Reza Marashi
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Iran Protests: Civil Rights Movement Or Revolution? –
by Reza Marashi Revolution or civil rights movement? That’s the question I’ve been asked repeatedly as the latest round of protests in Iran commenced. But it’s not the first time I’ve tried to expl… → Read More
Iran Protests: Civil Rights Movement Or Revolution?
As things currently stand, these protests more closely resemble a continuation of Iran’s long-standing civil rights movement rather than an attempt to ov... → Read More
Trump Botches It On Iran. Again.
Donald Trump does not have an Iran policy. This was clear on October 13, when his administration released its “Iran strategy fact sheet.” The most notewo... → Read More
Nikki Haley Is Not Good At Foreign Policy –
By Reza Marashi Nikki Haley is not good at foreign policy. With few discernible achievements to speak of after one year as America’s envoy to the UN, her most noteworthy moments have been two incoh… → Read More
This bombast from Trumpland was a gift to the Iranian government
Decision-makers in Tehran may not be strategic masters, but they are masterful at taking advantage of America’s self-inflicted wounds. Nikki Haley's speech at the American Enterprise Institute? Case in point → Read More
Is Iran’s Ballistic Missile Use Trump’s Fault?
Trump is creating a recipe for war. → Read More
With Rouhani, Iran Has Extended Its Hand. Now The World Needs To Unclench Its Fist.
The president's re-election presents an opportunity to reduce the diplomacy deficit, particularly with the U.S., Israel and Saudi Arabia. → Read More
What Future Will Iran Choose?
by Reza Marashi As Iranians head to the polls to vote in their presidential elections on Friday, much attention has rightly focused on the choice they will make. The incumbent Hassan Rouhani, and h… → Read More
Has Donald Trump Learned To Love The Iran Deal?
by Tyler Cullis and Reza Marashi [Editor’s Note: The following analysis was published before the press appearance Wednesday later afternoon by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in which he rea… → Read More
Reza Marashi
Reza Marashi joined NIAC in 2010 as the organization’s first Research Director. He came to NIAC after four years in the Office of Iranian Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. Prior to his tenure at the State Department, he was an analyst at the Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) covering China-Middle East issues, and a Tehran-based private strategic consultant on Iranian… → Read More
Trump’s Syria Strikes Don’t Bode Well for Iran Policy
by Tyler Cullis and Reza Marashi Twenty-four hours after launching missiles at Syria, Donald Trump’s decision to increase America’s bombing campaign in the Middle East has received much fanfare and… → Read More
Trump should build on Iran deal
As Donald Trump prepares to enter the White House, he will be the latest in a long line of Presidents to inherit Middle East security challenges. → Read More
Critics of the Iran nuclear deal don’t understand the real Iran
Obama’s bet on the nuclear deal is not a bet on Rouhani, but a bet on the Iranian people. And Iranian Americans will have his back. → Read More
In Vienna, U.S. and Iran Working to Beat the Clock
The reality facing both sides will not change: There are spoilers in the U.S. and Iran who will try to torpedo a deal, no matter the details. Precisely because it is impossible to satisfy ideologues, they only way to defeat them is to have a deal in ... → Read More
Meet My Friend Imprisoned in Iran
To some, Jason is simply the latest in a long line of journalists who have been treated terribly by the Iranian government. To others, he's recognizable from sporadic in-person encounters or his Washington Post byline. But to me, he's J -- my good fr... → Read More
In Vienna, U.S. and Iran Building a Recipe for Success
With each round of talks, Iranian and Western negotiators dive deeper into the details and substance of key technical issues -- some of which had never truly been discussed.... → Read More
The wrong path to peace with Iran
Reza Marashi and Trita Parsi assert that hawkish legislators may destroy the last pathway way to peace with Iran. → Read More
Which Iran Will We Choose?
The historic interim agreement between the permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) and Iran over its nuclear dispute is not just about enrichment, centrifuges and breakout capabilities. Ultimately, it will help determine who and what will define Iran's foreign and domestic policies for decades to come. Will it be the security-oriented, confrontational and internally repressive… → Read More
In Geneva, U.S. and Iran Near the Finish Line
One did not have to be in Geneva to see the obvious: more progress was made over the past three days than in the past three decades combined. → Read More