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Dear Friend,
Thank you for your support of United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI's) activities during Iranian President Rouhani's visit to New York for the UN General Assembly (UNGA). A complete review of UANI's activities and statements last week and related media coverage can be found at http://uani.com/unga-2013.
During the 2013 UNGA, UANI aggressively countered efforts by Rouhani and his Foreign Minister Javad Zarif to portray themselves to the international community as "moderates." UANI voiced caution and skepticism, and highlighted Rouhani and Zarif's past statements and record.
The day prior to Rouhani's UNGA address, UANI announced as its new President Dr. Gary Samore, President Obama's former White House Coordinator for Arms Control and Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). Dr. Samore issued a statement immediately following Rouhani's speech, calling it "surprisingly similar to what we are used to hearing from Iran, both in tone and substance." Dr. Samore's statement was widely quoted in the press, including by The New York Times and Los Angeles Times.
Throughout the week, Dr. Samore's analysis and reaction to the Iranian delegation's self-proclaimed "moderation" were widely quoted in the press, including in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times ( A, B), Bloomberg News ( A, B), and Foreign Policy. He was also cited by noted columnists and correspondents, such as David Sanger of The New York Times, Jeffrey Goldberg of Bloomberg News ( A, B), and Doyle McManus of the Los Angeles Times.
UANI CEO, Ambassador Mark D. Wallace, appeared on London's Channel 4 News and Al Jazeera America to discuss Rouhani's UNGA activities, stating that "it's really concrete actions that we're all looking for."
On the Sunday following UNGA, Dr. Samore appeared on NBC's Meet The Press, where he stated that "words are nice, but what really counts ... is whether Iran is prepared to take action." The day after, he spoke with Andrea Mitchell on MSBNC.
UANI also launched its "First 100 Days" resource during UNGA-a concept developed in conjunction with U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) and Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY) and explained in a Los Angeles Times Op-Ed. UANI introduced the initiative to track the regime's actions during Rouhani's first 100 days in three key areas: Iran's nuclear program, its human rights record, and its role in Syria. After 100 days, the world will see whether the regime's behavior is truly matching its rhetoric.
Click here to view UANI's UN General Assembly Campaign page.
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United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) is a program of the American Coalition Against Nuclear Iran, Inc., a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran should concern every American and be unacceptable to the community of nations. Since 1979 the Iranian regime has demonstrated increasingly threatening behavior and rhetoric toward the US and the West. Iran continues to defy the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the United Nations in their attempts to monitor its nuclear activities. A number of Arab states have warned that Iran's development of nuclear weapons poses a threat to Middle East stability and could provoke a regional nuclear arms race. In short, the prospect of a nuclear armed Iran is a danger to world peace.
United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) is a non-partisan, broad-based coalition that is united in a commitment to prevent Iran from fulfilling its ambition to become a regional super-power possessing nuclear weapons. UANI is an issue-based coalition in which each coalition member will have its own interests as well as the collective goal of advancing an Iran free of nuclear weapons.
The Objectives of United Against a Nuclear Iran
- Inform the public about the nature of the Iranian regime, including its desire and intent to possess nuclear weapons, as well as Iran's role as a state sponsor of global terrorism, and a major violator of human rights at home and abroad;
- Heighten awareness nationally and internationally about the danger that a nuclear armed Iran poses to the region and the world;
- Mobilize public support, utilize media outreach, and persuade our elected leaders to voice a robust and united American opposition to a nuclear Iran;
- Lay the groundwork for effective US policies in coordination with European and other allies;
- Persuade the regime in Tehran to desist from its quest for nuclear weapons, while striving not to punish the Iranian people, and;
- Promote efforts that focus on vigorous national and international, social, economic, political and diplomatic measures.
UANI is led by an advisory board of outstanding national figures representing all sectors of our country. |
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