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