Bijan Namdar Zangeneh

September 20, 2020 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

Why The Iran-Iraq War Matters For The Success Of Maximum Pressure

“War, War until victory” was a popular slogan chanted by revolutionaries in Tehran amid the bloody Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988). But after years of fighting with no victory in sight, Ayatollah Ruhollah...

February 19, 2016 | David Weinberg |

Despite Stillborn Deal, Saudi-Russian Petrodiplomacy Could Reshape The Future Of Oil

The Saudi-Iran grudge match still hangs over the oil patch.  Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world’s two largest oil exporters, finally reached an ...

November 5, 2015 | |

Panzer auf der Landebahn

Bei seiner Antrittsrede vor den iranischen Revolutionsgarden am 16. September 2013 schlug der neu gewählte Präsident Hassan Rohani den versammelten Kommandeuren einen Deal vor: Die Revo...

June 29, 2015 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Analysis: Why Germany is the Weakest Western Link in Nuclear Talks With Iran

With the Iran nuclear talks entering the final stretch in Vienna, Germany’s role in the negotiations to end Tehran’s illicit nuclear weapons program has largely escaped scrutiny....

May 23, 2014 | FDD Policy Brief |

Has Iran Exceeded JPOA Oil Export Limits?

Iran’s crude oil supertankers are likely exporting more oil than planned and agreed upon under the Joint Plan of Action (JPOA). The U.S. Department of State stated in its overview of the JP...

December 10, 2013 | FDD Policy Brief |

Rouhani’s Economic Battles with the IRGC

President Hassan Rouhani’s September 16, 2013 address to the commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) &ndash...

October 7, 2013 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

Seeing Through the Sheep’s Clothing

Co-authored by Saeed Ghasseminejad In his address to the United Nations, Benjamin Netanyahu described Hassan Rouhani as a wolf in sheep’s clothing, but you’d ha...

September 25, 2013 | Emanuele Ottolenghi FDD Policy Brief |

Rouhani’s Corrupt Cabinet

Co-authored by Saeed Ghasseminejad Most Western observers welcomed the end of former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s term with a sigh of relief, interpreting new p...

August 7, 2013 | FDD Policy Brief |

President Rouhani’s Cabinet: MOIS vs. IRGC?

President Hassan Rouhani presented his cabinet to the Iranian parliament on August 4. His team is c...

August 5, 2013 | FDD Policy Brief |

All the President’s Men: Rouhani’s Cabinet

President Hassan Rouhani presented his cabinet yesterday to the Iranian Majles. It remains to be seen if the parliament will approve R...