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AIC
UPDATE - March
2006 | Vol. 3 | No. 41
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AIC Update is an information resource for US-Iran
relations and the efforts of the American Iranian
Council to promote dialogue and understanding
between the United States and Iran.
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| A Wrong Policy to Make “Iranian Bombs” Right |
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On 15 February, US Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice and two unidentified senior officials of the State
Department outlined the broad contours of a new
Iran policy that centers on the Islamic regime rather
than its behavior. Dr. Rice made her remarks at a
Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,
and the officials briefed the media. The policy
centers on international isolation and domestic
destabilization of the regime. The dual pressure is
expected to result in regime change or regime reform.
In either case, a prospective nuclear Iran will be
safer.
Read
full...
Related links on the subject:
Official Statements of the US Sate Department
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2006/61313.
htm
http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2006/615
05.htm
http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2006/613
84.htm
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| Persian Translation of “Iran's Nuclear Predicament” |
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The following article is the Persian translation
of “Iran's Nuclear Predicament”
originally published in the AIC Update, Vol. 3, No. 40,
February 2006.
Read the original article...
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| Please Mark Your Calendar for Nowruz Celebration |
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The American Iranian Council and The U.S. Chamber
of Commerce are organizing a forum and celebration
of the Iranian New Year 1385 in Washington, D.C.
Location: US Chamber of Commerce,
1615 H
Street,
N.W.
Date: March 23, 2006, 5 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Program: TBA
To join a distinguished group of Americans and
Iranian-Americans for the occasion, please mark your
calendar. We will follow this announcement with more
detail in the next few days.
For information, please call Leila
Vossoughi (USCC) at
202-463-3114 or Maryam Zarnani (AIC) at 609-252-
9099.
If you have an organization or a company that
wishes to sponsor this event please let us hear from
you. We look forward to your suggestions and
participation.
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| Getting to know AIC Board Members - Fereidun Fesharaki |
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Dr. Fereidun
Fesharaki, Chairman & CEO, Chairman of
the Executive Committee. Fereidun has a PhD in
Energy Economics and has authored dozens of books
and many more articles on the field. Prior to
founding FGE, he was with Harvard's Center for
Middle Eastern Studies and, in the late 1970s, he
was Energy Advisor to the Prime Minister of Iran and
a delegate to OPEC’s Ministerial Conferences. He has
led energy-related academic research at the East-
West Center since 1985.
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| Dr. Ahmad Madani Passed Away |
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The National Front of Iran Looses Its Leader. Dr.
Amad Madani died of cancer this February in
Colorado, US. He was 76 years old. The American
Iranian Council sends condolences to the family and
relatives of the late Madani, and to his nationalist
comrades and friends.
Dr. Madani became known to many Iranians after the
revolution in 1979. He ran for the presidency of the
country in the first ever presidential elections. He
received the second highest votes after Dr.
Aboulhassan Banisadr (now in exile in France). Dr.
Madani, an Admiral, became the first commander of
Iran’s Navy after the revolution. He then was
appointed Minister of Defense and Governor of
Khuzestan Province. In exile, Dr. Madani tried to
organize the nationalist Iranians against the Islamic
Republic. He reportedly received funding for the
purpose from the American Government, a move that
made him suspicious in the eyes of even his closest
supporters. Dr. Madani never recovered from the
negative campaigns that his enemies lunched against
him over the money. Dr.Madani will be remembered
for his fine personality and love of Iran.
Know more about Ahmad Madani
http
://www.baztab.com/news/35002.php
http://www.namebase.org/main1/Ahma
d-Madani.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/revolution/ma
dani.shtml
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| AIC Sends Nowruz Greetings for Iranian New Year |
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The American Iranian Council sends its warmest
Nowruz Greetings to all Iranians, Iranian-
Americans, and Americans as well as to its Honorary
Board of Directors, Board of Directors, Advisors,
Members, Sponsors, and Supporters in the US, Iran
and throughout the world. We wish them all a new
year filled with peace, joys, and prosperity. We also
hope that in the New Year we will witness the
beginning of a serious dialogue between the two
countries for better understanding and improvement
in relations.
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articles written by individuals not directly associated
with the Council, in Persian or English, inside Iran or
abroad, that focus on US-Ian relations. Please send
your writings to the Editor of the AIC Update at
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Please note that AIC
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| About Us |
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Vision
The vision of the American Iranian Council is that the
United States and Iran will work together, since their
common interests far outweigh their differences. AIC
also envisions the Iranian-American community
playing an increasingly significant role in American
society, and Iran becoming a democratically
developed member of the global community with full
respect for human rights.
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Mission
The mission of AIC is to be a constructive force, in
cooperation and partnership with other organizations,
in bringing the United States and Iran together,
involving the Iranian-American community in the
dialogue, and bringing attention to social and political
conditions in Iran.
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interrelated goals of the American Iranian Council
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To serve as a platform for sustained dialogue on U.S.-
Iran relations.
2. To serve as a catalyst to educate all Americans,
including Iranian-Americans, regarding this
dialogue.
3. To serve as a forum for discussion of issues of
importance in Iranian society.
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