Follow the money: the small cluster of foundations that funds nearly every "engage Iran" voice in Washington 1/ A question worth asking about the Iran-policy debate: why does every "restraint" think tank, advocacy group and expert seem to sing from one songbook? Part of the answer is the funding architecture. A handful of foundations underwrite almost all of it. Let's follow the money 🧵

NIAC: a field guide to Tehran's Washington lobby - who runs it, what a federal court found, and why it matters now 1/ NIAC — the National Iranian American Council - is the most influential "Iranian-American" voice in Washington. It's also the one a federal court forced to open its internal files. Here's who runs it, what the record shows, and why it matters with the Iran debate back at the center of US politics 🧵