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Assessing the state of the Iran nuclear deal

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“There has now been one year of successful Iranian implementation of the JCPOA despite repeated US violations of the spirit of the deal. However, the Trump administration’s saberrattling over Iranian missile tests is set to undo the deal, while its new sanctions under the umbrella of human rights, terrorism, weapons of mass destruction and regional issues are bringing tensions between the US and Iran to dangerous new heights.”

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“Assessing the state of the Iran nuclear deal,” Seyed Hossein Mousavian, The Security Times, February 2017.

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Las medidas aterradoras de Trump (Eight Reasons Why Trump’s Start on the Middle East is Frightening)

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“A hope had emerged for U.S.-Iran peace in recent years that Trump’s actions are set to destroy. The United States and Iran and both regional heavyweights, and a confrontation between them would be severely destabilizing for the entire region. The extent to which Trump’s executive order runs counter to international values and laws, the fight against terrorism and the cause of international peace and stability, can be encapsulated in eight points.”

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“Las medidas aterradoras de Trump,” Seyed Hossein Mousavian, El Pais, February 9, 2017.

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Seyed Hossein Mousavian ─ Iran and the United States: What Lies Ahead in the Trump Era

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“Former diplomat and Princeton University visiting scholar Seyed Hossein Mousavian will deliver a lecture titled “Iran and United States: What Lies Ahead in the Trump Era,” as part of the Security Seminar Series. With uncertainty surrounding President-elect Donald Trump’s stance Iran-U.S. relations, Mousavian will discuss what foreign policies we might expect.”

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“Iran and United States: What Lies Ahead in the Trump Era,” Lecture by Seyed Hossein Mousavian, Brown University Watson Institute, December 5, 2016.

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Deal Maker or Deal Shredder: Billions Ride on Trump Iran Policy

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“While Trump is unlikely to tear up the deal, Congress can ‘practically undo’ it, Hossein Mousavian, a former Iranian diplomat and now a scholar at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, said at a conference in Frankfurt last week.”

“Deal Maker or Deal Shredder: Billions Ride on Trump Iran Policy,” Bloomberg, November 21, 2016.

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America’s Attitude Toward Iran Risks Shifting Tehran’s East-West Balance Toward Russia

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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.

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Newsmaker Interview: Seyed Hossein Mousavain

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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.

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Who Benefits Most From a Sabotaged Iran Nuclear Deal

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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.

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“Who Benefits Most From a Sabotaged Iran Nuclear Deal,” Seyed Hossein Mousavian and Hesam Rahmani, The Huffington Post, September 7, 2016.