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Jul 20, 2021

Iranian Terror Comes to America

Originally published in the Wall Street Journal. The foiled kidnapping plot against activist and journalist Masih Alinejad, an Iranian-born U.S. citizen living in New York City, has sparked a wave of...

Iran's Ebrahim Raisi is Exactly Who You Think He is

Op-Eds

Jun 29, 2021

Iran's Ebrahim Raisi is Exactly Who You Think He is

Originally published in Newsweek. Politics is complicated. In the Middle East, even more so. The complex countries, performative personalities and harrowing history of the region rarely allow for bl...

Why America Should Hope the Regime in Iran Collapses

Op-Eds

Jun 3, 2021

Why America Should Hope the Regime in Iran Collapses

Originally published in The National Interest. In Vienna, the American negotiating team is busy snatching defeat from the jaws of victory as the Islamic Republic demands concession after concession f...

Iran sanctions relief will continue funding the ongoing war in Syria

Op-Eds

May 19, 2021

Iran sanctions relief will continue funding the ongoing war in Syria

Originally published in the Atlantic Council's IranSource blog. The leaked audiotape of Islamic Republic Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has elicited much fanfare in recent weeks. Among the les...

Op-Eds

Nov 30, 2020

Deeds Matter Most

Originally published by the Middle East Institute. “Deeds matter most” was the official diplomatic response to Joe Biden’s election from the Islamic Republic’s foreign minister, Javad Zarif. It came ...

How to Stop Iran From Terrorizing Dissidents Abroad

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Aug 30, 2020

How to Stop Iran From Terrorizing Dissidents Abroad

Originally published in the Wall Street Journal. Jamshid Sharmahd, a California-based Iranian opposition activist, disappeared in late July while traveling to a technology conference in India by way ...

Op-Eds

Aug 19, 2020

Reimagining the Middle East

Originally published by the Middle East Institute. The Middle East’s rich history of cultures and civilizations has, in the modern era, given way to a caricature of a land of strife and violence. For...