Vali Nasr
@vali_nasr
Professor Johns Hopkins-SAIS, Fr Sr Advisor, State Dept, author of Iran's Grand Strategy https://a.co/d/egLBCgz
Exciting news, my new book Iran’s Grand Strategy: A Political History is Out today 👇🏼 a.co/d/dY7T94R or press.princeton.edu/books/hardcove…
Excellent essay We Warned About the First China Shock. The Next One Will Be Worse. nytimes.com/2025/07/14/opi…
"The United States has not understood that by threatening Iran continuously, you only empower the National Security Establishment in Iran." Don't miss our latest interview with @vali_nasr👇 youtube.com/watch?v=ETU43-…
Must read piece by Daniel Levy on why Israel bombed Syria open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/wh…
“Now that Israel is laying claim to being the region’s unrivaled power, Arab states and Iran—and also Turkey—need each other to establish a balance,” writes @vali_nasr. foreignaffairs.com/israel/new-bal…
🇮🇷 ما هي قواعد المفاوضات السياسية؟ كيف تعمل وزارة الخارجية الإيرانية؟ ما هي استراتيجية إيران الكبرى؟ ٣ عناوين لازم تقراها لتفهم! @alihashem_tv @araghchi @JZarif @vali_nasr #قوة_التفاوض #عباس_عراقجي #صمود_الدبلوماسية #محمد_جواد_ظريف #استراتيجية_إيران_الكبرى #ولي_نصر #دار_هاشم
“If we get this moment wrong, you’re going to see a lot more countries possessing nuclear weapons or nuclear weapons programs in the coming five and 10 years than the decade preceding it.” foreignaffairs.com/podcasts/comin…
The Mossad chief, David Barnea, told White House envoy Steve Witkoff that Israel has been speaking in particular with Ethiopia🇪🇹, Indonesia🇮🇩 and Libya🇱🇾 about taking Palestinians from Gaza
🚨Scoop: The director of Israel's Mossad spy agency visited the White House this week seeking U.S. help in convincing countries to take hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from Gaza. My story on @axios axios.com/2025/07/18/isr…
SCOOP: The director of Israel's Mossad spy agency visited DC this week seeking U.S. help in convincing countries to take hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from Gaza, @BarakRavid reports axios.com/2025/07/18/isr…
.@vali_nasr: Iranians will look to what the U.S. is offering. So, what does Iran want? "If there is a deal, there would be no mowing the lawn...The idea that Iran's skies are open would be off the table...We don't want them to be Damascus two days ago."
.@vali_nasr: Disappointment with Russia in Iran goes way back. Russia is "always willing to bargain with the West over Iran." "China's support to Iran," Nasr says, "has always been economic, not military...If it becomes that in the future has yet to be determined."
“Either the U.S. lets Iran become nuclear, or the U.S. has to engage diplomatically.” In this interview, Negar Razavi speaks with @vali_nasr about his new book, Iran's Grand Strategy: A Political History—and the choices ahead for U.S. foreign policy. Watch here 👇…
Really, really good. Thank you @vali_nasr for such a tremendous piece of scholarship (with copious footnotes!) - also a riveting read. Much recommended for anyone curious about Iran, and what drives its policy choices.
It was pleasure to speak with Security in Context on my book Iran’s Grand Strategy youtu.be/ETU43-P9a7M?si…
This image of Damascus…and a sinking feeling for where the Middle East is heading to این چهره از دمشق…و نگرانی عمیق برای آینده خاورمیانه
In the latest Rethinking Democracy episode, I spoke with @vali_nasr , a top Middle East expert, to dissect the aftermath of the 12-Day War. We explored how the conflict is shaking domestic politics, testing Iran’s regime resilience, and shifting public sentiment that could shape…
2/ Surge of hate crimes in Iran against Afghans: beaten or attacked with knives; faced harassment from landlords & employers who are also withholding their deposits or wages; and have been turned away from banks, bakeries, pharmacies, schools and hospitals.