Home/WorldYasmin Ansari, the first Democrat of Iranian descent in the U.S. CongressRead1 minute -Saturday 2025/01/04 - 15:08News Code:11212Share Yasmin Ansari, the first Democrat of Iranian descent in the U.S. CongressYasmin Ansari, an Iranian-born politician and member of the Democratic Party of the United States, began her work in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, January 4.The 32-year-old has been elected to Arizona's 3rd Congressional District and is the youngest member of the new Congress. This historic achievement makes her the first Iranian-born Democrat in the U.S. Congress and the second Iranian-born woman in the history of the House of Representatives.Ansari previously served on the Phoenix City Council and served as vice president of the council. A student of international relations at Stanford and Cambridge Universities, he did an undergraduate internship in the office of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.Ansari has vowed to support democratic rights, reproductive rights, and issues related to climate change in Congress, and to be the voice of the Iranian-American community. Take less than a minute, register and share your opinion under this post.Insulting or inciting messages will be deleted.Sign UpComming Up Next Donald Trump to Canadians: Become the 51st U.S. State to Halve Your Taxes and Quadruple Your Economyخواندن 1 minute Widespread power outages in Portugal, Spain and Franceخواندن 1 minute Widespread power outages in Europe: the cause is still unclearخواندن 1 minute Unknown persons exhumed Hafez al-Assad's grave and transferred his remains to an unknown locationخواندن 1 minute This morning, three Russian aircraft, including two heavy water-spraying aircraft and a command aircraft, arrived at Bandar Abbas Airport to help extinguish the fire./Farsخواندن 0Most ReadMemories of Akbar Hashemi - February 20, 2000 - Meeting with Abdullah Jasbi and Concerns About Election ResultsMovie / Where is Commander Morteza Talaie?Akbar Hashemi's memoirs - 1999 September 10 - The two-person political negotiations with Vaez Tabasi continued until he was escorted to Tehran, where Hashemi apparently decided to seriously participate in the sixth parliamentary elections.The records of the recent periods of the Islamic Council showed that the parliament is not in charge of affairs and cannot interfere or pass resolutions on the authority of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces at any level, let alone supervise.What will be the future of Iran with the announced candidates for the presidential election? / Conversation with Dr. Taghi Azad AramakiCan I feel tired with you?A Basiji veterinarian was appointed head of the health network instead of an otolaryngologist.Akbar Hashemi's memoirs - 1999 September 5 - The meeting of the senior managers of the judiciary with Hashemi Rafsanjani and their complaint about the neglect of Hashemi Shahroudi, the new head of the judiciary, continues.Memories of Akbar Hashemi - 1999 September 7 - In continuation of the efforts of the late Vaez Tabasi, who used to encourage Hashemi to participate in the elections in frequent meetings, this time he also met with Hashemi.Akbar Hashemi's memories - 1999 September 9 - Continued visits to the belongings, buildings and works of Astan Quds