Selected Publications
2024
Iran’s Nuclear Crisis Has No Military Solution
Foreign Policy
April 18, 2024
Will Iran Get the Bomb in 2024?
Stimson Center
January 31, 2024
2023
Why Did Last Year’s Protest Movement in Iran Fail? with Emily Blout
Foreign Policy
September 18, 2023
It's been 70 Years Since the CIA-assisted coup in Iran
Responsible Statecraft
August 16, 2023
Iran’s Nuclear Program Has a Long History of Advances, Setbacks and Diplomatic Pauses
Stimson Center
June 28, 2023
Iran's historic interdependence with Russia takes a turn — over Europe with Arman Mahmoudian
Responsible Statecraft
March 28, 2023
2022
China dips toes in the Gulf, puts Iran on the defensive.
Responsible Statecraft
DECEMBER 20, 2022
How is Russia’s parallel currency system going? Whit Arman Mahmoudian
Responsible Statecraft
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Iran is having nationwide protests. Is it a 'revolution'?
Atlantic Council.
September 30, 2022
Pelosi's Taiwan Visit and the limits of American strategy. Whit Christopher England
Responsible Statecraft, Inc.
August 06, 2022
How Russia's invasion of Ukraine is shaping national security debates in Iran.
Atlantic Council.
June 02, 2022
Atlantic Council.
March 11, 2022
How Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is shaping national security debates in Iran
2021
Book Chapter "The Fusion of Politics and Religion in Iran" in Political Islam in the [Persian] Gulf.
Published: November 2021
What is anarchy? What is International Community? Which world do we live in? Our piece in Farsi discusses the topic. with Kayvan Hosseini.
BBC Persian Service.
November 19, 2021
New Iranian Leadership Complicates Negotiations.
Arms Control Association
October 2021
An escalating Israel-Iran conflict could sink the JCPOA. with Mohsen Solhdoost. Atlantic Council.
September 01, 2021
Iran's new face to the world—Hossein Amir-Abdollahian—is no Zarif.
Atlantic Council.
August 24, 2021
Ebrahim Raisi: what to expect from Iran's new president.
August 16, 2021
Iran elections and the nuclear deal: Why Biden can't lose, no matter who wins.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
June 7, 2021
Is Ahmadinejad set for a comeback?
MiddleEastInst
May 21, 2021
Israel's ' shadow ' war with Iran risks playing out in the open.
Atlantic Council.
April 16, 2021
How Iranian Phantoms pulled off one of the most daring airstrikes in recent memory. with Ali Dadpay, Atlantic Council.
March 31, 2021
Why Turkey Wants Biden to Salvage the Iran nuclear deal. whit Giorgio Cafiero
The New Arab.
March 22, 2021
Saeed Mohammad: The young face of the IRGC weighing his political options
Atlantic Council.
March 01, 2021
What does the history tell us about
Nuclear Network.
February 16, 2021
2020
A history of continuity in Iran's long nuclear program.
Atlantic Council.
December 08, 2020
Optimism and obstacles for US-Iran relations under a Biden presidency.
Atlantic Council.
November 13, 2020
Hossein Dehghan and other military vets vie for Iran's presidency. Atlantic Council.
October 10, 2020
Iran elections and the nuclear deal: Why Biden can't lose, no matter who wins.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
June 7, 2021
How the Iranian air force turned the tide of the Iran-Iraq war in 1980,with Ali Dadpay, Atlantic Council.
September 23, 2020
The United Arab Emirat's Flexible Approach towards Iran, with Giorgio Cafiero .
September 10, 2020
Why is Iran Concerned about the peace agreement between the UAE and ISRAEL? Atlantic Council
August 20, 2020
What got you here won't get you there: To succeed in Cold War II America needs to avoid the wrong lessons from Cold War I/with Christopher M. England . Atlantic Council.
August12, 2020.
US and Israel shift from Sanctions to Alleged Sabotage Against Iran , with Mohsen Solhdoost. Atlantic Council.
July 14, 2020.
New Challenges Emerging in China. The National Interest.
June 28, 2020
Iran’s Satellite Launch Carries More Political Weight than Military Significance, Atlantic Council.
April 28, 2020.
New Tensions Between Iran and IAEA Threaten JCPOA, Atlantic Council,
March 26, 2020.
Coronavirus: An Opportunity for Intra-Gulf Rapprochement, with Giorgio Cafiero. Gulf International Forum.
March 26, 2020.
The President’s Time: How US-Iranian Relations are Out of Sync, Middle East Institute.
March 4, 2020.
US-Iran Relations: A Cloudy 2020 Forecast, Atlantic Council.
January 14, 2020.
2019
Why Iran Wants the Uprisings in Lebanon and Iraq to fade, with Giorgio Cafiero. Atlantic Council.
November 7, 2019.
What the Departure of Mattis Could Mean for Trump’s Iran Policy, with Barbara Slavin, Atlantic Council.
December 31, 2019.
How US Sanctions Hinder Iranians Access to Medicine, Atlantic Council.
May 31, 2019
The Lion and the Dragon: Iran Looks to China for Trade & Development , Atlantic Council.
January 28, 2019
2018
Historical Traumas Underline Iranian Reliance on Missiles , Atlantic Council.
December 18, 2018
· Strangulation of Persia: Why Trump’s Policy on Iran will Backfire, LobeLog.
November 1, 2018
Is Trump’s Iran Policy Meant to Start a War? with Trita Parsi, The National Interest.
October 18, 2018
Trump Misses, Rouhani Hits: Calling the Curtains on JCPOA , Pakistan Politico.
July 9, 2018.
Renewed Iran Sanctions Will Bolster the Regime and Undermine the Private Sector, Atlantic Council.
July 30, 2018.
The Art of Saving a Deal, Lobe Log.
March 28, 2018.
· How Iran Might Respond to the U.S. Abrogating the Nuclear Deal, Atlantic Council.
March 28, 2018
U.S. Should Offer Incentives For Iran Missile Testing Moratorium , Atlantic Council.
February 20, 2018
The Iran Deal: The Case for Cooperation Under the International System, Journal of International Affairs. Columbia University.
January 23, 2018
Iran Protests Signal Deep Discontent but No Clear Pathway to Redress Grievances Atlantic Council.
January 2, 2018
2017
Don’t Let Misplaced Concerns Jeopardize Iran Deal , with Tyti Erasto, Lobe Log.
November 10, 2017
The Changes That Matter Already Happening. with Sanam Anderlini, Lobe Log.
August 10, 2017
Neocon Comparison of Iran and Soviet Union Deeply Flawed, Atlantic Council.
July 12, 2017
Iran Elections Gives Rare Opening to Syria Intervention Critics Atlantic Council.
May 9, 2017
Qalibaf and Raisi Run Populist Campaigns in Iran Elections, Atlantic Council.
April 28, 2017
Book Forecasted Rouhani Realpolitik, Atlantic Council.
April 10, 2017
Iran’s Durable Alliance with Assad’s Syria, Atlantic Council.
March 27, 2017
Iran’s Presidential Elections: Who will Run Against Rouhani, Atlantic Council.
March 17, 2017
Qasem Soleimani: Iran’s Celebrity Warlord, Atlantic Council.
February 21, 2017.
What Happens to the Iran Nuclear Deal Under Trump, The Diplomat Magazine.
February 2, 2017
2016
Iran and the Unites States, A Roadmap to Peace, The Diplomat Magazine.
December 24, 2016
Iran, the US and the Persian Gulf ,The Diplomat Magazine.
November 5, 2016