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The Broader Context Behind China’s Mediation Between Iran and Saudi Arabia
Mehran Haghirian and Jacopo Scita The Diplomat March 13, 2023 The agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore diplomatic and...

Mehran Haghirian
Mar 13, 20235 min read


Regional Economic Integration Comes into Focus at Second Baghdad Conference
Mehran Haghirian Bourse & Bazaar Foundation December 23, 2022 The second meeting of the Baghdad Conference on Cooperation and Partnership...

Mehran Haghirian
Dec 23, 20224 min read


The 2022 World Cup is a Win for GCC Cooperation
Mehran Haghirian Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington December 13, 2022 Just two years ago, Qatar was under a boycott by its...

Mehran Haghirian
Dec 13, 20226 min read


China's Economic and Political Presence in the Middle East and South Asia
Editors: Mehran Haghirian and Luciano Zaccara Routledge (August 2022) Book Description This book explores a range of key issues connected...

Mehran Haghirian
Aug 1, 20221 min read


Can 'Unitisation' of Oil and Gas Fields Power Diplomacy in the Persian Gulf?
Matteo Moretti and Mehran Haghirian Bourse & Bazaar Foundation July 30, 2022 In March, the Saudi Energy Minister met with his Kuwaiti...

Mehran Haghirian
Jul 30, 20224 min read


The regional diplomacy taking place in the Persian Gulf must not be dismissed
Mehran Haghirian and Henrietta Toivanen Al Sharq Strategic Research July 27, 2022 Donald Trump’s trip to Riyadh in May 2017 kickstarted...

Mehran Haghirian
Jul 27, 20226 min read


Are the GCC states starting to embrace Iran?
Henrietta Toivanen and Mehran Haghirian Responsible Statecraft (Quincy Institute) July 23, 2022 In his Washington Post op-ed prior to his...

Mehran Haghirian
Jul 23, 20225 min read


A Biden 'compact' with Saudi Arabia will shut the door on diplomacy with Iran
Mehran Haghirian Middle East Eye June 30, 2022 With US President Joe Biden planning to visit Jeddah in the coming weeks, an article in...

Mehran Haghirian
Jun 30, 20222 min read


New Horizons for Regional Economic Diplomacy in the Persian Gulf
Mehran Haghirian Bourse & Bazaar Foundation March 9, 2022 To date, research and convenings on Iran-Arab relations have been predominantly...

Mehran Haghirian
Mar 9, 20221 min read


GCC States Bet on Nuclear Deal as They Seek Better Relations with Iran
Mehran Haghirian Bourse & Bazaar Foundation December 6, 2021 Iranian foreign policy has been in high-gear over the last week. As Iranian...

Mehran Haghirian
Dec 6, 20215 min read


Soft Power and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
Soft Power and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar: Learning from Experiences of Past Mega-Sporting Event Hosts Authors: Mehran Haghirian and...

Mehran Haghirian
Dec 6, 20212 min read


The U.S. Factor in Iran’s Geostrategic and Foreign Policy Calculations
Authors: Mehran Haghirian and Younes Zangiabadi The Geopolitics of Iran Leandro et al. Springer, Studies in Iranian Politics book series...

Mehran Haghirian
Sep 13, 20212 min read


Is There Room for Pragmatism in Raisi's Foreign Policy?
Mehran Haghirian Bourse & Bazaar Foundation June 22, 2021 With Ebrahim Raisi’s engineered victory in Iran’s presidential election, the...

Mehran Haghirian
Jun 21, 20214 min read


With Iran, nuclear diplomacy comes first
Mehran Haghirian Atlantic Council February 25, 2021 Since Joe Biden’s inauguration on January 20, the new administration’s top foreign...

Mehran Haghirian
Feb 25, 20215 min read


Why Qatar Wants to Facilitate a US-Iran Breakthrough
Mehran Haghirian Bourse & Bazaar Foundation February 17, 2021 On February 15, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the foreign minister of...

Mehran Haghirian
Feb 17, 20214 min read


A regional plan of action to complement the JCPOA
Mehran Haghirian Gulf States Analytics December 9, 2020 With President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration approaching, there is much...

Mehran Haghirian
Dec 10, 20205 min read


Can 2021 be the year Iran and the GCC States engage in dialogue?
Mehran Haghirian Gulf Insights December 9, 2020 Trump’s defeat in the November presidential elections in the U.S. has once again...

Mehran Haghirian
Dec 9, 20206 min read


A Biden-Rouhani Agreement can positively impact Iran’s political future
Mehran Haghirian Atlantic Council - IranSource November 12, 2020 Joe Biden’s victory in the US presidential elections may not only help...

Mehran Haghirian
Nov 12, 20203 min read


Iran’s Pragmatic Foreign Policy in Response to Regional Crises: The Blockade Against Qatar
The 2017 Gulf Crisis. Zweiri M., Rahman M.M., Kamal A. (eds) Springer Nature (Palgrave Macmillan), 2020 Abstract Iran has time and again...

Mehran Haghirian
Nov 10, 20201 min read


The Rivalry between Iran and the GCC States in the Eurasian Context
Mehran Haghirian Iran’s Bilateral Relations in the New Eurasian Context – (Ed.) Esfandyar Batmanghelidj Middle East Insights, Middle East...

Mehran Haghirian
Jul 14, 20201 min read
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