The Talented Mr. Takeyh
If there’s one thing mainstream “Iran experts” hate, it’s well-credentialed, experienced analysts who dare challenge Beltway orthodoxies
Read MoreNima Shirazi is a political commentator from New York City and co-editor of the Iran, Iraq and Turkey pages for the online magazine Muftah. His analysis of United States policy and Middle East issues, particularly with reference to current events in Iran, Israel, and Palestine, can be found in numerous online and print publications, as well as his website, WideAsleepInAmerica.com.
Posted by Nima Shirazi | Feb 8, 2013 | Middle East, US, Viewpoints |
If there’s one thing mainstream “Iran experts” hate, it’s well-credentialed, experienced analysts who dare challenge Beltway orthodoxies
Read MorePosted by Nima Shirazi | Jan 26, 2013 | Middle East, News & Analysis |
For the Associated Press to omit crucial and easily accessible information from its characterizations of Iran’s nuclear program is irresponsible and serves to continually misinformation (or under-inform) the public on the facts.
Read MorePosted by Nima Shirazi | Jul 26, 2012 | Palestine, US, Viewpoints |
When will The Washington Post insist its columnists refrain from using such racist rhetoric?
Read MorePosted by Nima Shirazi | Jul 26, 2012 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Palestine |
Of course, while denial doesn’t mean absolution and silence isn’t necessarily complicity, the double standards of international expectation, obligation, and suspicion when it comes to Israel and Iran remain as stark as ever.
Read MorePosted by Nima Shirazi | Jul 20, 2012 | Middle East, US |
My 20-minute presentation, which can be seen below, focused primarily on some of the major falsehoods, misperceptions and double standards regarding Iran in our current discourse.
Read MorePosted by Nima Shirazi | Dec 22, 2011 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Palestine, US |
Renowned torture enthusiast and perennial Israel apologist Alan Dershowitz was in Tel Aviv this...
Read MorePosted by Nima Shirazi | Aug 14, 2011 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, US |
“It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of...
Read MorePosted by Nima Shirazi | Jul 23, 2011 | Middle East, News & Analysis, US |
Alarmist editorializing about Iran, its regional influence, and its nuclear energy program have...
Read MorePosted by Nima Shirazi | Jul 19, 2011 | News & Analysis, Palestine |
“This tractor does two things – it turns the land and turns us off the land. There is little difference between this tractor and a tank. The people were driven, intimidated, hurt by both. We must think about...
Read MorePosted by Nima Shirazi | Jul 2, 2011 | News & Analysis, Palestine |
On June 27, former IDF prison guard Jeffrey Goldberg approvingly quoted an excerpt from a recent...
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