“Syria’s Trajectory and Challenges for the United States,” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, April 6, 2017.
Hossein Mousavian presenting the Iranian view on the Syrian Crisis (starts the 38m mark)
Tag: Trump
Iran Has a Chance for a Historic Leap, and It Should Appreciate It
“Trump’s decisions will bring deep changes, both to the United States and to the world. These changes will create serious threats for Iran, but on the other hand, domestic and international challenges that Trump’s administration will face, can create opportunities for Tehran. While other countries are spending millions of dollars per year to build a support base among the American public and build a sociopolitical barrier against any hostile decision against them by American politicians, Iran has always ignored such initiatives.”
“Iran Has a Chance for a Historic Leap, and It Should Appreciate It,” Seyed Hossein Mousavian, Iranian Diplomacy, April 2, 2017.
Russia-Iran strategic ties keep US guessing
“On the other hand, European Union has maintained support for the Iran nuclear deal. At a recent Track II held in Beirut, former Iranian diplomat and a close associate of Rouhani, Seyed Hossein Mousavian gave his prognosis on the US’ options: ‘They would let the deal go on, but they would try to undo practically the Iranian nuclear deal through many other sanctions under … the umbrella of terrorism, missiles, human rights and regional issues.’
“Russia-Iran strategic ties keep US guessing,” MK Bhadrakumar, Indian Punchline, March 26, 2017.
Interview with al-Akhbar: Trump and Iranophobia (Arabic)
“Trump and Iranophobia,” Nadine Shalak, al-Akhbar, March 22, 2017.
Iran committed to nuclear deal despite Trump threats, say observers
“Former Iranian diplomat Seyed Hossein Mousavian, who is closely allied with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and who served as spokesman for his country’s nuclear negotiations with the European Union from 2003 to 2005, believes that Iran is keen to maintain the deal … ‘Since day one, no one has been able to complain of any failure of Iran in implementing the deal,’ Mousavian told Middle East Eye at a mostly closed-door conference on nuclear challenges in the region at the American University of Beirut on 15 March.”
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“Iran committed to nuclear deal despite Trump threats, say observers,” Abby Sewell, Middle East Eye, March 19, 2017.
Trump’s ISIS challenge: Given the President’s many impulses, some contradictory, it’s far, far easier said than done
“Trump’s instincts on the need to seriously address the ISIS threat are correct. Indeed, the UN Security Council has also referred to ISIS as a leading global threat. However, Trump will face five major challenges in any attempt to destroy ISIS, which his own contradictory aims and positions only serve to exacerbate.”
“Trump’s ISIS challenge: Given the President’s many impulses, some contradictory, it’s far, far easier said than done,” Seyed Hossein Mousavian, NY Daily News, March 16, 2017.
Trump’s ‘moderate’ defense secretary has already brought us to the brink of war
Am I exaggerating? Ask the Iranians. “Boarding an Iranian ship is a shortcut” to confrontation, says Seyyed Hossein Mousavian, former member of Iran’s National Security Council and a close ally of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Even if a firefight in international waters were avoided, the Islamic Republic, Mousavian tells me, “would retaliate” and has “many other options for retaliation.”
“Trump’s ‘moderate’ defense secretary has already brought us to the brink of war,” Mehdi Hassan, The Intercept, March 1, 2017.
America’s 4-decade push for regime change in Iran a failure – Iran nuclear deal negotiator
“As Iran goes ahead with new ballistic missile tests and the tone in Washington grows tougher, is the fragile peace between Iran and the US in jeopardy? And can the hard-fought nuclear deal survive the tensions? We ask the man who negotiated the agreement for Iran, former head of the Iranian National Security Council’s Foreign Relations Committee and professor at Princeton university – Seyed Hossein Mousavian.”
“America’s 4-decade push for regime change in Iran a failure – Iran nuclear deal negotiator,” Russia Today, February 20, 2017.
Assessing the state of the Iran nuclear deal
“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.”
“Assessing the state of the Iran nuclear deal,” Seyed Hossein Mousavian, The Security Times, February 2017.
Designating Iran’s Revolutionary Guards As Terrorists Will Have Dire Consequences
“CENTCOM and the Qods Force are the most powerful and influential outside actors in Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, and the Persian Gulf. Even in Yemen, American and Saudi officials contend the Qods Force is a primary opponent. As such, if there is to be a peaceful solution to any regional crises, cooperation with the IRGC is a must. To label it terrorist will shut the door on opportunities for successful diplomacy.”
“Designating Iran’s Revolutionary Guards As Terrorists Will Have Dire Consequences,” Seyed Hossein Mousavian, The Huffington Post, February 16, 2017.
