The Council is widely considered the de facto lobby for the Iranian regime in America. It opposes sanctions on Iran, soft-pedals any controversial events in Iran, and counsels ‘patience’ regarding Iran's stance towards its nuclear program. The NIAC has been at the forefront of lobbying against continued congressional funding of the Voice of America Persia service, Radio Farad, and grants for Iranian civil society. To top it off, the NIAC has reportedly received funding from anti-Israel advocateTuesday, 10th November 2009
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It seems scarcely credible even by the standards of his administration, but Obama has now appointed to the senior Iran desk at the State Department a man who is in hock to the Iranian regime. Ed Lasky at American Thinker reports that the new official, John Limbert, serves on the advisory board of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC):
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