Progressive American-Iranian Committee (PAIC)

During the last thirty years under the reign of the Islamic regime, a massive wave of Iranians has migrated to other parts of the world. A significant number of these immigrants have found a new home in the USA. Despite many obstacles and hardships endured, the Iranian immigrants and exiles have become one of the more accomplished immigrant communities through their pursuits whilst preserving their homeland’s cultural and social identity within their adopted second home.

In addition to common social and cultural ties, the resettled Iranians of the USA share one other predicament; the disgraceful and derogatory behaviors of the reactionary rulers of Iran whom bring shame upon Iran and her nation. Their spiteful and non ethical conduct against Iranian culture and history ultimately manifests itself in giving the Iranians and their homeland a bad reputation in the eyes of the international community. The people of Iran, women, men, adolescents, middle age or aged are continually suppressed by their rulers’ atrocities.

By adopting detrimental and adventurist policies and with such rhetoric as  ”Death to America”, the Islamic regime threatens the civilized countries and nations, particularly our second home, the USA.

During this dark era, the Islamic regime’s rulers are heavily investing in establishing a sophisticated network of institutions and foundations in the United States in order to exploit all the possible means of carrying out their destructive policies. These networks of lobbyists and negotiators operate under the banner of Iranian-Americans to demote the principle interests and the Human Rights of the Iranian people as well as those of the Americans while  promoting the agenda of the Islamic regime as well as benefiting  themselves on a personal level.

Inevitably, under these circumstances, we at “PAIC” found it necessary to represent the essence of  humane, freedom loving, and peaceful Iranians and their community in the USA, while simultaneously exposing the tainted and evil nature of the Islamic regime and their allies. To achieve democracy and progress in Iran, we have formed an alliance and we urge all our compatriots with any political tendencies or creed to join us.

Who are we?

We are an Iranian-American alliance. We believe in democracy and the establishment of a democratic and secular system in Iran, in order to promote and restore peace in the Middle East and the world. The historic encounters in the world have proven that imposing diplomatic and economic sanctions are an effective means of upholding Human Rights and supporting the democratic struggles of the people ruled by totalitarian Regimes. This also applies to the downfall of the gender apartheid and autocratic Regime of the Islamic Republic and acts in support of the Iranian people in their quest for democracy.

We believe that the most incisive and cost effective option for the dismantlement of the  Islamic regime in Iran is to cut off its economic life blood, in particular, revenues drawn from the oil.

We are politically and religiously an unbiased group and will collaborate with those individuals, organizations or parties who share our principles. On this note, we communicate and co-operate with such groups and would seek to entice their support.

The fundamentalist and autocratic Islamic Regime in Iran is seeking to expand its borders of ideological influence on the basis of its political and ideological composition. Sponsoring terrorist organizations, pursuing the attainment of nuclear weapons, the breaching of international conventions, the declaration of the annihilation of Israel and the blatant and widespread violation of the Human Rights in Iran are all serious threats against the international community in general, and the people of Iran and the USA in particular, we condemn these actions and policies of the Islamic regime. We oppose war and foreign military intervention in Iran.

Our aims:

1. We strive to gain the moral support of the US government and International organizations, for the real democratic forces inside Iran who are doing daily combat with the Islamic regime. We strive to endorse the persistence and the escalation of the international sanctions against the Islamic regime for as long as Human Rights violations continue and this regime poses as a threat to the Iranians and the international community.

2. To expose the true intents of the numerous and widespread Islamic Republic lobbying networks and the deployment of suitable measures to counteract and neutralize the effects of such networks.

3. To promote and build an everlasting friendship between the people of Iran and those of the United States of America.

The means of achieving our aims:

Mobilization of the Iranian-Americans in taking an active role in the American politics.

Seeking the support of the American people and different institutions and associations involved in social, political and cultural affairs.

Seeking  the support of the legislative branch of the government and the high ranking political authorities.

The use of American media to reflect our demands.

The use of Persian language visual and written media to mobilize the Iranian community.

To raise awareness and to educate everyone at all social levels by conducting conferences and meetings.