“Former Ambassador Seyed Hossein Mousavian on US election Results,” TRT World, November 9, 2016.
Tag: Iran
Iran and the World, A Discussion with Ambassador Mousavian
“Iran and the World, A Discussion with Ambassador Mousavian,” The University of Oklahoma College of International Studies, September 8, 2016.
America’s Attitude Toward Iran Risks Shifting Tehran’s East-West Balance Toward Russia
Given its civilizational history, during most of which it played a leading role in the region, Iran will undoubtedly continue to be a major regional power. Its foreign policy will also continue to be based on the tenet of “neither East nor West.” That said, Iran’s success in maintaining this policy rests on its ability to balance its relations with the major Eastern and Western powers ― in this case the United States and Russia.
“America’s Attitude Toward Iran Risks Shifting Tehran’s East-West Balance Toward Russia,” Seyed Hossein Mousavian, The Huffington Post, October 13, 2016.
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.
Who Benefits Most From a Sabotaged Iran Nuclear Deal
Beyond the personal interests of the states mentioned above, a JCPOA failure will serve to diminish the pragmatic minds in Tehran and Washington that negotiated it and bolster the voices of the more polarized camps on both sides that prefer a hostile U.S.-Iran relationship. The hardline opponents of the JCPOA in the U.S. Congress, Israel and Saudi Arabia will gain legitimacy and boost their respective standings. In Iran, mistrust of the U.S. will be reaffirmed in the once-hopeful masses and opportunities for further dialogue will disappear.
“Who Benefits Most From a Sabotaged Iran Nuclear Deal,” Seyed Hossein Mousavian and Hesam Rahmani, The Huffington Post, September 7, 2016.
How to kick-start Iran-US regional cooperation
The solution is to not fall for this psychological ploy. International banks and companies should rest assured that nuclear-related sanctions on Iran are gone for good and that there is nothing the United States can do — neither now nor in the future — to reimpose them without destroying its credibility at the same time. Iranian officials, meanwhile, should be careful to not play into the hands of the deal’s American opponents and increase uncertainty about the future of the JCPOA.
“How to kick-start Iran-US regional cooperation,” Seyed Hossein Mousavian, Al Monitor, August 3, 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.
Saudi Arabia Is Iran’s New National Security Threat
The relationship between Iran and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries — a political and economic union consisting of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates — is on a dangerous trajectory and risks leading to direct confrontation. During a recent seminar in Europe, a European diplomat who has made the case to officials in Riyadh for Saudi-Iran rapprochement starkly told me that the regional situation was even comparable to pre-World War I Europe.
“Saudi Arabia Is Iran’s New National Security Threat,” Seyed Hossein Mousavian, The Huffington Post, June 3, 2016.
Saudi-Arabien und Iran sollten zusammenarbeiten (In German)
The Middle East is facing a total collapse. An ideology of terror is spreading, and dysfunctional Arab governments do not offer their people dignified alternatives to extremism. The decay is embedded in two smoldering crises: the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, which has made millions refugees and contributed to regional instability for decades; and the conflict between Saudi Arabia, a leading Sunni power, and Iran, a leading Shia power, which has entangled civil war and sectarianism in the region.
“Saudi-Arabien und Iran sollten zusammenarbeiten,” Hossein Mousavian, Frankfurter Allgemeine, April 4, 2016.
