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The National Iranian American Council (NIAC) has come under increasing scrutiny for acting as a de facto mouthpiece for the authoritarian regime in Tehran, all while claiming to represent Iranian-American interests. Far from being a neutral or pro-democracy organization, NIAC has repeatedly advanced narratives and policies that align closely with the goals of the Islamic Republic—a regime notorious for sponsoring terrorism, suppressing dissent, and threatening American allies. NIAC has long-standing ties to high-ranking regime figures, including former foreign minister Javad Zarif, and has actively lobbied against measures that would hold the Iranian government accountable—such as congressional oversight of nuclear...

In the city where I live, there should not be a street named after terrorism, kidnapping and the murder of innocent Argentine citizens. Let us all ask that @jorgemacri change it and instead honor the Bibas family. It is a tribute that they deserve as Argentines. @ezequielmauro @GabrielAlfie15.

At least 5,000 anti-Israeli protesters filled the streets of Bay Ridge Saturday at a rally where they called for the eradication of the Jewish state and demanded the United States withdraw its support of its closest ally in the Middle East. Around 2 p.m., demonstrators converged on 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue, packing the streets and sidewalk for the “Flood Brooklyn for Palestine” demonstration in one of the largest Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York City. “We are calling for full liberation of all of Palestine . . . to every single inch, from river to the sea,”...

France has ordered the closure of a mosque in Beauvais, a town north of Paris The mosque will be closed for six months according to regional government It said the imam's sermons were inciting hatred, violence and 'defending jihad'