“U.S.-Iran Relations,” Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, September 9, 2016.
Lectures
U.S.-Iran Relations: How should the new president engage?
“U.S.-Iran Relations: How should the new president engage?” Talk at Oklahoma City University, September 9, 2016.
Understanding Iran: Perspectives in Practice
This panel (Laura Secor, Seyed Hossein Mousavian, and John Limbert) will convene diverse expertise to explore the politics of post-nuclear deal Iran.
“Understanding Iran: Perspectives in Practice,” Annual Modern Iran Academic Panel, Princeton University, April 6, 2016.
Iran showed goodwill to remove US hostility: Mousavian
Addressing meeting of Global Relations Council in Cleveland, Ohio on Saturday, Syyed Hossein Mousavian described the relations between Iran and the US as the most complicated in today’s world of diplomacy.
“Iran showed goodwill to remove US hostility: Mousavian,” The Iran Project, April 2, 2016.
Conference Report: Iran and the World: Issues and Perspectives
The 14th War and Peace in the 21st Century seminar, held at the Palau de Pedralbes on January 16th 2016, organised by CIDOB and the Barcelona City Council in collaboration with ESADEgeo Center for Global Economy and Politics and supported by “la Caixa” Foundation assessed the current domestic context in Iran and the regional implications of the implementation of the nuclear deal reached with the international community.
“Conference Report: Iran and the World: Issues and Perspectives,” CIDOB, January 25, 2016.
Kiyaei, Mousavian discuss nuclear deal and Iran’s future as regional power
“Nuclear deal and Iran’s future as regional power,” The Chautauqua Institute, August 21, 2015.
Coverage: “Kiyaei, Mousavian discuss nuclear deal and Iran’s future as regional power,” Sam Flynn, The Chautauquan Daily, August 22, 2015.
“Iran & the US – Beyond the Nuclear Deal” (Video)
“Iran & the US – Beyond the Nuclear Deal,” Rotary Club of Oklahoma City, September 8, 2015. (Video)
Iran & the US: The Way Forward
Ambassador Mousavian presented a speech to approximately 380 US military personnel, including colonels, at the US Army War College on June 18, 2015. In his speech, he discusses the following:
- Iran’s major national security threats and priorities
- 19 reasons why Iran distrusts the US
- The the origins of the Iranian nuclear program and current status of Iran’s nuclear talks
- 10 suggestions as a way forward for better US-Iran relations
“Iran & the US: The Way Forward,” The US Army War College, June 18, 2015.
Iran Nuclear Framework Agreement
The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations hosted a discussion on the newly-announced framework agreement between the P5+1 and Iran on that country’s nuclear program. The framework pushes Iran’s nuclear “breakout time” to at least a year and allows international inspectors access to Iranian programs deemed suspicious. ”Breakout time” refers to the time that it would take for Iran to acquire enough fissile material for one weapon.
The panelists talked about the specifics of the agreement. The also assessed the agreement’s implications for Iran’s regional neighbors and their relationship with the U.S., impact on the energy sector, and potential to be finalized by the June 2015 deadline. Speakers include Seyed Hossein Mousavian, the former nuclear negotiator for Iran.
“Iran Nuclear Framework Agreement,” National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations, April 8, 2015. (Video)
P5+1 & Iran: Report on the Ongoing Nuclear Talks (Audio & Video)
“P5+1 & Iran: Report on the Ongoing Nuclear Talks,” Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, April 2, 2015. (Audio & Video)
