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Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) are set to receive “peacemaker” awards from the Peace Action Fund of New York State on October 5. However, Mamdani will not attend the ceremony due to reasons not specified by City Hall. Critics like Republican senators Ted Cruz, Tom Cotton, and Mike Braun have previously called for an investigation into NIAC's ties with the Iranian government over concerns about its advocacy work. The controversy arises as NIAC recently filed a lawsuit against former President Trump’s administration, challenging the constitutionality of the undeclared war on Iran.
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) will receive the William Sloane Coffin Jr. Peacemaker Award at an October 5 event hosted by Peace Action Fund of New York State (PAFNYS). The mayor will not attend, and a City Hall spokesperson did not provide reasons for his absence. NIAC, based in Washington DC, has faced criticism from some politicians over its lobbying activities. Supporters view Mamdani as an advocate for Palestinian rights, while critics see NIAC's ethics as questionable. PAFNYS honored both entities for their contributions to peace and diplomacy.
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a controversial Iranian-American lobbying group will be honored with “peacemaker” awards by a New York state non-profit group next week.
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The mayor won’t be in attendance to accept the William Sloane Coffin Jr. Peacemaker Award at the October 5 event hosted by the Peace Action Fund of New York State, a City Hall spokesperson said Friday, but did not provide any additional clarity on the decision.
Mamdani was awarded the honor “as a former student organizer whose support of Palestinian rights resonates with many of the students of our Campus Organizing Program,” PAFNYS, an anti-war non-profit group, wrote on Instagram.
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But the organization — the educational and research arm of Peace Action New York State — is also honoring the National Iranian American Council, a Washington DC-based non-profit whose ethics have been called into questions in recent years, City Journal first reported.
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“This year’s event honors the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) for being a leading voice for peace and diplomacy with Iran,” and Mayor Zohran Mamdani,” PAFNYS wrote.
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PAFNYS → honor → Iran
Critics of the group, including Republican Sens. Ted Cruz, Tom Cotton, and Mike Braun, in 2020 called on the Justice Department to investigate it for possible coordination with the Iranian government.
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Last week, NIAC — which states its primary mission as to bridge relations between the US and Iran — filed a lawsuit against President Trump’s administration challenging the war in Iran, arguing “the president is waging an unconstitutional war without authorization from Congress.”
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NIAC did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
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City Hall came under fire just three months ago for a planned meeting between Mamdani’s international affairs commissioner, Ana Maria Archila, and Iranian ambassador and UN envoy Amir-Saeid Iravani.
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The scheduled July meeting was thwarted by the US State Department – and Hizzoner downplayed his office’s involvement at the time of the revelation.
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“The commissioner recognizes that this was made in error and we’re working on a new process in terms of new meeting requests,” he told reporters at an unrelated event in July.
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“Again, this was a request that came into the office, not one that originated from the office.”
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The William Sloane Coffin, Jr. Peace Maker awards will take place at Scandinavia House in Midtown on Monday at 6 p.m.
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