Selected Publications

Op-Eds

Yes, Iranians can protest against both US intervention and their government – The Guardian

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

CGTN - Iran Breaches 2015 Nuclear Deal

KCBS Radio - President Trump Levies More Sanctions On Iran

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?

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

AJ+ – Iran's 2017 Presidential Election

TRT World – Iran's 2016 Parliamentary Elections

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

Reza, an Iranian-American, shares his immigration journey which took him from Tehran to Buffalo, NY at the age of 16. The topics covered with Reza include the impact of Trump’s travel ban on his family, trials and tribulations of legal immigration, and how the current political environment will evolve.