U.S.-Iran Relations – Seyed Hossein Mousavian

Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ strategy is dangerous and should end

Posted on December 27, 2020

Seyed Hossein Mousavian

By destroying the deal, the Trump administration effectively dismantled the most comprehensive mechanism of inspection in the history of the NPT. The US has also presented a draft resolution to the Security Council to extend a UN arms embargo on Tehran. The real US strategy is to “snap back” all UN sanctions on Iran, with full knowledge that Russia and China would not agree to renew the arms embargo, which is a clear violation of the nuclear deal and UN Resolution 2231.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/trumps-iran-policy-dangerous-and-needs-end

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Can We Stop the Slow Slide to a U.S.-Iran War?

Posted on May 10, 2019

Responsible international, U.S. and regional policymakers must come together to chart a diplomatic course that promotes broad dialogue and engagement with Iran to avoid a possible war.

Can We Stop the Slow Slide to a US-Iran War; Seyed Hossein Mousavian, May 5, 2019. National Interest.

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Commentary: Five Reasons Why Trump’s Iran Sanctions Will Fail

Posted on November 4, 2018

The next round of economic sanctions on Iran, which will start going into effect on November 4th, will mainly target the country’s oil and gas industries. There are at least five reasons why Trump’s strategy will fail.

Five Reasons Why Trump’s Iran sanctions will fail. Seyed Hossein Mousavian. October 31, 2018

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What Trump Needs To Know About Iran

Posted on January 10, 2017

“Trump has the option of engaging Iran and bringing stability to a region that has not known it for decades. While distrust between the two countries remains thick in the aftermath of the nuclear deal, the key to broader cooperation is to abandon self-defeating aspirations for regime change and engage in diplomacy based on mutual respect, shared interests and non-interference in each other’s political affairs.”

“What Trump Needs To Know About Iran,” Seyed Hossein Mousavian, The Huffington Post, January 6, 2017.