Khosro K Isfahani
@KhosroIsfahani
Iran Watcher - Senior Research Analyst @NUFDIran Formerly @BBCMonitoring, @AtlanticCouncil, @article19org
The nuclear fatwa that wasn’t—how Iran sold the world a false narrative. Wrote this in May and it’s more relevant today in sight of Iran-Israel conflict and Tehran openly hinting at its plan for acquiring nukes. atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/iransour…
Opinion | Iran’s hostage-taking undermines the global order @WashTimesOpEd trib.al/me88vEP
This article makes an important point: Iran is NOT Iraq, Afghanistan, or Libya. Literacy in Iran is 90%+, university enrollment is similar to Europe, and its middle class is substantial. Iran's bureaucratic institutions have also been functional long before the Islamic…
Iran is ready for true democracy. spectator.org/iran-is-not-ir…
If your views diverge from people you have heavily relied on for factual reporting and analysis in the past, I recommend reaching out directly. Doors are open for good-faith conversation.
Israel caused over 100 Iranian missile launchers to explode upon activation during the war last month, an Iranian analyst alleged in a newspaper interview, adding that the country’s entire air defense system was hacked by Israel. iranintl.com/en/202507228160
For those who haven't been following, the @hafezeh_tarikhi account has been taking apart Araghchi's interview with Fox News this week, piece by piece. For American media: this is how you do it.
Abdolrahim Mousavi, Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces: "My greatest wish is the destruction of Israel." Abbas Nilforoushan, IRGC Deputy for Operations: "Since I was 6, I’ve dreamed of destroying Israel." Alireza Tangsiri, IRGC Navy chief: "We’ll wipe Israel off the map."
I rarely ever ask people to share a post, but I will today! Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were killed in DC two months ago. They were friends of mine, and I easily could have walked out of the AJC event with them that night. Wars and a dozen news cycles have come and gone…
"Tehran is not Baghdad, Benghazi, or Kabul. Iran is ready for democracy. The question is whether America is ready, at no financial cost and zero military risk, to help Iranians seize the future their rulers deny them." Latest OpEd from NUFDI's @AndrewGhalili & Tymahz Toumadje.
Iran is ready for true democracy. spectator.org/iran-is-not-ir…
"Tehran is not Baghdad, Benghazi, or Kabul. Iran is ready for democracy. The question is whether America is ready, at no financial cost, zero military risk, to help Iranians seize the future," write my colleagues @AndrewGhalili, Tymahz Toumadje. spectator.org/iran-is-not-ir…
عبدالرحیم موسوی، رئیس ستاد کل نیروهای مسلح: بزرگترین آرزویم محو اسرائیل است عباس نیلفروشان، معاون عملیات سپاه: از ۶سالگی آرزویم نابودی اسرائیل است. استراتژی انقلاب محو اسرائیل است علیرضا تنگسیری، فرمانده نیروی دریایی سپاه: فرمان امامان انقلاب در محو اسرائیل از نقشه را اجرا میکنیم
The Islamic Republic's recent arrest of a French‑German cyclist is part of its deliberate hostage diplomacy. In my op-ed for @WashTimes, I discuss how the regime will detain anyone it can monetize, regardless of citizenship or diplomatic status: washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jul/…
Governments must stop rewarding Tehran for hostage diplomacy! Also ban use of US passports for travel to Iran, impose sanctions, visa bans, asset freezes on those responsible for hostage taking. @nkhoshkish - Read my colleague's lates: washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jul/…
The Iranian people have had enough of the Islamic Republic's incompetence. Today, the Tehran Metro experienced extreme delays and disruptions. Outraged citizens began chanting "Death to the Dictator!"
IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News on Wednesday released footage it claimed showed an Iranian navy helicopter forcing the USS Fitzgerald, a US guided missile destroyer, to alter its course. The report said the warship had approached waters under Iran’s supervision in the Sea of Oman.
مسعود پزشکیان: اپوزیسیون بیاید با هم حرف بزنیم (۳۱ تیر ۱۴۰۴) علی خامنه‌ای: امام دلسوزانه حرف می‌زد. به مخالفان می‌گفت بیایید کشور اعدام شوید (۱۴ خرداد ۱۳۸۹)
(Reuters) - Iran has agreed to allow a technical team from the U.N. nuclear watchdog to visit in the coming weeks to discuss "a new modality" on relations between the International Atomic Energy Agency and Tehran, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said on Wednesday
Videos sent to Iran International show passengers at Tehran’s Aliabad and Khazaneh metro stations chanting “Death to the Dictator” on Wednesday following long delays and disruptions.
گزارش سیاوش اردلان، خبرنگار بی‌بی‌سی فارسی، در میانه اعتراضات به کم‌آبی در #خرمشهر: «شبکه‌های اجتماعی را مملو از صحنه‌های ناراحت‌کنننده از بحران آب کرده‌اند تا مثل همیشه مردم را به قیام و طغیان دعوت کنند» تلویزیون بی‌بی‌سی فارسی، شنبه، ۹ تیر ۹۷
Spoke with Iraqi PM Sudani about the recent attacks against oil companies in Iraq, including U.S. companies. We support a prosperous Iraq, free of Iran’s pernicious influence.
Iran’s judiciary chief said around 2,000 people were arrested during and after the 12-day war with Israel, with some detainees accused of collaborating with the Jewish state potentially facing the death penalty. iranintl.com/en/202507220323
"Our position is what the great Imam Khomeini said: Israel must be wiped out." - Ali Khamenei, December 1990 "This has never been Iran’s policy to wipe out Israel from the map." - Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s Foreign Minister, July 2025