“In an article published in ‘Donya-e Eqtesda’ newspaper, Mousavian wrote that Trump baffled the world by pulling out the US forces from Syria with world countries showing adverse reactions: Moscow had a hard time believing it; Tehran exercised self-restraint; Ankara grasped the opportunity offered by the new conditions to achieve its goals in Syria…”
Tehran and US Pullout from Syria, Seyed Hossein Mousavian, January 2, 2019. IRNA
“Iran has the political will and has the capacity to engage with Europe with Europe on broad issues. But even if the Europeans have the political will they do not have the capacity.”
US After Toppling, EU not capable of Holding Talks with Iran; Seyed Hossein Mousavian, IRNA. 12/10/2018
“Under current circumstances, where the countries of the region are aggressively arming themselves, it is simply folly to expect that Iran will dismantle the backbone of its defense doctrine.”
Six Factors Shaping Iran’s Missile Decision-Making Calculus, Seyed Hossein Mousavian. 12/13/2018
In today’s world, sober political analysts now agree that possession of nuclear weapons—once an assurance of security—barely does anything to protect countries from threats and insecurities. Hence, further modernization of nuclear armaments will only serve to undermine the peace and stability of this planet.
Disarmament: The Forgotten Premises of Non-Proliferation; Seyed Hossein Mousavian, December 4, 2018.
“Tehran has repeatedly delivered on its promises, while Washington has fallen short and backed Riyadh’s disastrous regional adventures.”
The next round of economic sanctions on Iran, which will start going into effect on November 4th, will mainly target the country’s oil and gas industries. There are at least five reasons why Trump’s strategy will fail.
Five Reasons Why Trump’s Iran sanctions will fail. Seyed Hossein Mousavian. October 31, 2018
With the stated aim of containing “Iran’s malign behavior” and bringing “stability to the region,” the Trump administration has proposed a collective security pact tentatively known as “the Middle East Strategic Alliance” (MESA). The MESA would bring about the six countries from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) along with Egypt and Jordan together under the guise of “Arab NATO” to confront Iran.
Trump’s Arab Nato Project is Doomed ; Seyed Hossein Mousavian. Newsweek. October 16, 2018
Iran has no reason to talk to a hostile, war-mongering administration which may lose power very soon.
“Iran Will Wait for Trump to Lose Power” Seyyed Hossein Mousavian, Al-Jazeera. September 28, 2018
When the civil war in Syria began in 2011, the U.S.-led bloc and its regional allies, including Saudi Arabia, devoted their resources to removing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. However, as the result of Iranian-Russian cooperation to buttress the Assad’s government, they failed to achieve their goals. The addition to this alliance of Turkey, which initially opposed Assad’s government, has further made it clear that President Assad has won the six-year war and will remain in power. If successful, the trilateral cooperation can play a more substantive role in managing other crises in the region.
European leaders also may be willing to make some concessions to Iran in the political and security domains to compensate for the loss of the benefits it was due under the accord. While Rouhani has expressed doubts over Europe’s package of economic incentives to preserve the agreement, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif is continuing to work on securing financial, banking, and energy commitments from his counterparts from China, Russia, Germany, France, and the U.K.
