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The Wire
02-07-2025
- Politics
- The Wire
What is the Impact of 12-Day War on Iran – its Leadership and People?
Vali Nasr, a Majid Khaddouri professor of international affairs and Middle East Studies at Johns Hopkins University, and the author of Iran's Grand Strategy: A Political History, talks about Iran's isolation from the western world and if they could face another wave of the war with Israel. Karan Thapar in an interview with Vali Nasr. What is the impact of the 12-day war on the country's leadership? And, in particular, on Ayatollah Khamenei's control of the country? Will there be a reckoning? Could a struggle to succeed him start? And what about the Iranian people? How do they view their government? In an interview with Karan Thapar for The Wire, Vali Nasr, a Majid Khaddouri professor of international affairs and Middle East Studies at Johns Hopkins University, and the author of Iran's Grand Strategy: A Political History, answers these questions. Nasr talks about Iran's isolation from the western world and if they could face another wave of the war with Israel. On the question how concerned Iranians are, currently, given the ease and efficiency with which Israel eliminated nuclear scientists and penetrated the Iranian system, Nasr says, "Very concerned". "Actually, Iranians are shocked, embarrassed and offended by the intelligence puncture. They hold the government responsible," he says, adding that "by and large, the sense is: a national security vulnerability [has been] exploited by the enemy – which Israel is, the enemy, now." The Wire is now on WhatsApp. Follow our channel for sharp analysis and opinions on the latest developments.
France 24
19-06-2025
- Politics
- France 24
Iran has just finished losing a war and is not in a position to dictate terms, analyst says
12:05 U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi have spoken by phone several times since Israel began its strikes on Iran last week, in a bid to find a diplomatic end to the crisis, three diplomats told Reuters. Speaking to FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, says Iran is not in a position to dictate terms in possible negotiations.
Channel 4
18-06-2025
- Politics
- Channel 4
Trump ‘threatening Iran' to negotiate – ex-US adviser
We spoke to Vali Nasr, a former US government adviser and the Professor of International affairs and Middle East Studies at the John Hopkins University.
Wall Street Journal
17-06-2025
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
A New Hope for Middle Eastern Studies
It would be nice to have academic departments of Middle Eastern studies to turn to for understanding these days, but too many have traded scholarship for anti-Israel politics. No wonder most are now ignored, other than for their role in the self-immolation of U.S. universities since Oct. 7, 2023. There's plenty to complain about in academia, but we prefer efforts to build alternatives and have highlighted several across the country. The latest comes from the Pepperdine University School of Public Policy, which is creating a new master's program in Middle East Policy Studies with the help of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
Bloomberg
10-06-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
McMahon Says Harvard Took Hard Line But Making Progress
00:00 The president recently said Harvard is starting to behave. What did he mean by that? And is Harvard back at the negotiating table at this point? Well, I would never like to pretend to say that everything that the president says that I, I fully can translate for you. But I think clearly what he's indicating is that we are, I think, making progress in some of the discussions we're having, even though they have taken a hard line. They have, for instance, replaced their head of Middle East studies. They have already put in place some of the things that we have talked about in our negotiations with Columbia, for instance. None of us are suggesting that on college campuses there shouldn't be you know, there shouldn't be discussion. There could be orderly and nonviolent protests. I mean, college ought to be about the exchange of ideas and debate and all of that. But it has to be done peacefully. You can't have a protest, as the I think was the president of MIT that I met with last week, said, you know, you can't do a protest at 2:00 in the morning. You can't be in the halls of the library and prevent other students from getting to the library to study for their places and time appropriate for a peaceful protest. They should be allowed. I think we're all in agreement with that. The IRS is reviewing Harvard's tax exempt status. When do you expect them to make a decision on that? Well, I don't know. I think it's something that we raised that the president raised, you know, to take a look at these universities with. You know, these are really outstandingly large endowments, $53 billion for Hartford. And that money didn't just sit still. It is invested. And if it's invested, well, they can expect a good return on that investment. And so as citizens of our country are providing tax support for it, for those universities that do take federal tax dollars, then maybe some of that should come back to to our citizens. Is the administration planning more actions related to Harvard University at this particular time? We're continuing with the things that we've already talked about. One one action we did take relative to Columbia was to make their creditor aware that they needed to make sure that Columbia was abiding by the law of the land because they they had had an infraction. It was a Title six civil rights, which was our position, and that they should examine that because part of the creditors position is to make sure that colleges are lawful or they can risk losing their accreditation.
