top of page
COMMENTARIES

The New Arab – "What the US election could mean for the Middle East"                                          

October 30, 2024

  • Interviewed by Giorgio Cafiero 

 

​

BBC World Service The Weekend – "World leaders call on Iran to de-escalate"                             

October 27, 2024

  • Interviewed by Rebecca Kesby

 

​

Al Monitor –  "Iran-UAE ties tested by Tehran's housing project on disputed island"                       

October 27, 2024

  • Interviewed by Sabena Siddiqui 

 

​

NPR – "How Gulf states might respond to a larger conflict between Iran and Israel"                      

October 13, 2024

  • Interviewed by Ayesha Rascoe for The Weekend Edition 

 

​

Amwaj Media Debate – "Will Closer Iran-Russia Military Ties Harm Moscow-GCC Relations?"       

October 10, 2024

  • Debate with Kristian Ulrichsen and Anna Borshchevskaya

 

​

BBC World Service Business Daily – "Denmark: Cashing in on Sweden's Eurovision"                     

February 6, 2024

  • Interviewed by Daniel Rosney

 

​

DAWN – "BRICS Membership Won't Solve Iran's Crisis of Legitimacy at Home"                               

September 2023

  • Interviewed by Giorgio Cafiero 

 

​

Center for Strategic and International Studies – "The Unique Promise of Environmental Cooperation in the Gulf"

July 2023

  • Interviewed by Will Todman 

 

​

ISPI – “Syria’s Arab League Comeback: Regional Breakthrough or Premature Decision?”          

May 11, 2023

  • Commentary 

​

​

Le Monde – “La réconciliation entre Téhéran et Riyad a peu de chance de sauver l’économie iranienne     

April 20, 2023

  • Interviewed by Ghazal Golshiri

 

​

Middle East Institute – "Qatar-Iran Ties Deepen Amid Shifting Regional Consensus"                     

August 17, 2022

  • Interviewed by Clemens Chay

 

​

The World – “Close call between Iran and US naval ships in Strait of Hormuz                            

June 21, 2022

  • Interviewed by Carol Hills for Public Radio International (PRI)

 

​

CNN – “Why a terror designation is the last sticking point in Iran-US talks                                  

March 28, 2022

  • Quoted by Mostafa Salem and Nadeen Ebrahim 

 

​

ISPI – “From Washington to Tehran: Doha’s Diplomacy at Work                                                    

February 3, 2022

  • Commentary

 

​

ISPI – “Hypes and Hopes for the Iranian Nuclear Deal                                                                    

November 29, 2021

  • Commentary

 

​

TRT World – “‘Nuclear terrorism’ in Natanz threatens diplomacy in Vienna                                

April 13, 2021

  • Quoted by Giorgio Cafiero

 

​

Asia Times – “Iran’s threat to Israel more sound than fury”                                                            

January 12, 2021

  • Quoted by Kourosh Ziabari 

 

​

Al Jazeera – “What will reduced tensions within the GCC mean for Iran?”                                    

January 7, 2021

  • Quoted by Maziar Motamedi 

 

​

Indus News – “Iran Nuclear Deal Collapse?”                                                                                     

January 23, 2020

  • Live phone interview – Scope with Waqar Rizvi

 

​

Al Jazeera – “Iran plays diplomatic hardball ahead of enrichment deadline”                               

July 8, 2019

  • Quoted by Ted Regencia                                            

 

​

Indus News – “Iraq hits back at Trump’s base in Iraq statement”                                                   

February 8, 2019

  • Live phone interview – Scope with Waqar Rizvi

 

​

Al Jazeera – “Is Trump baiting Iran into an armed confrontation?”                                               

January 28, 2019

  • Quoted by Ted Regencia  

 

​

The Independent – “Iran president Rouhani warns country faces 'war situation' as he vows to bypass new US sanctions”

November 5, 2018

  • Quoted by Borzou Daragahi 

 

​

The Daily Beast – “How Iran Hopes to Counterpunch Trump”                                                         

May 11, 2018

  • Quoted by Borzou Daragahi 

​

​

bottom of page