Dina Esfandiary @DEsfandiary Twitter profile

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

7 months

I’m dismayed and disappointed by the mischaracterisations, falsehoods and character assassination campaign targeting me and colleagues. I’m also dismayed that subsequent outlets chose to run the story without seeking our views or ignoring them. Here are a few facts - 🧵:

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

3 years

Its DR ESFANDIARY to all of you now! 😁 A big thank you to Matteo Legrenzi and @andrewfutter for being on my panel, and to @MoranCSSS and @WQBowen for their supervision.

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

4 years

Actually, respectfully disagree. Looks like deliberately planned to look impressive, display abilities and willingness but avoid casualties. If so, then thought out and careful while saving face.

Michael Stephens

@MikeRStephens

4 years

This was a poor move from Iran...rushed and pretty much ineffective. With all the hallmarks of a response for the sake of responding...it achieves little, if anything, and puts the ball back in Washington’s court. Your move Trump.

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@DEsfandiary

1 year

Look what the cat dragged in! Can’t wait for this to be published in January. #UAE

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@DEsfandiary

4 years

Actually, as an #Iran -ian, I can say that my passport has always been a source of pride for me. It has nothing to do with those in power but a love for my country and my fellow countrymen.

Mark Dubowitz

@mdubowitz

4 years

Iran will be a respected country again — and its passport will be a source of pride for its people — once the Islamic Republic ends up in the dustbin of history like other brutal regimes before it.

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@DEsfandiary

2 years

My @ibtauris book cover’s been chosen! Its a look into the more assertive posture of the #UAE and the impact of that policy. Can’t wait for it to come out… now if only I had time to finalise those edits…

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

3 years

When you’ve been lucky enough to never live under a real dictatorship

The Hill

@thehill

3 years

Joe Rogan: Vaccine passports "one step closer" to dictatorship

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

5 years

So Arabic is needed when it comes to listening to these tapes, but lack of Farsi hasn't stopped Bolton for advocating war against Iran. Hmm.

ErikWemple

@ErikWemple

5 years

"I don't speak Arabic," says National Security Adviser John Bolton in explaining why he hasn't listened to audiotape of Khashoggi killing.

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

2 years

Incredible stuff. It would have been great if they had been in government to prevent all these terrible things from happening… 🤔

Peter Stefanovic

@PeterStefanovi2

2 years

Jeez. In the first 30 minutes of tonight’s Tory leadership debate Rishi Sunak & Liz Truss managed to completely eviscerate the whole Tory Government Watch in disbelief

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

1 year

First, no one outside #Iran can claim to speak for the Iranian people. Second, It somehow doesn’t it seem right to incite cancelling a woman’s voice for her opinion during a women-led protest - what happened to the space for debate and discussion?

Kasra Aarabi (کسری اعرابی)

@KasraAarabi

1 year

سه‌شنبه به کمیته امور خارجه پارلمان بریتانیا دعوت شدم تا در جلسه اختصاصی در مورد مسائل ایران شهادت دهم. الی گرانمایه هم دعوت شده. او دیروز در واشنگتن‌پست خواستار برداشتن تحریم‌ها علیه رژیم خامنه‌ای شده. تمام تلاشم را می‌کنم تا صدای مردم ایران را به این کمیته برسانم. #مهسا_امینی

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

15 days

The #EU is united in condemning #Iran and imposing additional sanctions, but powerless before #Israel ’s genocide the day after Tel Aviv bombed a playground full of children. Right.

Josep Borrell Fontelles

@JosepBorrellF

16 days

I chaired the extraordinary EU #FAC following the Iranian attacks against Israel. We were united in: - condemning the attacks - committing to Israeli security - preventing an escalation & calling all actors to restraint - increasing sanctions to Iran - not forgetting Gaza. 🧵1/4

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

4 years

Oh look, here a representative of the US government is trolling me because I said I'm proud to be Iranian and have an Iranian passport, and love my country and its people. A real crime clearly. Remember when US officials had better things to do, like make policy?

Len Khodorkovsky

@MessageFromLen

4 years

The current Iranian passport is issued by the Islamic Republic and bears its insignia. This regime has oppressed the Iranian people for 41 years, stealing their money, slaughtering their children, and depriving them of basic human rights. It’s OK not to be proud of that passport.

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

3 years

Why assassinate a nuclear scientist now? Not to slow programme down, that won't make a difference, only to make it harder for a #Biden admin to engage #Iran and resolve differences through dialogue

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

5 years

Hey, media, maybe next time, one of these could be the photo for an article, rather than that same one of the burning American flag and the chador-clad woman...

Living in Tehran (LiT)

@LivinginTehran

5 years

Tehran is home to several dozen wonderful mural artists, here are just a fraction of their work on display across the capital city.

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

5 years

Put yourselves in Tehran's shoes: agrees to a deal, implements it, but doesn't get anything promised to it as #US walks away from that deal and faces no consequences. They receives offer to expand talks to curb other activities. I would say no too.

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

4 years

So #SaudiArabia completes its first nuclear reactor without inspectors, but tell me how the most verified nuclear programme in the world - #Iran 's - is the problem

Vivian Nereim

@viviannereim

4 years

Satellite images show Saudi Arabia is pushing ahead to complete its first nuclear reactor:

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

2 years

This is gold.

Peter Stefanovic

@PeterStefanovi2

2 years

Wow! Wow! Wow! This is the most incredible @UKLabour video I have ever seen. It completely eviscerates 12 years of conservative Government. And what is so astonishing about it is it’s all done by Conservative MP’s! It should be playing on a loop

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

5 years

Unreal how often this mistake is made. #Iran does not and never had nuclear weapons.

Bahman Kalbasi

@BahmanKalbasi

5 years

In an otherwise important piece @NickKristof writes: “Even as Trump is trying to denuclearize North Korea & Iran” This is incorrect. Unlike NK, #Iran has no nuclear weapons to be “denuclearized” & is abiding by its obligations despite #Trump violating it.

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

4 years

Best line from @mashabani : 'Trump may be about to discover that the problem with martyrs is that they live forever'

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

6 years

Oh hey, look what was delivered today! Finally being launched this week 😬

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

5 years

And the #JCPOA was what exactly?

Asharq Al-Awsat English

@aawsat_eng

5 years

#Breaking | #Saudi cabinet stresses importance of having a comprehensive international agreement that prevents #Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

17 days

Voila. Finally someone asked a Western official the right question following these attacks. What would they do? #Iran

Robert Carter

@Bob_cart124

17 days

David Cameron: Iran attacking Israel was "reckless" Journalist: What would Britain do if our consulate was flattened? David Cameron: Well, w-we would take very strong action... Journalist: Iran would say that's what they did...

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

3 years

Delighted to join such a great team at a fantastic organisation! (And fingers crossed for the Dr issue!)

Joost Hiltermann

@JoostHiltermann

3 years

Great news for MENA @CrisisGroup : We'll be joined in February by the stellar @DEsfandiary as Senior Adviser, MENA. Dina, who will become Dr later this week (🍾), has worked for @TCFdotorg and @IISS_org , among others, and has published widely on Gulf affairs. We can't wait!

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

4 years

What she said:

The Female Lead

@the_female_lead

4 years

"Economic growth accompanied by worsening social outcomes is not success, it is failure" Jacinda Ardern

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@DEsfandiary

4 years

Will everyone stop calling it a 'peace deal'? The #UAE was not at war with #Israel .

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

4 years

This was so avoidable.

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@DEsfandiary

5 years

Right wing #Iran watchers: sanctions have and will squeeze Iran, regime is on the verge of collapse. Also right wing Iran watchers: Iran is taking over the whole Middle East, and is about to win the war in Yemen.

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

6 years

So let me get this straight: the official from the country that just walked out of an international treaty, tells the country that is implementing all international agreements that its a 'rogue state'. Hmm...

Shahed Ghoreishi

@ShahedGhoreishi

6 years

John Bolton calls Iran a "rogue state" with a "nuclear weapons program" and says he doesn't trust anything they say.

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

2 years

I am genuinely enraged at the media for the way they are talking about this crisis. ‘Civilised’, ‘European’, ‘blond and blue eyed people being bombed’ - really?

Rula Jebreal

@rulajebreal

2 years

Atrocities start with words and dehumanization. Atrocities unleashed upon millions in the ME, fueled by dictators labeled as reformists in the west. The racist subtext: Afghans, Iraqi & Syrian lives don’t matter, for they are deemed inferior—“uncivilized.”

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

6 years

Its funny, as an #Iran analyst, you either support bombing your compatriots or you're labelled a 'regime apologist'. Takes you back to 'you're either with us, or against us'. Who knew the world was so black and white?

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

5 years

On the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Republic, I look at change in #Iran and what forms its taking - newsflash: it isn't the change #Trump wants

Opinion | Iranians want change. They just don’t want the Trump administration’s version of it.

The last thing Iranians want is a new revolution — and certainly not a war.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

4 years

Zero, ZERO evidence of Hezbollah's direct involvement in this for now. The only legitimate blame we can cast is on the whole Lebanese elite and government, including but not limited to Hezbollah, for being complacent and corrupt.

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

2 years

Environmental protests picking up steam in #Iran

Negar Mortazavi نگار مرتضوی

@NegarMortazavi

2 years

Iran: Thousands protest in the heart of the city of Isfahan with a dried river that was once the life of the city and passed under its many historic bridges. Protesters chant: Give the Zayandeh Rood back… #زاینده_رود_من_کو

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

7 months

10. I’m proud of ICG’s work and my own track record producing rigorous, independent research. See also @CrisisGroup ’s latest statement on this:

Crisis Group Rejects Recent Allegations Against Our Staff | Crisis Group

On 26 September, two media outlets – Semafor and Iran International – published articles referencing employees of the International Crisis Group that contain mischaracterisation and inaccuracy. Their...

www.crisisgroup.org

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

4 years

The White House, on the other hand, has been transparent, honest and full of facts since the beginning of this crisis

The White House 45 Archived

@WhiteHouse45

4 years

The Chinese Communist Party, Russia, Iran, and bad actors around the world are spreading misinformation and lies about the Coronavirus.

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

7 months

1. I never worked for Rob Malley, nor advised him. He left ICG before I joined. That such a simple, verifiable statement was included in the original article, and not disputed by subsequent ones, shows the lack of journalistic integrity and the current low bar for publishing.

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

5 years

What always cracks me up is when you get entire panels in #DC on subjects like #Iran , #Iraq etc with not a single Iranian or Iraqi on the panel. How would a panel on #US foreign policy or on some aspect of domestic policy look without a single American there?

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

5 years

Calling for helping #Iran through war. The kind of argument that is easy to make when you’re sitting on your plush couch thousands of miles away, and one that makes no sense ofc.

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

7 months

4. I am an analyst: We speak with relevant stakeholders – all over the world – to gain insight that is essential to our work. As a researcher, it is our job to accurately portray scenarios and make thoughtful recommendations that we see as means to reducing conflict.

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

6 years

Some personal news: excited to join @Kennedy_School as an International Security Fellow and @TCFdotorg in New York as a Fellow in their Middle East department this year! Goal: not despair over 'Murica's political situation while here

Dina Esfandiary - The Century Foundation

Dina Esfandiaryis a senior adviser at International Crisis Group for the Middle East-North Africa. She is a former fellow at The Century Foundation. Her

tcf.org

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

4 years

You can condemn this assassination for the likely escalatory impact it will have and still think Soleimani was abhorrent

Kareem Shaheen

@kshaheen

4 years

When you talk of Qassem Soleimani, remember Aleppo, Qusayr, Madaya, and Zabadani, the cities and towns his acolytes starved to death.

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

7 months

7. I travelled to meet with Iranian officials, as I travel to meet with US, European, Arab officials, all funded by my institution. We call this research.

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

4 years

Here's a crazy idea, how about #Iran -ians decide what they want from their government? Not someone who sits a million miles away and knows little about the country.

Senator Ted Cruz

@SenTedCruz

4 years

. @FDD : On the future of Iran, we need to collapse the regime. The Iranian regime unremittingly seeks our destruction. The Ayatollah chants ‘Death to America’ – and means it. Our country and all Americans will not be safe until the regime is gone.

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@DEsfandiary

4 years

Well hey, the #EU is finally standing strong in the face of #US bullying

Robbie Gramer

@RobbieGramer

4 years

The United Kingdom,, France, Germany have rejected the Trump administration's demand to reinstate U.N. sanctions on Iran. Here is their full statement:

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@DEsfandiary

5 years

Alright, for the 17th billion time: no one ‘gave’ #Iran anything but access to its own money frozen abroad so #US taxpayer paid NOTHING. AND the amount is wrong... but hey, facts, booooring.

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

5 years

The Democrats and President Obama gave Iran 150 Billion Dollars and got nothing, but they can’t give 5 Billion Dollars for National Security and a Wall?

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@DEsfandiary

5 years

Spot on

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@DEsfandiary

4 years

Lol. I thought this was the @TheOnion at first

Arsen Ostrovsky 🎗️

@Ostrov_A

4 years

As far as I am concerned, here are the 3 people who should share in this year’s @NobelPrize for Peace: ➡️ Crown Prince @MohamedBinZayed 🇦🇪 ➡️ President @realDonaldTrump 🇺🇸 ➡️ Prime Minister @netanyahu 🇮🇱

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

7 months

2. Similarly, I was not at Harvard in 2014. I was working for IISS, a think-tank with headquarters in Europe. While that doesn’t change much in terms of the accusations, it does demonstrate that the journalists have not done their research properly.

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@DEsfandiary

4 years

If you follow @StateDept tweets, You'd think the only problem in the world was #Iran .

Department of State

@StateDept

4 years

. @SecPompeo : The Islamic Republic of Iran is not a normal state. Normal states do not attack embassies and military installations in peacetime; fuel terrorist proxies and militias; serve as a sanctuary for terrorists; call for the destruction of Israel & threaten other countries.

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3. The Iranian government never directed any of my work or articles. I have been critical of the Islamic Republic’s policies, just like I have been critical of the policies of other countries.

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@DEsfandiary

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8. I cannot be held responsible for how officials present this among themselves. We are aware that officials of certain countries spin their meetings with analysts to highlight their influence. This happens in Iran, in the Middle East, and many other countries in the world.

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

5 years

This is the most concerning aspect of 'maximum pressure' for those sitting in the US and Europe: an entire generation of Western-friendly Iranians will slowly turn against the West as disapointment increases. This won't be resolved as soon as Trump leaves, it will linger.

Golnar Motevalli

@golnarM

5 years

Most people I’ve spoken to in Tehran since Friday have expressed support for #Iran ’s seizing of the U.K. tanker. Educated, middle-class people often critical of the government, say IRGC was right to capture #Stena_Impero in response to U.K. capturing Iran’s tanker in Gibraltar

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

4 years

Ok, so shall we talk about what the #US invests in instead of masks and protective gear for its healthcare professionals? How's $400,000 on fixing a toilet flush on a boat and then making doctors wear bin bags as protective gear?

Masih Alinejad 🏳️

@AlinejadMasih

4 years

I've received this video from Iran. Listen to this woman. The Islamic Republic of Iran & its lobbies claim #Covid19 is killing people due to sanctions. Is that really so? As the video shows, the regime invests money in religious banners instead of medical masks for people.

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@DEsfandiary

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6. The Iranian government never paid for me or any of my colleagues to meet with them. When funding was needed for my peers, it was obtained by European institutions, including a European government.

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@DEsfandiary

4 years

How is this kind of statement acceptable? How is a nation of 80 million 'full of malevolent evildoers'?

Chris Murphy 🟧

@ChrisMurphyCT

4 years

Iran is full of malevolent evildoers, and Soleimani was the worst of them. But Iran is also a nation state. And the reason the U.S. doesn't kill leaders of other countries is because once you normalize assassinations, it's hard to put the genie back in the bottle.

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@DEsfandiary

3 years

The change in tone in #Saudi statements on #Iran can’t be reduced to just a new #US president. The region is about more than just US election cycles

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@DEsfandiary

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9. Reports containing only selectively leaked documents could never accurately paint an accurate picture of the important work that I and my colleagues (both at ICG and other reputable think tanks) do.

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Dina Esfandiary

@DEsfandiary

4 years

Apparently, they have no sense of irony

House Republicans

@HouseGOP

4 years

Today, we remember the scores of innocent demonstrators killed by the Chinese Gov’t 31 years ago at Tiananmen Square for speaking out against the totalitarian regime. We must hold the CCP accountable for suppressing freedom & for their malign activity that continues today.

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@DEsfandiary

2 years

What a way to punish the brave men of Iran’s #TeamMelli who have also protested in the way they could. #IranProtests

Parisa Hafezi

@PHREUTERS

2 years

Women's rights group calls on FIFA to kick Iran out of World Cup. Rights group Open Stadiums have called on FIFA to throw Iran out of the World Cup finals in Qatar in November because of the country's treatment of women.

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@DEsfandiary

4 years

Sanctions on #Iran have existed since the birth of the Islamic Repuic. Have they *at any point* prevented Iran and #China from building their relationship? No. Maybe its time to try something a little different?

Mark Dubowitz

@mdubowitz

4 years

China-Iran: The key to making sure the China-Iran deal never reaches its potential is to continue a maximum pressure campaign of secondary sanctions enforcement against any Chinese bank or company that moves forward on sanctionable business.

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@DEsfandiary

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5. IEI was a loose, informal, network of analysts based in institutions in Europe and the US. We met with officials from all the negotiating parties during the nuclear talks and other conferences because it was our job to speak with all sides and understand what was going on.

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@DEsfandiary

4 years

Well. Well. Well. Isn't this interesting?

Travel - State Dept

@TravelGov

4 years

We encourage medical professionals seeking work in the U.S. on a work or exchange visitor visa (H or J), particularly those working on #COVID19 issues, to contact the nearest U.S. Embassy/ Consulate for a visa appointment. Please see more information here:

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So, I'll say this again, how is this any different to the idiot in #Iran who suggested camel urine to kill #coronavirus ? 'Trump’s Idea to Bleach Lungs to Kill Coronavirus Alarms Experts'

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@DEsfandiary

3 years

Yeah, why? Why would a news outlet want to report on news in a newsworthy place?

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@DEsfandiary

4 years

Sad that the vitriol against #Iran is so bad that even a humanitarian channel, designed to help the Iranian people, gets criticised. What had the average Iranian done to deserve this?

Richard Goldberg

@rich_goldberg

4 years

Risky move. Could be seen as paying for hostages. Giving #Iran relief valve at critical time, allowing trade to resume with terror sponsoring Central Bank, then asking for release of Americans. Question: does Tehran see weakness or benevolence?

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@DEsfandiary

4 years

The time it took for @SecPompeo to do complete 180: 43 seconds

Negar Mortazavi نگار مرتضوی

@NegarMortazavi

4 years

This is an excellent interview clip for every journalism class in which @MarthaRaddatz pushes Pompeo to admit that coronavirus is NOT man-made right after he claimed that coronavirus was man-made.

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It never ceases to amaze how much people continue to believe that #Iran ’s position and statements right after the revolution is what drives it today. Can it not change or evolve like any other country?

Bahman Kalbasi

@BahmanKalbasi

5 years

Brian Hook is quoting Khomeini from 1980 to make the case that #Iran wants to take over the world.

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@DEsfandiary

4 years

My two homes ❤️

Swiss Embassy Iran

@SwissEmbassyIr

4 years

Last night, on the most iconic mountain in #Switzerland , the Matterhorn, the Iranian flag was projected to send a send a message of hope, strength and perseverance to the Iranian people in the midst of COVID-19 crisis. @zermatt_tourism photo © M. Portmann

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5 years

Perhaps #Iran -ians themselves should decide what they want?

Eli Lake

@EliLake

5 years

40 years of failure, terror and lies is enough. We need a new Iranian revolution!

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Not to be outdone by anyone, #Iran shoots itself in the foot more than anyone else

Iran bans importation of Covid vaccines from the US and UK

Despite virus spread, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei forbids what he calls ‘untrustworthy’ jabs

www.theguardian.com

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@DEsfandiary

4 years

I wore a mask on #Swiss public transport today and I survived. Be like me, wear the mask. You'll be fine, I promise. #survivor

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4 years

Can I just point out that even in countries/cities that are completely quarantined, you're still allowed to go and do a food shop. So, why the hoarding?

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4 years

By killing #Soleimani , #Trump achieved the impossible: uniting #Iran , read my take in @guardian

By killing Qassem Suleimani, Trump has achieved the impossible: uniting Iran | Dina Esfandiary

The national hero’s assassination has brought together Iran’s divided government and its exhausted and desperate public, says Dina Esfandiary, a fellow at the Century Foundation

www.theguardian.com

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@DEsfandiary

4 years

Today is the 2 year anniversary of the #US leaving the #Iran nuclear deal, and the start to 'maximum pressure'. Ask yourselves: is Iran contained? Deterred? And the nuclear progr now non-existant? No? Well then what did leaving the deal achieve?

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@DEsfandiary

4 years

I have a better idea: how about the international community stand together to fight the global threat posed by the #coronavirus ? That includes helping Iran to ensure that it can get the pandemic under control, thereby making the rest of the world safer. Just an idea.

Department of State

@StateDept

4 years

. @SecPompeo on new #Iran sanctions: The time is now for the international community to stand together against Iran’s nuclear extortion. If the world is concerned with Iran’s behavior now, it should consider how Iran would behave with a nuclear weapon.

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@DEsfandiary

5 years

Or... we could just allow women to do what they want, when they want, how they want, without judging them?

Rita Panahi

@RitaPanahi

5 years

While women in Iran risk their lives to fight against this tool of oppression, cowards in the West celebrate the hijab in the name of ‘diversity’ & commercial opportunity. Gross.

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@DEsfandiary

6 years

Seems its now undeniable #Trump will either not renew waivers or pull out of #Irandeal on May 12. Just in case anyone doubted it...

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@DEsfandiary

5 years

All ‘iranians have to suffer’? Interesting, weren’t these supposed to be targeted sanctions affecting just the leadership? Or are we not even bothering with that explanation anymore?

Julian Borger

@julianborger

5 years

"The Iranians have to suffer..They have to feel the full brunt of sanctions," the White House told European diplomats.

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@DEsfandiary

4 years

Legitimate question: what weapons of mass destruction programme is that?

Secretary Pompeo

@SecPompeo

4 years

Today we sanction three Iranian companies for their role in Iran’s weapons of mass destruction program. Iran must prioritize its people's needs instead of squandering their resources to export terror. We support the Iranian people as they demand this!

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4 years

That #Iran 's response to #coronavirus was incompetent goes without saying. But why deny that #sanctions made things worse when countless experts and academics have demonstrated it through empirical research and numbers?

Masih Alinejad 🏳️

@AlinejadMasih

4 years

To those who claim that sanctions hampered Iran's response to #coronavirus please read my article on National Interest: IRI knew about #CoronaVirus at the beginning of February but it still decided to hold mass rallies. What was the reason?

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@DEsfandiary

4 years

Why do many people think that critiscising sanctions and 'maximum pressure', and critiscising the policies of the #Iran -iam government are mutually exclusive? Why can't we do both?

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4 years

Lol. We're back to this again. I never cease to be amazed by how much some people in the #US believe they are in a position to make demands. Deal making 101: a deal involves concessions by both sides and won't happen if the demands are too high on one side

Bloomberg Opinion

@opinion

4 years

Whoever wins the U.S. election in November, says @elilake , they should make sure the next nuclear deal with Iran requires the regime to fully account for its secret history

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@DEsfandiary

4 years

Except we don't get to pick. Our #Iran is a land of contradictions, both Shajarian and Soleimani. With beauty and sometimes real ugliness. Just like any other country in the world, it has both.

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@DEsfandiary

4 years

In short, a foreign government and an extremist lobby group is deciding #US policy

John Hudson

@John_Hudson

4 years

Mnuchin was originally averse to the new Iran sanctions but a twin lobbying campaign, first by Israeli government officials, and then FDD, prevailed on senior Trump officials

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@DEsfandiary

2 years

Of all the places where sanctions hurt, #Switzerland is probably the worst example…

Samuel Ramani

@SamRamani2

2 years

Russian state media is warning of electricity shortages in Switzerland, as it steps up its narrative that sanctions are hurting the West more than itself

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@DEsfandiary

3 years

‘We’re not quite sure what we mean by this, but we’re going to do it anyway, because big fancy statements make us look like we’re getting things right’

Steve Herman

@W7VOA

3 years

"Today, we are announcing the designation of both the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain as “Major Security Partners” of the United States," says @WhiteHouse statement.

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5 years

A short week after Brian Hook and @StateDept says medicine is exempt from #US sanctions, it becomes clear NSC is preventing payment mecanisms for humanitarian trade with #Iran from #Switzerland . What was that about wanting to reach out to Iranian people?

Trump’s NSC ‘Blocks’ Swiss Effort to Ease Iran Humanitarian Trade — Bourse & Bazaar Foundation

◢ Last year, the Swiss government opened negotiations with the Trump administration to ensure that Switzerland’s significant sales of pharmaceutical products and medical devices—technically exempt...

www.bourseandbazaar.com

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@DEsfandiary

3 years

#Nowrouz mobarak to all! 🌸

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3 years

Where is the international armed conflict in this case?

Orde F. Kittrie

@ordefk

3 years

Thread: 1/ To those calling illegal Israel's killing of Iran nuclear weapons program chief Fakhrizadeh: US Army JAG Corps has explicitly taken the position that such killing is legal during international armed conflict, using as an example the U.S.'s own nuclear weapons program.

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@DEsfandiary

4 years

'This is an act of de-escalation' is my fav. By far.

Josh Rogin

@joshrogin

4 years

In a background briefing today, a senior State Department official said about the strike on Soleimani: “This was an act of de-escalation.” “We are ready to talk with the Iranians.” “They are scurrying for cover.” “The ball is in Iran’s court.” Discuss.

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This is truly heartbreaking but a must-watch. How will this make #Israel more secure? It will lay the foundations of further escalation and confrontation for decades to come.

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1 year

Aaand it’s out! 😁 if you’re interested in the #UAE and regional security, check it out.

New Order in the Gulf

www.bloomsbury.com

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@DEsfandiary

2 years

Are you a Gulf expert? Come work with me and my awesome @CrisisGroup colleagues!

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@DEsfandiary

5 years

I’m sorry am I misunderstanding or are some people calling on the #US to sanction FOOD?

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@DEsfandiary

4 years

Iranian outside #Iran says Iranian inside Iran welcome war in their country. Hmm... yes I'm sure that after 40 years of sanctions they're desperate for war too.

Amir Etemadi | امیرحسین اعتمادی

@amiretemadi

4 years

مشاهدات و شنیده‌های من می‌گه که بعد از کشتار آبان۹۸ و سرنگون کردن هواپیمای اوکراینی، خیلی‌ها در داخل ایران، طرفدار حمله نظامی خارجی شدند. این خواسته اگرچه ناشدنی به نظر میاد، اما نشونه اینه که اولویت خیلی از مردم، رفتن جمهوری اسلامیه و چندان براشون اهمیتی نداره که بعدش چی می‌شه.

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@DEsfandiary

4 years

Actually, they chose to side with multilateralism, diplomacy and commitments to international agreements.

Ishaan Tharoor

@ishaantharoor

4 years

Pompeo says European nations have "chosen to side with the Ayatollahs."

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4 years

Not that its anyone's business, but looks like the trolls need to know: I do NOT have a #US or #UK passport. Is everyone's mind blown now?

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@DEsfandiary

5 years

That we still have to repeat that #Iran doesn’t have a nuclear weapons program is crazy.

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@DEsfandiary

6 years

So, so far, #turkey , #Russia and #China are refusing to comply with #US sanctions on #Iran and the #EU has put in place blocking regulations. Sanctions aren't as effective unless they're a multilateral effort, fyi.

Alireza Taba

@alirezat

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Despite U.S. sanctions, Turkey will continue buying natural gas from Iran #IranDeal

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See, this is what happens when you fundamentally misunderstand a people and its government. #Iran won’t talk as pressure increases because it would be suicide for the government. They will talk when they can get something tangible in return for concessions

Opinion | Opinion | As its economy tanks, Iran may have to talk with America

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www.haaretz.com

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