Interviews

Jul 15 The Gulf’s post-war balancing act with IranThe New Arab → Jul 7 Will the Iran-US MoU reshape economic relations in the Gulf?Middle East Eye → Jun 25 Pragmatic choice: Israel’s war backfires as Gulf backs US-Iran dealAl Jazeera · with Urooba Jamal → 2026 US-Iran strikes threaten interim peace agreementChannel 4 News → 2026 Negotiating Under Fire: Iran Between War and DiplomacyISPI · commentary → May 29 Trump’s Oman outburst throws ‘Switzerland of the Middle East’ into the spotlightCNBC · with Sam Meredith → 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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →