Negar Mojtahedi

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Journalist, Iran International English, ex-Global BC/CTV/CBC, Award-Winning Filmmaker, News Junkie, Aviation Geek, Dog lover, Foodster & overall nice person

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US help for Syria’s new leader will deny Iran a comeback, congressman says

3 weeks ago | iranintl.com | Negar Mojtahedi

The first American lawmaker to meet Syria’s new president told the Eye for Iran podcast that Washington must give the new rulers of Damascus a chance if it hopes to banish Iran from the country. Key to that mission, Congressman Cory Mills said, was enabling de facto president Ahmed al-Sharaa to scotch what remains of Iran's influence in Syria. "What do we truly have to lose in this? You know, we know what we have to lose if they ...
Truckers' strike can paralyze Iranian government, experts say

4 weeks ago | iranintl.com | Negar Mojtahedi

A growing nationwide strike by Iranian truckers could cripple the economy and spark a broader civil movement, experts said on Eye for Iran, calling it the most serious challenge the government has faced in recent years. “Strikes in Iran, particularly transportation strikes, have the potential to paralyze the regime,” said Alireza Nader, a political analyst and former senior policy advisor at the RAND Corporation, a non-profit, nonpartisan think tank based in the United States.
Could Kurdish gas deals with US spell trouble for Iran?

1 month 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.
Trump's Mideast tour sends stark message to Iran: join the future or be left behind

1 month 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.
Iran hijab policy mutates with citizen policing, electronic enforcement

1 month 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.
Shock Houthi-US truce deals latest whiplash in bumpy Iran diplomacy

1 month 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.
Iran should ditch enrichment or face attack, US Congressman Mike Lawler says

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.
Trump’s ambitious but erratic Iran policy hits the 100-day mark

1 month ago | iranintl.com | Negar Mojtahedi

Talks with Tehran aim to deprive Washington's Middle East nemesis of a nuclear weapon, but time will tell whether US President Donald Trump will carry through on his threat to bomb the country. After a stunning political comeback landed Trump back in the White House for a second term, the outcome of a typically Trumpian, bumpy dash for a deal is not yet known after 100 days.
Technical details may bedevil US-Iran talks, former US negotiator says

2 months ago | iranintl.com | Negar Mojtahedi

US-Iran talks are set to get trickier as the two foes thrash out technical details deciding the limits to Iran's nuclear activity and the scope of inspections, a former senior US negotiator told Eye for Iran. Richard Nephew, former US deputy special envoy for Iran during part of Joe Biden's presidency, said the level of trust between President Donald Trump and his special envoy Steve Witkoff augured well for the talks.
Debates simmer in Washington over Trump’s approach to Iran nuclear talks

2 months ago | iranintl.com | Negar Mojtahedi

Debate is growing in Washington over talks with Iran, with hawkish Republicans urging against appeasing Iran's theocratic rulers but some observers saying the mercurial president might have a historic shot at clinching a deal with Tehran. The debate has exposed unexpected fractures: US President Donald Trump’s own allies are split, while some longtime democratic critics of the president have cautiously praised his approach—highlighting the unpredictability of the current diplomatic moment.