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UANI CEO Ambassador Mark D.

The U.S. Must Recognize Dalili, Sharmahd As Iran Hostages

When taking hostages for ransom, the Iranian regime makes no distinction between U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and visa holders. Successive American administrations, by contrast, have drawn an arbitrary line in refusing to recognize U.S. permanent resident Shahab Dalili and U.S. visa holder and California business owner Jamshid Sharmahd as hostages of Iran.  

ICYMI: Riad Salameh’s Nefarious Embezzling Activities Detailed In Financial Times

On Sunday, the Financial Times reported further details on Riad Salameh, former governor of Lebanon’s central bank, and his years-long money laundering schemes.

Iran has a hostage-taking model. It’s long overdue that the US build a policy around it.

UANI Policy Director Jason Brodsky writes: "The United States and Iran are in the process of orchestrating a deal that will result in the release o

Pentagon: Iran Did Not Intercept US Navy Vessels

…The saga over the Suez Rajan began in February 2022, when the group United Against Nuclear Iran said it suspected the tanker carried oil from Iran

U.S. Begins Offloading Iranian Oil from Tanker as Iran Calls it “Piracy”

…The saga of the Suezmax tanker Suez Rajan, registered in the Marshall Islands, began more than a year ago when Iranian watchdog group UANI (United

Biden Abandons Sanctions Against Iran

…We are slightly encouraged by one piece of related news.

Iranian academic year could start online amid protests crackdown

…Jason Brodsky, policy director of United Against Nuclear Iran, a US-based non-profit organisation, said he hadn’t heard about the plans to begin t

Lebanon suffers from a sovereignty deficiency, most obviously highlighted by Hezbollah’s existence and its usurpation of several state prerogatives. Nevertheless, it is important to recognize that Hezbollah exploited a pre-existing vacuum of state power within Lebanon’s fabric as a country rather than creating it.