Iran Risk Summit Set to Kick Off As U.N. General Assembly Opens

**Media Advisory** Iran Risk Summit Set to Kick Off As U.N. General Assembly Opens New York, NY - United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) will host a distinguished lineup of current and former foreign leaders, lawmakers, and Iran experts at the 2016 Iran Risk Summit, a public event to be held on September 19 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York. The day-long event of interviews and discussions will examine the political and economic environment since the signing of the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. Comprised of former diplomats and lawmakers, UANI is spearheading a global education campaign focused on the risks of doing business with Iran, warning hundreds of international companies that may be contemplating Tehran as a new investment opportunity. WHO: His Excellency Yousef Al Otaiba United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the United States MK Michael Oren Israeli Deputy Minister for Public Diplomacy, Office of the Prime Minister Former Israeli Ambassador to the United States MK Tzipi Livni Co-Leader of the Zionist Union Party, State of Israel Former Israeli Foreign Minister and Justice Minister Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa Legal Advisor to the Royal Court of Bahrain Former President of the United Nations General Assembly and Bahraini Ambassador to France Radosław Sikorski UANI Advisory Board Member Former Polish Foreign Minister, Defense Minister, and Marshal of the Sejm Dr. August Hanning UANI Advisory Board Member Former Director of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) of Germany Governor Bill Richardson Former U.S. Secretary of Energy and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Senator Joseph I. Lieberman UANI Chairman Former U.S. Senator (I-CT) and 2000 Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee Ambassador Mark D. Wallace UANI CEO Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations for Management and Reform Dr. Matthew Levitt Fromer-Wexler Fellow and Director, Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence The Washington Institute for Near East Policy UANI has also extended invitations to the Democratic and Republican presidential nominees or their respective representatives to address the Iran Risk Summit. **Additional speakers will be announced in the coming weeks. WHAT: 2016 Iran Risk Summit, Hosted by United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) WHEN: Monday, September 19, 2016 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EDT WHERE: The Roosevelt Hotel 45 East 45th Street New York, NY 10017 A complimentary lunch will be provided for all attendees. To RSVP, please follow this link. Media interested in covering this event should email Steven Cohen at press@uani.com. -END- Eye on Iran is a periodic news summary from United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) a program of the American Coalition Against Nuclear Iran, Inc., a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Eye on Iran is not intended as a comprehensive media clips summary but rather a selection of media elements with discreet analysis in a PDA friendly format. For more information please email press@uani.com. 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.