“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
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.
Panel Discussion: Saudi Arabia and Iran as the new decisive frontline in the Middle East
The European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)
Speakers:
Abdel Aziz Abu Hamad Aluwaisheg, Assistant Secretary General for Political and Negoatiation Affairs, GCC
Bassma Kodmani, Execeutive Director, Arab Reform Initiative
Seyed Hossein Mousavian, Former Iranian Ambassador and Foreign Policy Advisor to the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council
Justin Vaïsse, Director of Policy Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France
Moderator: Julien Barnes-Dacey, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme, ECFR
Full Video of Panel Discussion
“Saudi Arabia and Iran as the new decisive frontline in the Middle East,” ECFR Panel Discussion, May 28, 2018.
“In order to decrease tensions and enter into a process of cooperation, Riyadh and Tehran must gain a correct understanding of each other’s national security threats. The cooperation option should entail Riyadh and Tehran to openly and without preconditions enter into bilateral dialogue and put all of their security concerns and aims on the negotiations table.”
“The Widening Saudi–Iran Divide,” Seyed Hossein Mousavian, Cairo Review, Winter 2018.
“Trump’s December 3 decision was a “clear violation of all UN resolutions,” Hossein Mousavian told a panel held recently by Turkish Heritage Organization at the BAU International University in Washington … The move has effectively killed the peace process, Mousavian told the panel discussing the crisis in Syria titled “’Old Rivalries, New Dynamics.’”
The Iran Project, “Trump’s Al Quds decision ‘disasterous mistake’: Ex Iranian diplomat,” December 12, 2017.
Turkish Heritage Organization: “Old Rivalries, New Dynamics” Surrounding the Syria Crisis
During THO’s December 7, 2017 panel at the National Press Club – “Lessons from the Syria Crisis: Old Rivalries, New Dynamics” – former high-level government officials addressed the effect of the Syria conflict on traditional relationships and tensions between actors like Russia, Turkey, Iran, and the U.S.
The panel was moderated by Dr. Sinem Vatanartiran (President, BAU International University), and featured the following speakers:
Amb. Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr. – Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs; Distinguished Fellow and Chairman Emeritus at the Stimson Center;
Amb. Seyed Hossein Mousavian – Former Iranian Ambassador to Germany; Middle East Security and Nuclear Policy Specialist at Princeton University;
Barry Pavel – Senior Vice President, Arnold Kanter Chair, and Director of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security at the Atlantic Council.
“THO PANEL EXAMINES ‘OLD RIVALRIES, NEW DYNAMICS’ SURROUNDING THE SYRIA CRISIS,” Turkish Heritage Organization, December 7, 2017.
A conversation with:
Hussein Ibish, Senior Resident Scholar, Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington
Hossein Mousavian, Middle East Security and Nuclear Policy Specialist, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
Kadir Ustun, Executive Director, SETA Foundation at Washington, DC
Moderated by: Barbara Slavin, Director, Future of Iran Initiative, Atlantic Council
Video of Ambassador Mousavian’s Remarks
“How Europe and Iran’s Neighbors View the Nuclear Deal Future,” Atlantic Council, September 25, 2017.
SPEAKERS -Seyed Hossein Mousavian, Middle East Security and Nuclear Policy Specialist, Program on Science and Global Security, Princeton University
Banafsheh Keynoush, Foreign Affairs Scholar and Author
Fred H. Lawson, Senior Fellow, Centre for Syrian Studies, University of St. Andrews
MODERATOR: Jessica Tuchman Mathews, Distinguished Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
“US, Iran, Saudi Arabia: A New Diplomatic Calculus?” World Affairs Council, June 27, 2017.
“In this UpFront special, Mehdi Hasan challenges Iranian policymaker and former diplomat Hossein Mousavian to explain Iran’s policies in the region and what some see as the double standards with regards to Yemen and Bahrain.”
“What is Iran’s endgame in Syria?” Al Jazeera UpFront, May 26, 2017.
“On the margins of a Carnegie conference, Nikolay Koshanov and Hossein Mousavian discuss Russia’s and Iran’s role in the Syrian conflict.”
“Syria’s Implacable Vortex: Part 2,” Carnegie Middle East Center, May 12, 2017.
