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Press Releases
November 9, 2025Manouchehr Bakhtiari Writes Open Letter to President Trump
Manouchehr Bakhtiari, the father of slain protestor Pouya Bakhtiari, writes to President Donald Trump with a direct appeal to stand with the Iranian people, not with those who…
June 28, 2025Media Advisory: Grand Ayatollah Issues Fatwa Calling for Murder of President Trump
Iran based Shia Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi has issued a signed and sealed Fatwa religious edict in response to an Estefta formal religious query , declaring U.S…
June 4, 2025NUFDI Statement on Reinstated Travel Ban on Iranians
Persian language statement below | Washington D.C.— The Iranian passport was once proudly welcomed in the United States and visa free in nations around the world. Khomeini…
April 24, 2025The Seven Deadly Sins of a Bad Iranian Nuclear Deal
As the Trump administration debates the contours of a prospective new nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran, there has been much speculation on what that deal should…
- December 30, 2024
NUFDI's 2024 End of Year Report
Dear Supporters and Friends of NUFDI, As we close out another pivotal year, it is my honor to present NUFDI’s 2024 Executive Summary and performance report. This page offers a…
September 22, 2024Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi Announced as Keynote Speaker for the Third Annual Iran Conference
Washington D.C.– NUFDI is honored to announce His Royal Highness Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi as the keynote speaker for the third annual Iran Conference. The Crown Prince carries…
- September 19, 2024
NUFDI's Maximum Support Strategy Cited in Congressional Testimony
Washington, DC— Executive Director of the Vandenberg Coalition Carrie Filipetti cited NUFDI's Maximum Support strategy in her congressional testimony delivered to the House…
- August 1, 2024
NUFDI Statement on Rising Tensions in the Middle East
Washington, DC— Rising tensions in the Middle East have once again resulted in the renewal of the unfortunate, unnecessary, and uninformed dichotomy between war with and…
- July 10, 2024
NUFDI Signs Vandenberg Coalition - FDD Action Joint Letter
Washington, DC — NUFDI was pleased to join the Vandenberg Coalition and FDD Action's letter calling on America's elected officials to finally address the threat of the Islamic…
- July 2, 2024
NUFDI Sends Letter to Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Regarding Hit-and-Run Assault on Protester
Washington, DC— On June 28th, an Islamic Republic regime supporter assaulted a protester in a hit and run incident at an absentee polling station for the Islamic Republic's…
- June 26, 2024
NUFDI Sends Letters to 20 Governors Regarding Islamic Republic Voting Stations in Their States
Washington, DC— The National Union for Democracy in Iran NUFDI has sent letters to the governors of 20 U.S. states as well as the Mayor of DC, expressing strong disapproval of the…
May 30, 2024NUFDI Statement on Regime Threats Against Iranian-Americans
NUFDI is deeply concerned about recent threats against Iranian Americans in Maryland by an employee of the Islamic Republic Interests Section in Washington, D.C. This event…
April 17, 2024MAHSA Act Incorporated Into House Foreign Aid Package
Today marks a significant moment in the advancement of human rights and accountability for the Islamic Republic as House Speaker Mike Johnson courageously added the original House…
April 15, 20242024 Humanitarian Award Presented to Fatemeh Sepehri
The National Union for Democracy in Iran NUFDI is honored to present its 2024 Humanitarian Award to Fatemeh Sepehri. For 45 years, Iranian women have been fighting to reclaim the…
December 30, 2023NUFDI's 2023 End of Year Report
Dear Members, Supporters, and Friends of NUFDI, As we close another year, it is with great pride that I present to you NUFDI’s 2023 Executive Summary and performance report. This…
October 31, 2023NUFDI Hosts UN Special Rapporteur on Iran Human Rights
The National Union for Democracy in Iran NUFDI was pleased to host Dr. Javaid Rehman, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran…
October 6, 2023NUFDI Statement on 2023 Nobel Peace Prize
The people of Iran have struggled for freedom and democracy and a return to dignity and progress for more than four decades. In that movement, the first and foremost victims of…
October 6, 2023NUFDI's Statement on Hamas Attack on Israel
Today, the terrorists that have been waging war on the people of Iran and the region for four decades have once again taken their brutal war to Israel. Iranian Americans stand…
- June 29, 2023
NUFDI's Statement on Disturbing Rob Malley Revelations
U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Rob Malley has confirmed that his security clearance is under review, and reports have suggested the FBI is involved. We urge the Biden Administration…
May 31, 2023NUFDI Calls for Investigation into Iran Central Bank Governor’s Travel to Washington
Washington, DC — In light of the Islamic Republic’s growing clampdown on the pro democracy movement and the shameless lynchings of peaceful protesters, NUFDI wrote to the Treasury…
- May 18, 2023
Media Advisory: “Executions” in Iran are Lynchings
WASHINGTON, DC Early this morning three young men Majid Kazemi, Saleh Mirhashemi and Saeed Yaqoubi were put to death in Iran. They are only the most recent of the more than 200…
May 18, 2023Memo to Congress: Five Immediate Steps to Take on Recent Iran “Executions”
To: Members of Congress From: National Union for Democracy in Iran NUFDI – Policy Team Date: May 19, 2023 Subject: Urgent Action Needed: Rising Unjust Executions of Protestors by…
- May 8, 2023
NUFDI's Statement on the Execution Spree in Iran
This weekend Yousef Mehrdad and Sadrollah Fazeli Zare were murdered by the Islamic Republic for the so called crime of "insulting Islam". These young men, who were executed based…
- April 24, 2023
NUFDI's Statement on the MAHSA Act
National Union for Democracy in Iran NUFDI would like to, once again, thank you for your co sponsorship of the MAHSA Act H.R. 589 which shows solidarity with your Iranian American…