PUBLICATIONS

WORK EXPERIENCE

IBN KHALDON CENTER FOR HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

DOHA, QATAR 

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Researcher in International Affairs and Assistant to the Director

October 2018 – Present

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ATLANTIC COUNCIL, FUTURE OF IRAN INITIATIVE ​

WASHINGTON, DC

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Project Assistant

August 2016 – May 2017

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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL SERVICE 

WASHINGTON, DC

Teaching and Graduate Assistant

January 2016 – December 2016

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• Graduate Assistant to Professor Fereshteh Nouraei-Simone in a graduate level course titled SIS-619 — Iran and the United States: Conflict and Rapprochement (Fall 2016)

• Teaching Assistant to Professor Fereshteh Nouraei-Simone in an undergraduate level course titled SISU-380 — Iran and Middle East Conflicts (Spring 2016)

            CONFERENCES

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Russia and the Gulf: Alternative Views on Moscow’s Regional Goals and Motifs, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar

-Co-organizer of the roundtable  

February 24, 2020

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International System, Regional Developments, and Iran’s Foreign Policy, Allameh Tabatabaei University, Tehran, Iran

-Co-presented research on “Rouhani’s Persian Gulf Policy: From JCPOA to HOPE” with Dr. Luciano Zaccara

February 17, 2020

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World in Transition: Revisiting Non-Western International Relations, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar

-Moderated a debate on “Non-Western Theoretical Approaches to International Relations”

-Organizer of the roundtable

January 18, 2020 

Gulf Studies Center Fourth Annual International Interdisciplinary Conference, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar

-Co-presented research on “The Quest for Alternative Energy in the Arabian Peninsula and Iran: Geopolitics of the Nuclear Option” with Dr. Mohamad Al-Saidi

November 26, 2019

First Biennial Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran

-Presented research on “Objectives and Determinants of Iranian Foreign Policy: Continuities and Changes”

November 11, 2019

Eighth Global Conference on Global Warming, Doha, Qatar

-Presented research on the “UAE and Saudi Arabia’s Quest for Nuclear Energy: Satisfying Domestic Energy Demands or Increasing Regional Power Status”

April 23, 2019

The Gulf Studies Center Fourth International Student Symposium, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar

-Presented research on the “Consequences of the Iran Nuclear Deal on the Geopolitics of the Persian Gulf”

-Head of the Organizing Committee

-Moderated a Panel on “Societal Issues in the Age of Globalization: Identity, Youth, and Education in the Gulf”

April 16, 2019

National Pluralism in the Middle East: Towards A Common Civilizational Framework, Ibn Khaldon Center, Doha, Qatar

-Organizer of the Conference

March 26-27, 2019

Gulf Studies Symposium, The Center for Gulf Studies, American University of Kuwait, Kuwait City, Kuwait

-Co-presented research on “E-Commerce and Consumption Patterns in Iran: Sanctions as A Boost to Overcome External Limitations and Shortcomings” - with Dr. Luciano Zaccara

March 16, 2019

Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations 23rd Annual Graduate Symposium, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

-Presented research on “Barriers and Pathways for Cooperation between Iran and the Arab States of the Persian Gulf”

March 5, 2019

The Islamic Revolution in Retrospect: The Internal, Regional and Global Impact, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar

-Moderated a Panel on “The Regional and International Implications of the Islamic Revolution”

-Co-organizer of the conference

February 24, 2019

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Gulf Studies Center Third Annual International Interdisciplinary Conference, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar                    

-Presented research on “Iran’s Pragmatic Foreign Policy in Response to Regional Crises: The Case of the Blockade Against Qatar”

December 9, 2018

TEDx Qatar University - Social Area, Qatar National Convention Center, Doha, Qatar

-Presented research on “Effectuating A Cooperative Future Between Iran and the Member States of the Gulf Cooperation Council”

November 3, 2018

Ending an Unnecessary Conflict and Opening New Horizons, Chapman University, Orange, CA

-Organizer and panelist

May 12, 2015

Model United Nations Security Council Conference, Fairmont Academy, Santa Ana, CA

-Chair

October 18, 2014

Undergraduate Research Conference, Chapman University, Orange, CA

-Research paper and poster presentation on “American Public Opinion on the Iranian Nuclear Program”

May 14, 2014

National Model United Nations Conference, Hilton Hotel, New York, NY

-Head Delegate of the Chapman University Model United Nations (2013-2015)

April 14 – 17, 2014

PANELS AND INTERVIEWS 

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"How Resilient is the Iranian Economy under US Sanctions?"

Ibn Khaldon Center for Humanities and Social Sciences (Webinar)

October 14, 2020

• Organizer of the roundtable 

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"Iran in the New Eurasian Context"

Bourse and Bazaar and the Middle East Institute – Singapore (Webinar)

July 30, 2020

• Presented research on “The Rivalry between Iran and the GCC States in the Eurasian Context”

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“Iran Nuclear Deal Collapse?”

Indus News

January 23, 2020

• Live phone interview – Scope with Waqar Rizvi

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“Iran plays diplomatic hardball ahead of enrichment deadline”

Al Jazeera

July 8, 2019

• Quoted by Ted Regencia

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"Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif Resigns"

Al Jazeera

February 26, 2019

• Quoted by Ted Regencia

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“Zarif's Diplomacy Irritated Bolton, Pompeo, Netanyahu - Iranian Analyst”                             

Sputnik

February 26, 2019

• Quoted by Sputnik International Desk

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“Iraq hits back at Trump’s base in Iraq statement” 

Indus News

February 8, 2019

• Live phone interview – Scope with Waqar Rizvi

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“Is Trump baiting Iran into an armed confrontation?”

Al Jazeera

January 28, 2019

• Quoted by Ted Regencia

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“Iran president Rouhani warns country faces 'war situation'as he vows to bypass new US sanctions”

The Independent

November 5, 2018

• Quoted by Borzou Daragahi

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“How Iran Hopes to Counterpunch Trump”

The Daily Beast

May 11, 2018

• Quoted by Borzou Daragahi 

PHOTOS