Iran – Page 3 – Seyed Hossein Mousavian

Iranians fear the future after Trump exits Iran nuclear deal

Posted on May 13, 2018

“Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a Middle East security and nuclear policy specialist at Princeton University who is a former spokesman for Iran in its nuclear negotiations with the West, said it was inevitable that Iranians would lose trust in the U.S. because of Trump’s decision to violate the agreement.

He predicted that the country would no longer be prepared to “engage with the U.S. to negotiate on other disputed issues like weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and the regional conflicts.”

Mousavian also suggested that Iran is now likely to turn its back on the West and instead build closer diplomatic and trade ties with Russia and China.”

“Iranians fear the future after Trump exits Iran nuclear deal,” NBC News, Ali Arouzi and Saphora Smith, May 10, 2018.

Interviews, مقاله ها

Mark and Denise in the Mornings

Posted on May 13, 2018

“Unpacking the morning news we started talking about the Iran Nuclear Deal and President Trump’s announcement to withdraw from the agreement. To break that down, we welcomed to the phone lines Dr. Marc Lamont Hill www.marclamonthill.com to go into details. The 8 o’clock hour, sponsored by POWER, continued the conversation on the Iran Nuclear Deal as we brought to the show for the first time Mr. Seyed Hossein Mousavian Middle East Security and Nuclear Policy Specialist from Princeton University to get world reaction.”

Interview Link

“Mark and Denise in the Mornings,” WWDB-AM Talk 860, May 9, 2018.

Lectures, مقاله ها

Iran and the US and the Regional Crisis

Posted on May 13, 2018

“Ambassador Seyed Hossein Mousavian talks about the complexities of the bilateral relationship between Iran and the US, and will shed light on regional issues from different views, pointing the way forward necessary to foster sustainable peace and security.”

Podcast of Event

“Iran and the US and the Regional Crisis,” Group of 78, Ottawa, Canada, April 17, 2018.

Interviews, مقاله ها

Iran must engage in NPT subject to full JCPOA implementation

Posted on May 6, 2018

On Trump’s views about amending the JCPOA, Seyed Hossein Mousavian told PD: “Trump’s demands to amend the JCPOA have no legal and logical basis; because the agreement has been backed both by the UN Security Council and the IAEA.” To the question of what Iran will decide if Trump withdraws from the JCPOA, he answered: “I am not aware of the decisions made by Iranian authorities, but I believe Iran should use the guidelines provided in the JCPOA and take its grievances to the mutual commission set up with the P5+1 signatories.”

“Iran must engage in NPT subject to full JCPOA implementation,” Persia Digest, May 5, 2018.

Lectures, مقاله ها

A Saudi-Iranian Dialogue On Regional Security

Posted on May 6, 2018

“With tensions between regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia at the brink, a rare dialogue recently took place between two former senior Saudi and Iranian officials. Hosted by the Center for Strategic Studies at the Joint Special Operations University in Tampa, Florida, former Saudi Ambassador to the United States and Director General of Saudi Arabia’s intelligence agency Prince Turki al Faisal debated Ambassador Hossein Mousavian, a former spokesman for Iran’s nuclear negotiators and chairman of the foreign policy committee of Iran’s National Security Council. The lively discussion touched on each country’s view of its security environment and the broader issues affecting the Iran-Saudi relationship. LobeLog has obtained the full transcript of the conversation, and the following is an abbreviated excerpt covering the key points.”

“A Saudi-Iranian Dialogue On Regional Security,” Seyed Hossein Mousavian, LobeLog, April 23, 2018.

Essays, Publications

The Nuclear Deal: A Crossroad or Deadlock in Relations with Iran

Posted on April 19, 2018

“The nuclear agreement signed in 2015 marked a diplomatic triumph.
After agreeing to some of the most intrusive inspections in the history of
nuclear energy, Iran was granted a relieve from international sanctions.
The JCPOA between the P5+1, the EU, and Iran represents a triumphant
new method to approaching disagreements in the region and around the
world. Iran had signed an agreement with the US, who had not so long
ago labelled it as part of an “axis of evil.” Diplomacy, not war, won the
day. Now that this agreement is under threat due to President Trump’s
Iran policy, it is worthy of our time to examine the effects and the future
of the JCPOA.”

“The Nuclear Deal: A Crossroad or Deadlock in Relations with Iran,” Seyed Hossein Mousavian and Younes Mahmoudieh, International Studies Journal, Spring 2018.

Interviews, مقاله ها

Iran and Saudi Arabia ‘unlikely’ to pivot back to diplomacy

Posted on April 19, 2018

Recalling his 1996 meeting with King Fahd, Mousavian told Al Jazeera the Saudi monarch was “happy to build bilateral relations” with Iran, but was “very disappointed” that Iraq could not join the alliance, in the aftermath of the first Gulf War.

“The accords secured amicable ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia for the next decade,” Mousavian said, pointing to increased cooperation in security and trade between the regional rivals.

“Iran and Saudi Arabia ‘unlikely’ to pivot back to diplomacy,” Ted Regencia, Al Jazeera English, April 16, 2018.

Articles, Publications, مقاله ها

5 potential scenarios for Iran deal

Posted on April 15, 2018

“President Donald Trump’s tapping of Mike Pompeo and John Bolton for secretary of state and national security adviser, respectively, should do away with any pretense that the US administration wishes to ‘fix’ the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). While Trump has long telegraphed his desire to undo the nuclear deal, Pompeo and especially Bolton have long advocated regime-change policies toward Iran, including war. As the May 12 deadline for Trump to renew sanctions waivers under the JCPOA approaches, five scenarios exist for how Trump’s ‘fix it or nix it’ saga on the accord will play out.”

Read More

“5 potential scenarios for Iran deal,” Seyed Hossein Mousavian, Al Monitor, April 13, 2018.

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Saudis Using Their Nuclear Program as Leverage to Kill JCPOA: Ex-Iranian Negotiator

Posted on March 16, 2018

“Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a former Iranian nuclear negotiator, said the Saudis are using their nuclear program as a leverage to ‘incentivize’ US President Donald Trump to mount pressure on Iran and ultimately undo the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).”

“Saudis Using Their Nuclear Program as Leverage to Kill JCPOA: Ex-Iranian Negotiator,” Tasnim, February 28, 2017.

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Yemen Heralds Potential Breakthrough for Iran-Saudi Relations (German & English)

Posted on February 27, 2018

“With European diplomatic backing, the Yemen conflict can be the beginning of dialogue and de-escalation between Iran and Saudi Arabia. The template for a political solution both sides can agree on already exists; it would be the same formula that was successfully implemented in Afghanistan and Iraq. The critical factor that allowed the post-war governments of these countries to stabilize was the major outside players, mostly significantly Iran and the United States, agreeing upfront on a general end-state, and then allowing the details to be hashed out by the relevant parties.”