2024

• The future of US strategy toward Iran, Atlantic Council (Working group member)

• Iran Asserts the Strength of Its Air Defense Capabilities, OE Watch Monthly

• Bahrain May Renew Ties With Iran Following Saudi Arabia’s Lead, OE Watch Monthly

• Iranian Commander Threatens Pursuit of Nuclear Weapon, OE Watch Monthly

• Iran’s Army Chief Claims It Is Accelerating Israel’s Destruction, OE Watch Monthly

• Iranian Warships Conduct Joint Naval Drills With China and Russia, OE Watch Monthly

• Iranian Senior Advisor Believes Resistance Axis Already Defeated Israel, OE Watch Monthly

• Iran’s Gen Z Is Still Waiting for the Revolution, The New York Times

• Don’t be fooled by the ‘reformist.’ Iran’s presidential election won’t bring fundamental change, Atlantic Council

• Iranian Navy Conducts Ballistic Missile Launches From Warship, OE Watch Monthly

• Iran Vaunts Benefits Of State-Owned Construction Company, OE Watch Monthly

• Iran Warns United States Against Attacking Ships In Red Sea, OE Watch Monthly

2023

• Interview with Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi, Atlantic Council

• Iran will never go back to the way it was, Atlantic Council

• Could the IRGC pull a Wagner Group move in Iran? That’s what some Iranians are hoping for, Atlantic Council

• A Rapper’s Detention Shows Iran’s Crackdown Is Failing, The New York Times

• The State Department is fumbling its approach to Iran. It’s time for an overhaul, Atlantic Council

2022

• Meet Iran’s Gen Z: the Driving Force Behind the Protests, Foreign Policy

• Britain is mourning Queen Elizabeth II. But for many Iranians, she was the ‘Queen of Coups,’ Atlantic Council

• Sensemaker: Shadow war, Tortoise Media

• Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati may outlive all of us—even the Angel of Death, Atlantic Council

• The Biden administration needs to do more on Iran. Here’s why, Atlantic Council

• Iranians on #SocialMedia (report), Atlantic Council

2021

• Iranians give ‘Squid Game’ the green light, Atlantic Council

• Iran’s next president will ride a wave of voter apathy into power, Guardian

• The biggest impediment to a new nuclear deal with Iran? Domestic politics, Guardian

• An Iranian cleric, rights activist, and hacker entered a room—on Clubhouse, Atlantic Council

• This Iranian pop song is “more dangerous than polio,” Atlantic Council

• Prince of Persia (The story of Sasha Sobhani), Foreign Policy

• How an anti-elite TV drama became Iran’s lockdown hit, Guardian

• The Qasem Soleimani assassination feels like ages ago—but Iran hasn’t forgotten, Atlantic Council

2020

• Iran: the ironic republic, Prospect Magazine

• Iran nuclear scientist assassination timing raises questions over US involvement, Telegraph

• What the assassination of a nuclear scientist means for Iran’s nuclear showdown with the US and Israel, Atlantic Council

• The US election was all Iranians talked about for the past week, Atlantic Council

• Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, former president turned “popstar,” plans to run again, Atlantic Council

• The JCPOA: A bittersweet anniversary for Iran, the US and the wider world, Atlantic Council

• How Iranian hackers tried to phish me, Washington Post

• Iran-US relationship still precarious with no clear US strategy in sight, PRI

2019

• Landmine survivors feel the pinch of sanctions, Atlantic Council

• The Trump administration’s Iran policy shows meager results, Atlantic Council

• Nowruz Floods in Iran Anger Many but Reasons Are Complex, Atlantic Council

• Why It’s Good for the West That Iran’s Foreign Minister Isn’t Resigning, Time

• As Iranian youth evolve, so do their means of communicating, Atlantic Council

2018

• How Iran will cope with US sanctions (issue brief), Atlantic Council

• Impeaching the Foreign Minister Won’t Solve Iran’s Woes, Atlantic Council

• Second Wave of Resumed Iran Sanctions Targets Banks, Petroleum, Shipping, Atlantic Council

• Iranian Crackdown on Corruption May Only Be Superficial, Atlantic Council

• The Books the Trump Administration Should Read to Understand Iran, Atlantic Council

• Why on Earth Is Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Tweeting?, Atlantic Council

• Discrimination and Past Due Payments: Some of the Problems Iranian Workers Face, Atlantic Council

• Rage against the Elite: How Iran’s Nouveau Riche Profits from Sanctions, Atlantic Council

• Tehran’s Foreign Policy Originates from the Iran-Iraq War, Atlantic Council

• First Wave of Resumed Iran Sanctions Targets Automobiles, Currency, Gold, Atlantic Council 

• Trump’s Twitter War Unites Iranian Factions and Bolsters Rouhani, Atlantic Council 

• Expect Russia to Do Little on Iranian Presence in Syria, Atlantic Council 

• Why Iran’s Water Problems Aren’t Going Away Anytime Soon, Atlantic Council 

• Hardliners Again Exploit Unrest, Atlantic Council

• Why Internet Freedom in Iran is More Important Than Ever, Atlantic Council

• Iranian Hardliners’ ‘I-Told-You-So’ Moment, Atlantic Council

• Iranians hesitant to leave Telegram for domestic apps, Atlantic Council

• If Trump Can Meet with North Korea’s Leader, Why Not Iran’s?, Atlantic Council

• How an Oklahoman is scoring goals in Iran, Al-Monitor

• Iran’s History of Suspicious Deaths in Prison, Atlantic Council

• How #IranProtests Compare with the 2009 Green Movement, Atlantic Council

• Questioning Iran’s Regional Ambitions, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

2017

• Iran wakes up to HIV/AIDS epidemic among expectant mothers, Al-Monitor

• Why Iran's hardliners threatening Europe?, TIMEP Europe

• Inside the world of social media advertising in Iran, Al-Monitor

• Banning Grandmas Only Hurts American Families, Huffington Post

• Iranians rail against Apple, Google over pulling of apps, Al-Monitor

• 'Game of Thrones' fever grips Iran, Al-Monitor

• This young Iranian rapper may have cost Raisi the presidency, Al-Monitor

• Why Iran's Upcoming Presidential Election is Hard to Predict, Atlantic Council

• Three Iranian couples recount heartbreak of Trump's travel ban, Al-Monitor

• The Shark from Rafsanjan, Cairo Review

2016

• Don’t Bust: Iranian-Americans Need To Have A Voice In The Political Process, Huffington Post

• Why is the Iranian government opening the world's biggest bookstore?, Aeon

• Revolutionary computer game faces crackdown in Iran, Al-Monitor

• How Leonardo DiCaprio became unlikely champion in Iran, Al-Monitor

• How one tragedy is bringing Afghans, Iranians together, Al-Monitor

• You won't believe what this Saudi blogger has to say about Iran, Al-Monitor

• Iranian American self-hatred, Souciant

2015

•  Iran sees 'battle of the brands' as US franchises look to enter, Al-Monitor

•  The Iran Deal: Power to the People, Huffington Post

• What Americans have been missing out on in Iran, Global Post

• Zarif comeback spawns hashtag, Al-Monitor

• Book Review: "Jewels of Allah: The Untold Story of Women in Iran", Muftah

• Book Review: "City of Lies: Love, Sex, Death, and the Search for Truth in Tehran", Cairo Review

• Khamenei’s fans take to Instagram, Al-Monitor

• Rouhani Takes Hardliners Head-On to Bring Iran Out from the Cold, Huffington Post

• Egypt's Quiet Existential Crisis: Overpopulation, World Bank blog

2014

• Dear Washington: Kick Out This Iranian Militant Cult, Huffington Post

• Everything You Need To Know For The Iran Talks, BuzzFeed

• Rich kids of Tehran, Al-Monitor

• Iran as progressive, Souicant

• The American Flag Is Now a Fashion Trend in the Country You’d Least Expect, Mic

• Senate should stop sabotaging peace with Iran, Al Jazeera

• Iran’s thriving rap culture, Al-Monitor

2013

• A Look At Iran’s Fake American Food Franchises, BuzzFeed

• Iran’s ‘Cable Guys’ Provide Service for Contraband Satellites, Al-Monitor

• An American in Tehran, Cairo Review

• Iran and the white man’s burden, Al Jazeera

• Iran in June: A Fever Pitch of Football and Politics, Muftah

• The Erotic Republic of Iran? Not Really, Huffington Post

• Iran Induces Internet ‘Coma’ Ahead of Elections, Al-Monitor

• The Shiite Scare in Egypt, Al-Monitor

• Nostalgia and Naivete – Watching Argo as an Iranian-American, Muftah

• When they were friends: Egypt and Iran, Ahram Online

• Do the People of the MENA Prefer Dictators Over Democracy?, Huffington Post

• Feelings of Marginalization by the PBS Documentary, ‘Iranian-Americans’, Huffington Post

2012

• Instagramming Iran, Foreign Policy

• Memories of Tehran International School, Your Middle East

• Diaspora Blues: Why the Iranian Diaspora in the United States Disappoints Me, Huffington Post

• Another Embassy Closed in Iran: What Does It Mean for Iranians?, Huffington Post

• Mossadegh’s legacy: a sleeping lion called nationalism, Your Middle East

• InstaIran: How Instagram Managed to Seep Through the Cracks in Iran, Huffington Post

• Three Year’s In, Is Iran’s Green Revolution Still Going?, Voice of America

•  Iran Looms Large In Syria Conflict, Voice of America