American Jewish Committee (AJC) welcomes today's announcement that the E3 countries – France, Germany, and the United Kingdom – will trigger snapback sanctions at the UN Security Council against the Islamic Republic of Iran for violating international agreements tied to its nuclear program.
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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American Jewish Committee Welcomes E3 Nations Move to Trigger Snapback Sanctions on Iran
AJC CEO Urges European Nations to Activate Snapback Sanctions Against Iranian Regime
American Jewish Committee (AJC) CEO Ted Deutch said European nations have the “legal authority” and “moral responsibility” to trigger snapback sanctions against the Iranian regime for its pursuit of nuclear capabilities in defiance of its obligations under international agreements.
AJC Statement on the Iranian Regime’s Latest Nuclear Actions and Next Steps
AJC Statement on the Iranian Regime’s Latest Nuclear Actions and Next Steps
AJC Praises President Trump for Historic U.S. Military Action Against the Iranian Nuclear Threat
American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, thanks President Donald Trump for taking historic and decisive military action against the threat of a nuclear Iran and praises the United States Military servicemembers who carried out these strategic, limited, and targeted strikes against the Iranian regime’s nuclear sites.
AJC’s Transatlantic Friends of Israel Calls for Transatlantic Strategy on Iran
Transatlantic Friends of Israel (TFI), a cross-party, inter-parliamentary group spearheaded by American Jewish Committee (AJC), today released a statement signed by legislators from the United States and Europe urging decisive and strategic action to deter the Iranian regime’s aggression and destabilizing behavior. The signatories represent multiple political parties across both continents.
AJC Statement on U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks
American Jewish Committee (AJC) is monitoring the planned negotiations between Iran and the United States related to the Iranian regime's rapidly advancing nuclear program. Action toward a solution is necessary and overdue. The Iranian regime has long been a destabilizing force on the world stage. It has continuously called for the destruction of the U.S. and Israel, supported terrorism, interfered in the internal affairs of other nations, and committed pervasive human rights abuses. Its ongoing, active threats to regional stability and peace are intolerable.
AJC Statement on Iranian President Pezeshkian’s Address to the UN General Assembly
In his first address to the United Nations as Iran's President, President Pezeshkian sought to portray himself – and the regime he represents – as a thoughtful partner on the world stage. It is important to remember that his is a regime that is single-handedly responsible for undermining regional stability in the Middle East and around the world, pouring funding and weapons into terror groups that are committed to death and destruction, including Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the Houthis in Yemen, all while building nuclear weapons in violation of international law and the JCPOA.
AJC Urges G7, Key Allies to Take United Action Against Iranian Aggression
As Iran and its proxies threaten an imminent attack against Israel, American Jewish Committee (AJC) this week urged the U.S. administration, America's G7 allies, and key strategic partners to take a firm and unified stance to counter the Islamic Republic of Iran’s conventional, terror, and nuclear threats. This ask follows escalating actions not only from Tehran but also the regime’s many proxies throughout the Middle East, including Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and Shiite militias in Iraq and Syria.
AJC CEO Ted Deutch Statement on Iran Hostage Deal
I am thrilled for the Americans who will soon be reunited with their families after so many years. As the author of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (2020), I welcomed the sanctions leveled by the Administration against Ahmadinejad who notoriously oversaw the political hostage-taking of many Americans and foreign nationals, including my former constituent Robert Levinson, who went missing in Iran in 2007. Iran has still not accounted for Bob’s disappearance and tragic passing. The Levinson family deserves this justice.
AJC CEO Ted Deutch on Today's Announcement on Wrongfully Detained Americans in Iran
I am encouraged by the news that five Americans whose lives, and whose families’ lives, have been upended by Iran’s longstanding callous practice of political hostage-taking and wrongfully detaining foreign nationals for use as bargaining chips, are closer than ever before to coming home as a result of the agreement announced today.
Lithuanian Prime Minister Calls for More Action Against IRGC, Warns Iran Must Be Kept In Check To Thwart Nuclear Ambitions and Aiding Russia in Ukraine
Today at AJC Global Forum 2023, Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė said her nation stands with Israel in stemming the threat posed by Iran’s growing nuclear capability and promised her country would do its part to keep Iran’s nuclear ambitions in check.
AJC Urges U.S. to Lead Efforts to Convene UN Human Rights Council Special Session on Iran Human Rights Abuses
American Jewish Committee (AJC) CEO Ted Deutch, in a letter to President Biden, has urged the United States to mobilize the international community to convene a Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council to address the Iranian regime’s deadly crackdown on peaceful protesters. AJC also launched today an online campaign, AJC.org/StopIranAbuses, encouraging individuals to sign a petition calling on the White House to take action detailed in Deutch’s letter to the president
American Jewish Committee Presents Moral Courage Award to Masih Alinejad, Prominent Opponent of Iranian Regime
Masih Alinejad, one of the most outspoken opponents of the Islamic regime in Tehran, was honored today by American Jewish Committee (AJC) with the global advocacy organization’s Moral Courage Award. AJC honored Alinejad for her “moral, intellectual, and physical courage, extraordinary bravery, and commitment to the protection of human rights.”
Bahrain Foreign Minister Addresses AJC Global Forum on Arab-Israel Peace, Iran Threat
His Excellency Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain, addressed a worldwide audience of thousands participating in the 2021 American Jewish Committee Virtual Global Forum. In a conversation with Jason Isaacson, AJC Chief Policy and Political Affairs Officer, the foreign minister discussed the historic Abraham Accords, Bahrain-U.S. relations, and the Iranian threat.
Mithal al-Alusi Receives AJC’s Jan Karski Award
Mithal Jamal Al-Alusi, an Iraqi politician who has reached out to Israel and world Jewry, was honored today with the American Jewish Committee (AJC) Jan Karski Award.
AJC Welcomes New Sanctions on Iran
Following President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order yesterday, which restored major sanctions on Iran, AJC CEO David Harris issued the following statement: We support the U.S. decision
3 Things You Need to Know About Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Upcoming Visits to Germany, France, and the UK
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will hold meetings in European capitals June 4-7. He will confer with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister Theresa May, and French President Emmanuel Macron, and will attend several events for the France-Israel cross-cultural season.
AJC Statement on President Trump’s Decision to Withdraw from Iran Nuclear Deal
AJC CEO David Harris, responding to President Trump’s announcement today that the United States will withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, issued the following statement:
AJC Transatlantic Institute Criticizes European Parliament for Blocking Cartoon Exhibition on Iran
AJC deplored the European Parliament for barring a cross-party group of EU lawmakers from hosting a cartoon exhibition highlighting Tehran’s human rights violations.
