Selected Publications

Op-Eds

How Iranians use humor to cope with Trump – Al Monitor

The Anatomy Of A Revolution – LobeLog

Why Iran's Parliament Matters – LobeLog

Rouhani ignores domestic political reforms – Al Monitor

Rouhani Goes to College – The Majalla

Rouhani’s US-Educated Chief of Staff Knows East and West – Al Monitor

A Crucial Election for Iran’s Reform Movement – Jadaliyya

Why Iran’s City Council Elections Matter – Al Monitor

Bahrain’s triangle of conflict – Foreign Policy

Iran’s ‘second-generation’ Reformists off to shaky start – Al Monitor

Cleaning House in Tehran – The Majalla

Rowhani’s first 100 days – Foreign Policy

Why Iran’s City Council Elections Matter – Al Monitor

Morsi’s just not that into Iran – Foreign Policy

Hekmati: Iran’s latest political pawn – Global Public Square – CNN.com

Will Ayatollah Khamenei eliminate the Iranian presidency? – Global Public Square – CNN.com

Potential Attack Threatens Peaceful Movement for Change – PBS – Tehran Bureau

Another political soap opera in Iran – Gulf News

Academic and Policy Papers

The New Sectarianism: The Arab Uprisings and the Rebirth Shi’a-Sunni Divide

Saban Center for Middle East Policy – Brookings Institution

The Triangle of Conflict: How Bahrain’s Internal Divisions Inhibit Reconciliation

Master’s Thesis
The Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University

Media

KCBS Radio - Increased Tensions between Iran and U.S.

The New York Times – Iranian News Media's Reaction to Trump's Iran Speech

Al Jazeera English Newshour – Impact of Lifting International Sanctions in Iran

C-SPAN – What Next for Iran After the Nuclear Deal?

BBC World Service – World Have Your Say – 2011 Attack on the British Embassy in Iran

The New York Times – What's Behind Iran's Protests?

AJ+ – Iran's 2017 Presidential Election

TRT World – Iran's 2016 Parliamentary Elections