“Former Ambassador Seyed Hossein Mousavian on US election Results,” TRT World, November 9, 2016.
Interviews
Newsmaker Interview: Seyed Hossein Mousavain
A former Iranian ambassador discusses the Iran nuclear deal and Presidential politics. Seyed Hossein Mousavian is an expert on U.S.-Iran relations. Mousavian says the nuclear deal will close Iran’s pathway to a nuclear bomb, and dismisses criticisms by Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump that the agreement is a bad deal for the United States. This story aired on the ONR on OETA-The Oklahoma Network.
“Newsmaker Interview: Seyed Hossein Mousavian,” OETA-The Oklahoma Network, September 9, 2016.
Interview: Part II of Nuclear Triad: Iran, North Korea, Cuba and the JCPOA
“Part II: Nuclear Triad: Iran, North Korea, and Cuba and the JCPOA,” GUEST: Ambassador Dr. Seyed Hossein Mousavian, Going Global with David Delgado, July 26, 2016.
Interview: Nuclear Triad: Iran, North Korea, and Cuba and the JCPOA
“Nuclear Triad: Iran, North Korea, and Cuba and the JCPOA,” GUEST: Ambassador Dr. Seyed Hossein Mousavian, Going Global with David Delgado, July 18, 2016.
Obama Administration Will Hand Off Iran Portfolio To An Uncertain Future
“The relationship between Kerry and Zarif was hugely impactful in terms of reaching the [nuclear deal] and continuing cooperation afterwards. However, because it is more a personal relationship and not institutionalized, it is hard to imagine how this level of dialogue can continue once Obama leaves office,” Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a former nuclear negotiator for Iran, wrote in an email. “The channels of communication need to be formalized,” Mousavian continued.
“Obama Administration Will Hand Off Iran Portfolio To An Uncertain Future,” Jessica Schulberg, The Huffington Post, July 14, 2016.
Iran’s Parliamentary Elections (Video)
“Iran’s Parliamentary Elections,” Asieh Namdar, CCTV, February 25, 2016.
Saudi Arabia and Iran: Saudi Arabia and Iran: An Improbable Detente?
Ever since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, a number of factors have fueled the tensions between Tehran and Riyadh, especially the Iraqi invasion of Iran in 1980. In invading Iran, Saddam Hussein sought to disintegrate the Islamic Republic – and inflicted tremendous suffering on the Iranian people.
“Saudi Arabia and Iran: Saudi Arabia and Iran: An Improbable Detente?” An Improbable Detente?” APuZ, February 22, 2016.
Iran-Europe Ties: Past, Present, and Future
Seyyed Hossein Mousavian, a former official at Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) and an ex-member of Iran’s nuclear negotiating team, has spoken about the efforts made by different Iranian administrations within the past decades to enhance the country’s ties with Europe, and the requirements for having sustainable ties with the European Union.
“Iran-Europe Ties: Past, Present, and Future,” Iran Front Page, February 5, 2016.
Anniversary of the Revolution (Al Jazeera America Interview)
“Anniversary of the Revolution,” Al Jazeera America, February 11, 2016.
France jockeying for Iranian business after nuke deal
Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a former Iranian diplomat and newspaper editor, said the West had come to a “better understanding of Syrian crisis” and no longer opposed Assad but was now “convinced he is a part of solution”.
“France jockeying for Iranian business after nuke deal,” Hjer M’tiri, AA, January 26, 2016.
