Interviews

Interviews

CNN Newsroom

CNN · July 31, 2026

The Debate: How unbreakable is Iran’s regime?

France 24 · May 6, 2026

The US-Iran MoU: Strategic Breakthrough or Risky Compromise?

Middle East Council on Global Affairs · June 25, 2026

Israel Attacks Iran

CNN Connect the World with Becky Anderson · June 19, 2025

2026

Sep 13, 2026 Entre Dubaï et l’Iran, des liens économiques difficiles à rompre malgré la guerreFrance 24 / AFP → Sep 13, 2026 Iran's economic ties with Dubai hard to break despite warAFP → Sep 8, 2026 Can Iran really wage an economic war on the US?The National → Aug 26, 2026 Trump's ‘economic D-Day’ tests Iran's trading ties across the regionMiddle East Eye → Aug 6, 2026 Iran sets steep demands for reopening Hormuz as hopes Oman deal could break impasseNBC News → Jul 26, 2026 Iran's southern cities brace themselves as US attacks focus on sites close to the Strait of HormuzThe Straits Times → Jul 26, 2026 Jean Monnet en OrmuzEl País → Jul 23, 2026 New Fronts Open as the Iran War Re-EscalatesISPI → Jul 15, 2026 The Gulf's post-war balancing act with IranThe New Arab → Jul 10, 2026 Iran Deal and the Strait of HormuzThe Wall Street Journal → Jul 7, 2026 Will the Iran-US MoU reshape economic relations in the Gulf?Middle East Eye → Jun 28, 2026 US-Iran strikes threaten interim peace agreementChannel 4 News → Jun 25, 2026 ‘Hard-headed pragmatism’: Israel's war backfires as Gulf backs US-Iran MoUAl Jazeera → Jun 22, 2026 Iran regime survived war — can it make peace with its own people?The Guardian → Jun 4, 2026 Negotiating Under Fire: Iran Between War and DiplomacyISPI → May 29, 2026 Oman in the spotlight amid Trump sanctions and the Iran warCNBC → May 6, 2026The Debate: How unbreakable is Iran’s regime?France 24Watch ▶→Jun 19, 2025Israel Attacks IranCNN Connect the World with Becky AndersonWatch ▶→ Jul 31, 2026 CNN NewsroomCNN Watch ▶ → Jul 19 A Modest Proposal for the Strait Dispute: A Shared Pact Among Gulf StatesThe New York Times → May 15 L’analista: “Pechino centrale nelle trattative Usa-Iran”La Repubblica · with Francesca Caferri → May 5 Gulf States Fear an Emboldened Iran Is Taking Advantage of a Hesitant U.S.The Wall Street Journal · with Yaroslav Trofimov → May 4 Experts answer the most difficult question: where is Iran’s war headed?Ara · with Francesc Millan → Apr 17 Comment les pays du Golfe veulent s’affranchir du détroit d’OrmuzLe Monde → Apr 16 War on ‘standby’ in the GulfAra · with Francesc Millan → Apr 15 Oman walks tightrope with Iran across the Strait of HormuzResponsible Statecraft · with Giorgio Cafiero → Apr 9 Strait of Hormuz shipping traffic is effectively at a standstill despite Iran ceasefireNBC News · with Mithil Aggarwal → Apr 2 Control Over Strait of Hormuz Will Determine Who Wins the WarThe Wall Street Journal · with Yaroslav Trofimov → Mar 9 La elección de Mojtaba Jamenei como líder supremoEl Mundo · cited by Lara Villalón → Mar 6 Iranians trapped between US-Israel bombs and paranoid regime’s collapseThe Australian · with Amanda Hodge → Feb 6 Financing the Green FuturePolicy Center for the New South →
Jan 9 Protests in IranBBC World Service

2025

Jun 26 The Conflict in the Middle EastNova Bulgaria → Jun 24 Do Iranians really want regime change?The Australian · with Amanda Hodge → Jun 19 Israel Attacks IranCNN Connect the World · with Becky Anderson → Feb 13 Arabia Saudí, el socio de Trump que puede pararle los piesEl Independiente · with Francisco Carrión →

2024

Oct 30 What the US election could mean for the Middle EastThe New Arab · with Giorgio Cafiero → Oct 27 World leaders call on Iran to de-escalateBBC World Service, The Weekend · with Rebecca Kesby → Oct 27 Iran-UAE ties tested by Tehran’s housing project on disputed islandAl-Monitor · with Sabena Siddiqui → Oct 13 How Gulf states might respond to a larger conflict between Iran and IsraelNPR Weekend Edition · with Ayesha Rascoe → Oct 10 Will Closer Iran-Russia Military Ties Harm Moscow-GCC Relations?Amwaj Media Debate · with Kristian Ulrichsen and Anna Borshchevskaya → Feb 6 Denmark: Cashing in on Sweden’s EurovisionBBC World Service, Business Daily · with Daniel Rosney →

2023

Sep BRICS Membership Won’t Solve Iran’s Crisis of Legitimacy at HomeDAWN · with Giorgio Cafiero → Jul The Unique Promise of Environmental Cooperation in the GulfCenter for Strategic and International Studies · with Will Todman → May 11 Syria’s Arab League Comeback: Regional Breakthrough or Premature Decision?ISPI · commentary → Apr 20 La réconciliation entre Téhéran et Riyad a peu de chance de sauver l’économie iranienneLe Monde · with Ghazal Golshiri →

2022

Aug 17 Qatar-Iran Ties Deepen Amid Shifting Regional ConsensusMiddle East Institute · with Clemens Chay → Jun 21 Close call between Iran and US naval ships in Strait of HormuzThe World (PRI) · with Carol Hills → Mar 28 Why a terror designation is the last sticking point in Iran-US talksCNN · quoted by Mostafa Salem and Nadeen Ebrahim → Feb 3 From Washington to Tehran: Doha’s Diplomacy at WorkISPI · commentary →

2021

Nov 29 Hypes and Hopes for the Iranian Nuclear DealISPI · commentary → Apr 13 ‘Nuclear terrorism’ in Natanz threatens diplomacy in ViennaTRT World · quoted by Giorgio Cafiero → Jan 12 Iran’s threat to Israel more sound than furyAsia Times · quoted by Kourosh Ziabari → Jan 7 What will reduced tensions within the GCC mean for Iran?Al Jazeera · quoted by Maziar Motamedi →

2018 – 2020

Jan 23, 2020 Iran Nuclear Deal Collapse?Indus News · live interview, Scope with Waqar Rizvi → Jul 8, 2019 Iran plays diplomatic hardball ahead of enrichment deadlineAl Jazeera · quoted by Ted Regencia → Feb 8, 2019 Iraq hits back at Trump’s base in Iraq statementIndus News · live interview, Scope with Waqar Rizvi → Jan 28, 2019 Is Trump baiting Iran into an armed confrontation?Al Jazeera · quoted by Ted Regencia → Nov 5, 2018 Iran president Rouhani warns country faces ‘war situation’ as he vows to bypass new US sanctionsThe Independent · quoted by Borzou Daragahi → May 11, 2018 How Iran Hopes to Counterpunch TrumpThe Daily Beast · quoted by Borzou Daragahi →