Iran launched a wave of more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel in its first-ever direct attack on the Jewish state.
Everything You Need To Know About Threats Posed By Iran
American Jewish Committee (AJC) sounds the alarm on, and advocates against, the Iranian regime’s destructive and destabilizing role in the world, which includes repeated calls for the annihilation of Israel; support for terrorist organizations such as Hamas and Hezbollah; dissemination of antisemitism; violation of the JCPOA (the agreement reached in July 2015 with the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany); active assistance to the Assad regime in its murderous campaign against the Syrian people; expansionist interference in the internal affairs of other countries; and pervasive human rights abuses.
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Get the Facts About Iran’s Unprecedented Attack on Israel
What is Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Why is it Designated a Terror Group by the United States?
On April 1, an alleged Israeli airstrike near Iran's embassy in Damascus, Syria, reportedly killed seven members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a U.S.-designated terror organization. Among those killed was a top IRGC commander, Mohammad Reza Zahedi.
AJC's Jason Isaacson on the Danger of Iran's Terror Proxies
Jason Isaacson, AJC Chief Policy and Political Affairs Officer, spoke with India Today on how Iran’s extensive terror network threatens India, the entire region, and the world. Isaacson also discusses the importance of Israel defending itself and defeating Hamas.
Global leaders, Hold Iran Accountable For Deadly Attack On Argentina’s Jewish Community
The attack against AMIA struck not only a building, but the heart and soul of Argentina and its Jewish community — the sixth largest in the world and the largest in Latin America. This was a blatant attack on our shared values of peace, inclusion and coexistence. In defending these values, we must come together as a global community to bring these murderers and their benefactors to justice.
The Top Five Reasons Why the UN Human Rights Council Needs to Hold Iran Accountable
The death of a 22-year-old Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini, at the hands of Iran’s “morality police” last year has spurred widespread protests over the last several weeks. The ensuing government crackdown on protestors and innocent bystanders has led to an alarming human rights situation and growing calls for the United States and the international community to mobilize to address these widespread abuses.
As Iran Nuclear Deal Nears, AJC CEO David Harris Offers Four Ways America Can Get It Right
According to AJC CEO David Harris, here are four things the United States can do to try to ensure a restored Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) demonstrates a global front against Iran’s aggression.
Why Germany’s Iran Policy is Dangerous
In his latest interview with Germany’s BILD, the most-read newspaper in Europe, AJC CEO David Harris discusses Germany-Iran ties, Germany-Israel relations, COVID-19 conspiracy theories, Holocaust relativization and other current issues.
6 Human Rights Abuses Iran Hopes the World and U.S. Negotiators Ignore
Improving Iran’s human rights record must be among negotiators’ top priorities as they seek to restore a nuclear agreement.
5 Things Everyone Needs to Know About the Iran Nuclear Talks
The talks in Vienna offer the prospect of a better deal with binding, enduring restrictions on Iran’s production, stockpile, and use of enriched uranium, with unhindered international monitoring, as well as on its ballistic missile development and destabilizing regional behavior.
Iran Nuclear Talks: 2021 Is Not 2015
Resuming contacts with Iran has become an early foreign policy priority for the Biden administration. American Jewish Committee (AJC) CEO David Harris, a long-time observer of the Iran issue, offers six recommendations to the Biden Administration for any future negotiations with the Iranian regime.
How Biden and Europe Can Confront Iran
The U.S. and its European and Middle Eastern allies have been bitterly divided over how to contain Tehran's nuclear and regional aggression. The incoming Biden administration now has a unique chance to finally build a domestically and internationally united front against the Islamic Republic.
Europe, Iran, and the Transatlantic Partnership - AJC Advocacy Anywhere
The transatlantic partners tend to agree to disagree on how to tackle the Iranian threat. While Europeans and the U.S. still don’t see eye to eye on the merits of the 2015 nuclear deal, both sides recognize the need to contain the regime’s regional aggression and global terror network.
Assad’s Iranian Guests
Syria and Iran are entwined tighter than an intricately woven Persian carpet. Unless Syrian President Bashar Assad has a change of heart and decides to expel Iranian forces, his most treasured foreign guests are staying.
Renewed U.S. Sanctions on Iran
Only a firm, hard headed set of specific demands, particularly on reversing the "sunset clauses" of the JCPOA and ensuring that Iran will never obtain enough fissile material for the bomb, will actually produce "a better deal."
Trump, the Europeans, Iran and the Future of the Nuclear Deal
The dramatic decision by President Trump to "nix" the JCPOA, and its immediate aftermath, seem to confirm the worst suspicions that Americans and Israelis, on one hand, and Western Europeans, on the other, tend to harbor about each other.
U.S.-Europe Unity Needed on Iran
With just eight days left before President Trump's deadline to fix or nix the nuclear deal, European negotiators striving to save the JCPOA ought to redouble their efforts now to find common ground with their American counterparts.
Why Iran’s Plans in Syria Must Be Foiled
Even for a nation quite used to dramatic news, what happened within the span of four days – from Shabbat morning to Tuesday evening – came as a shock to Israelis.
Why Are the Europeans So Silent on the Iran Protests?
Europe’s voice has been strangely missing as tens of thousands of Iranians have been protesting for dignity, freedom, and economic survival.
Iran Deal is an opportunity to revive the transatlantic partnership
In the eyes of many Americans, European leaders tend to oversell the deal, touting it as the bloc’s prize diplomatic accomplishment.
Sailing into Uncharted Waters: Israel’s Iran Policy Dilemmas Post Decertification
For Israel, President Trump's speech announcing decertification of Iran's compliance with the JCPOA creates a situation fraught with uncertainties.
