Despite the condemnations and sanctions that the United States has imposed on the Islamic Republic regime, there are a number of active Islamic organizations in the US that are directly tied to the regime. These centers disseminate propaganda supporting the inhuman ideology of this regime and gather support for its political agenda.  By hiding under the disguise of religious centers such as Alavi Foundation have continued to raise tens of millions of dollars for the pro-regime organizations in the US. Through these centers, the Iranian regime has launched several initiatives such as the “Muslim Congress” and “Ashura Project” to increase the political influence of its government amongst US-Muslims.

These centers are commonly founded by radical and anti-Semite Iranian-American Shiites, who support the Islamic Republic and travel to Iran regularly to report their activities to the Iranian authorities and speak at government-sponsored events. They are commonly members of an Iranian regime organization, “Ahl Al-Bayt World Assembly”, responsible for disseminating the regime’s ideology in order to recruit pro-Iranian supporters to advance the regime’s agenda.  The Iranian Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, leads the Assembly, and its current secretary general, Mohammad Hassan Akhtari,  has a history of providing political support and facilitating activities of Hezbollah in Lebanon.

These centers actively participate in the Iranian regime’s sponsored rallies, designed to fuel anti-Israeli hatred around the globe, and organize different political events that are in line with the Iranian regime’s regional policies against other countries, including Saudi Arabia. The centers continue to hold sessions and speeches around the world to gather support for the Iranian Supreme Leader’s agenda and the regime’s doctrine. These events are organized under the tenet of honoring the founder of the Islamic Republic, Khomaini, the anniversary of his death, and the celebration of the Islamic revolution. 

The Iranian regime’s activities through these centers are specially designed to influence US public opinion and spread disinformation about human rights in Iran with the ultimate goal of affecting US policy and diplomatic relations with this terrorist regime.

We, the undersigned, urge US government to investigate and consider closing down all organizations, including the below centers, affiliated with the terrorist regime of the Islamic Republic across the United States of America.

• Al-Hadi school
• The Islamic Education Center of Houston
• The Islamic Institute of New York
• Manassas Islamic Centre in Virginia
• Islamic House of Wisdom in Dearborn, Michigan
• Awaited One Foundation in Dearborn, Michigan
• Islamic Institute of America in Dearborn, Michigan
• Muslim Congress