
This summer, I had the privilege of working as an intern for Senator Dianne Feinstein of California. As an intern, I handled legislative, administrative, and press responsibilities. This experience gave me […]...