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| Abbreviation | OIAC |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2012; 12 years ago (2012) |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political Director | Majid Sadeghpour |
| Parent organization | People's Mujahedin of Iran |
| Website | www |
The Organization of Iranian American Communities (OIAC) is an organization in the United States.
The OIAC is allied with the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran, or the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK), which advocates the overthrow of the government of Iran. The OIAC has been described as a front group for the MEK.
The OIAC regularly organizes events in the United States that feature MEK leader Maryam Rajavi.
History
The OIAC was founded in 2012 with its present headquarters located in Washington, D.C., United States but it has been working as Iranian American Communities-US since 1997. Majid Sadeghpour is currently the Political Director of the organization.
OIAC organizes Iranian-American communities in the United States with aim of "promoting democratic values".
The OIAC regularly organizes diverse gatherings of Iranian Americans to promote the community's social, political, and cultural prospective, attended by prominent U.S. Government Officials. These efforts are grounded in the fact that they should echo the democratic aspirations of the Iranian people. Accordingly, OIAC and its events have been targeted by Iranian regime and its terrorist proxies. OIAC holds yearly protests outside the United Nations building against Iranian Presidents and at times outside the White House "in solidarity with protesters in Iran". According to Joanne Stocker, "the Organization of Iranian American Communities have played a crucial role in securing broad, bipartisan support in the United States for the opposition group by successfully portraying the group as a democratic, human rights-supporting alternative to the current regime."
See also
References
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- Haaretz
