“Seyed Hossein Mousavian: Iranian expert, former diplomat,” Abhiram Karuppur, The Daily Princetonian, November 11, 2015.
Interviews
BRIDGE BUILDING FOR GLOBAL PEACE AND SECURITY
For the last 35 years, I have devoted my professional and personal life to advance peace and security in one of the world’s most turbulent regions—the Middle East, in addition to addressing key issues facing the international community from nuclear proliferation risks to countering terrorism and bringing about regional security. From 1997 to 2005, I served as the Head of Foreign Relations Committee of Iran’s National Security Council and once the Iranian nuclear file came under international scrutiny, I joined the Iranian nuclear negotiations team as the spokesperson from 2003 to 2005.
“BRIDGE BUILDING FOR GLOBAL PEACE AND SECURITY,” Global Risk and Opportunity Report, Q3 2015.
The Pivot to Iran
The Pivot to Tehran
For more than four years, the Obama administration has accused Iran of being a chief instigator of Syria’s bloody conflict and has rebuffed persistent appeals by the U.N.’s top peacemakers, who maintained that any durable political settlement would be unthinkable without granting the Islamic Republic a seat at the table. The price of a ticket to peace talks, the State Department long insisted, was an unequivocal commitment from Tehran to endorse a U.N.-brokered peace settlement resulting in a political transition and the departure of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power.
“The Pivot to Tehran,” Foreign Policy, October 29, 2015.
After a U.S. Shift, Iran Has a Seat at Talks on War in Syria
After a U.S. Shift, Iran Has a Seat at Talks on War in Syria
Iran on Wednesday accepted an invitation to attend a broad new round of negotiations to resolve the Syrian war, sitting with longtime adversaries including the United States and Saudi Arabia who once sought to bar the Iranians from any role in Syria’s future.
“After a U.S. Shift, Iran Has a Seat at Talks on War in Syria,” New York Times, October 28, 2015.
Dim prospects for US-Iranian rapprochement in Syria
Dim prospects for US-Iranian rapprochement in Syria
It took more than four years, 250,000 lives and millions of refugees, but for the first time, all of the major players will sit down at the same table and discuss a road map to end the civil war in Syria.
“Dim prospects for US-Iranian rapprochement in Syria,” Deutsche Welle, October 29, 2015.
Why Iran doesn’t want to stay in Yemen
Why Iran doesn’t want to stay in Yemen
he Ansar Allah movement in Yemen, commonly known as the Houthis, has always extended a very special respect for the Islamic Republic of Iran. While not as deep as portrayed in Western media, ties between Iran and Ansar Allah go back in time. Indeed, the founder of the Yemeni movement — Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi, the brother of current leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi — traveled to Tehran as far back as 1986, in the heyday of the Iran-Iraq War.
“Why Iran doesn’t want to stay in Yemen,” Al Monitor, October 27, 2015.
“Irán reforzó su programa nuclear para presionar a Estados Unidos” (Spanish)
“Irán reforzó su programa nuclear para presionar a Estados Unidos” (Spanish)
Seyed Hossein Mousavian está convencido de que las sanciones impuestas por Occidente a Irán fueron “contraproducentes”. Este diplomático y politólogo iraní explicó este viernes en Madrid que Teherán decidió reforzar su programa nuclear en respuesta a las mismas. “Para presionar a Washington”, añadió.
“Irán reforzó su programa nuclear para presionar a Estados Unidos,” Interview with El Pais, September 25, 2015.
Russia Entry Adds New Fuel to Syria War
“Russia Entry Adds New Fuel to Syria War,” Yaroslav Trofimov, The Wall Street Journal, October 1, 2015.
Diplomat Hossein Mousavian Optimistic About Joint Future Of Iran And The West (Audio)
“Diplomat Hossein Mousavian Optimistic About Joint Future Of Iran And The West,” Sarah Hurd, KGOU (NPR), September 18, 2015. (Audio)
Is Iran too Aggressive in the Middle East? Joshua Landis interviews Hussein Mousavian
“Is Iran too Aggressive in the Middle East? Joshua Landis interviews Hussein Mousavian,” Interview with Hossein Mousavian, University of Oklahoma, September 16, 2015. (Video)
