“Walking the Iran Tightrope.” Presentation at Mid-Coast Forum on Foreign Relations, January 26, 2015. (Audio)
Media Coverage: “Walking the Iran Tightrope,” Christine Parrish, The Free Press, February 5, 2015.
“Walking the Iran Tightrope.” Presentation at Mid-Coast Forum on Foreign Relations, January 26, 2015. (Audio)
Media Coverage: “Walking the Iran Tightrope,” Christine Parrish, The Free Press, February 5, 2015.
“Weighing risks and benefits of making a deal with Iran,” interview with Hossein Mousavian, Judy Woodruff, PBS News Hour, January 29, 2015. (Video)
“Is it time to open the door to better relations with Iran?” Interview with Hossein Mousavian, Judy Woodruff, PBS News Hour, January 28, 2015. (Video)
“Parl. Speaker warns US against new sanctions against Tehran,” interview with Hossein Mousavian, PressTV, January 24, 2015. (Video)
Extremism is the ultimate winner in the controversy over Charlie Hebdo’s publication of the latest cartoon with the support of the French government and other Western powers. Regrettably, the latest provocation and blatant hypocrisy of the West on the issue of freedom of expression will further the cause of the terrorists and lend support to their claim that Western powers have waged an all-out war against Islam. Furthermore, terrorist groups such as ISIS, who regard themselves the vanguard of Muslims, Islamic values and Quranic teachings would certainly celebrate new recruitments in thousands.
“Extremism, Terrorism Ultimate Winners of Charlie Hebdo Episode,” Hossein Mousavian, IRNA, January 24, 2015.
“Certain media distort Iran stance on France events: Analyst,” interview with Hossein Mousavian, IRNA, January 18, 2015.
A diplomatic solution to the nuclear issue — the sooner the better — will remove the threat of any future military conflagration in the Middle East, already in tumult with the ongoing ugly violence in Syria, Yemen and Iraq. An ultimate failure of the nuclear negotiations, whether torpedoed by the Israel-US Congress joint effort or other naysayers, would play in the hands of certain quarters in Iran to push for withdrawal from the Non-Proliferation Treaty — an eventuality that I presume few people would like to face after the North Korean affair.
With the stakes as high as they are, both with the nuclear dossier and the situation in the region, it is incumbent on the US Congress to act in a way to give diplomacy a real chance and regional stability a real boost. The bottom line is clear: Both sides need each other. The United States without Iran would continue to see its problems in the region remain unresolved or even aggravated, and Iran without the United States would continue to suffer in other ways.
“What’s holding up Iran nuclear deal?” Hossein Mousavian, Al Monitor, January 7, 2015.
“World Against Violence & Extremism,” Participation at the Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS), December 8, 2014.
“No alternative but to cooperate,” Interview with Hossein Mousavian, Energlobe, December 17, 2014.
“U.S. Congress unlikely to pass resolutions against Iran by March: ex-negotiator,” Interview with Hossein Mousavian, Tehran Times, December 13, 2014.