Trita Parsi

Washington, D.C.

2010 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order Recipient. Executive VP @quincyinst. Author of Losing an Enemy & Treacherous Alliance. Views are my own.

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Trump Joins Israel's War with Iran. What Now?

6 days ago | muellershewrote.com | Allison Gill |Trita Parsi

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‘You Have No Credibility' on Iran: Trita Parsi Slams Neocon Foreign Policy

1 week ago | quincyinst.org | Trita Parsi

Help us achieve a world where peace is the norm and war the exception. The Quincy Institute is a transpartisan “action tank” and communications project, established to challenge the decades-long obsession of U.S. foreign policy decision makers with global military dominance and war.
Trump Calls for Iran's 'Unconditional Surrender' Amid Israel-Iran Air War

1 week ago | quincyinst.org | Trita Parsi

Help us achieve a world where peace is the norm and war the exception. The Quincy Institute is a transpartisan “action tank” and communications project, established to challenge the decades-long obsession of U.S. foreign policy decision makers with global military dominance and war.
Trump’s demand for Iran's surrender will only guarantee war

1 week ago | responsiblestatecraft.org | Trita Parsi

Something happened yesterday, and Trump is now determined to take the country to a war of choice. He can change his mind at the last minute, as he did in 2019, but short of that, there will be war. It is important to understand that capitulation is most likely not an option for Iran for a variety of reasons. First, Trump's conduct in the past 10 days has destroyed any confidence Tehran has in him and his desire for a peaceful outcome.
The U.S. Must Not Cave to Israel’s Demands for Help

1 week ago | truthdig.com | Trita Parsi

Israel’s war of choice with Iran is proving far less decisive than President Donald Trump initially believed when he praised Israel’s performance as “excellent.” What now appears to be an escalating, inconclusive conflict with no clear end in sight will soon force Trump into a challenging decision: end the war — or enter it. Israel’s opening strike was undoubtedly a tactical success.
Can Trump Secure a New Iran Deal Before Israel and the Neocons Start a New War?

2 weeks ago | zeteo.com | Trita Parsi

President Donald Trump wrote on TruthSocial on Wednesday that he asked Russia’s Vladimir Putin to help secure a nuclear deal with Iran, while also accusing Tehran of “slow-walking” the negotiations. In reality, the diplomatic impasse is not due to Iranian delay tactics but to Trump’s renewed embrace of Mike Pompeo and John Bolton’s zero enrichment demand.
'Zero enrichment' fantasies will lead us to war

1 month ago | responsiblestatecraft.org | Trita Parsi

President Donald Trump told reporters Monday that “very good things” are happening in his nuclear diplomacy with Iran, adding, “I think they’re being very reasonable thus far.” His optimistic tone was echoed by Iranian diplomats and Omani mediators, with Iran’s foreign minister describing the talks this weekend as “more serious” and “more detailed” than past meetings. Yet behind the upbeat rhetoric, a more complex and challenging reality is taking shape.
What's happening between the U.S. and Iran?

1 month ago | fmep.org | Trita Parsi

In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP Fellow Ahmed Moor speaks with analyst Trita Parsi of the Quincy Institute about Iran and the U.S. Their conversation spans from exploring decision-making authority and processes in Iran to the impact that U.S. sanctions have on ordinary people in Iran, where poverty has risen dramatically.
On Iran, Trump Should Resist the Zero-Enrichment Fantasy

1 month ago | theamericanconservative.com | Trita Parsi

Foreign Affairs On Iran, Trump Should Resist the Zero-Enrichment Fantasy After diplomatic backtracking this weekend, here’s how the president can strike a nuclear deal with Tehran. Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player...
Book Talk: Iran’s Rise and Rivalry with the U.S. in the Middle East

1 month ago | quincyinst.org | Trita Parsi

The U.S. tried to isolate Iran. Instead, it helped build a regional power. In his riveting new book, Iran’s Rise and Rivalry with the U.S. in the Middle East, author and renowned scholar Mohsen Milani dissects the strategic logic behind Iran’s regional policy and tells the story of how a revolutionary state, boxed in by sanctions and war, emerged as one of the most influential forces in the region.