Negar Mojtahedi

1 week ago | iranintl.com | Negar Mojtahedi

Two major energy agreements signed between US companies and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) have sparked swift backlash from Baghdad and could undercut Iran’s long-standing economic and political grip on Iraq. During a high-profile visit to Washington in May, KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani announced the deals with HKN Energy and WesternZagros, targeting development of the Miran and Topkhana-Kurdamir gas fields in the western part of the region near the Syrian border.

2 weeks ago | iranintl.com | Negar Mojtahedi

President Donald Trump’s tour of the Mideast signaled a decisive shift in US Middle East policy and delivered a clear message to Tehran: change course or be left behind. As Persian Gulf Arab states charge toward modernization and prosperity, Iran remains mired in grievance, repression, and decline, said former Palestinian peace negotiator Ghaith al-Omari on Eye for Iran. “The Persian Gulf is non-ideological.

3 weeks ago | iranintl.com | Negar Mojtahedi

Hjiab enforcement in Iran is evolving in strange new ways, Gissou Nia, an international human rights lawyer and director of the Strategic Litigation Project at the Atlantic Council think tank, told the Eye of Iran podcast. Even after a stringent new bill on the subject stalled in parliament last year, authorities are looking for age-old and high-tech ways to police women's appearance.

4 weeks ago | iranintl.com | Negar Mojtahedi

The surprise ceasefire between the United States and Yemen's Houthis this week underscored the unpredictability of diplomacy over Iran's nuclear talks as they head for crunch time over the weekend, experts told the Eye for Iran podcast. The panel of Middle East specialists said the surprise deal mediated by Oman and announced by President Donald Trump highlights the US leader's maverick stances and Tehran's flexibility as it tries to clinch a deal to avoid war with Washington.

1 month ago | iranintl.com | Negar Mojtahedi

Iran must agree to end all uranium enrichment in a nuclear deal or be prepared to face attack, Republican Congressman Mike Lawler told Eye for Iran. “Iran is not going to win this,” said Lawler during the podcast. “The sooner they come to that realization and acceptance, the better the outcome will be for everybody.”“If Iran doesn’t comply, then action will have to be taken,” he added. Despite his hardline stance, Lawler supports diplomacy before war.