Senior analyst says U.S. ‘needs to do some serious steps to revive the trust’ with Iran

TEHRAN - “The U.S. needs to do some serious steps to revive the trust” with Iran, says a senior nuclear policy specialist at Princeton University.

The timing for Fakhrizadeh assassination is not coincidental: security expert

TEHRAN - Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a Middle East security and nuclear policy specialist at Princeton University, says Mohsen says the timing for assassination of Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh “is not coincidental”.

Rouhani: We will use every opportunity to lift U.S. sanctions

TEHRAN — President Hassan Rouhani says his administration will make use of every opportunity in order to lift the U.S. sanctions against Iran.

​​​​​​​Democrats and Republicans just differ in strategy, says former Iranian diplomat

​​​​​TEHRAN - Hossein Mousavian, a former Iranian nuclear negotiator and a Princeton University research scholar, says the Democrats and Republicans are unanimous in advancing their country’s interests but they differ greatly in strategies.

U.S. regional allies see JCPOA as ‘greatest threat against themselves’, says ex-diplomat

TEHRAN — Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a former Iranian nuclear negotiator who now works as a researcher at Princeton University, believes the United States’ allies in the region regard the Iran nuclear deal as the greatest threat against themselves.

Trump’s withdrawal from JCPOA ‘major blow to world peace’: expert

TEHRAN — Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a former Iranian nuclear negotiator, has said U.S. President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) has dealt a major blow to world peace and security.

Diplomacy, respect key to resolving issues with Iran, says Princeton researcher

TEHRAN — Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a former Iranian nuclear negotiator who now works as a researcher at Princeton University, has said diplomacy, respect, and non-interference are key to resolving problems with Iran.

Satellite launch strengthens Iran’s standing in West Asia: expert

TEHRAN — Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a former Iranian nuclear negotiator who now works as a researcher at Princeton University, says Iran is the only country in West Asia which is self-sufficient on conventional arms, pointing to the recent satellite launch as an important step in proving self-sufficiency.

Sanctions make Iran’s coronavirus crisis more deadly, former diplomat warns

TEHRAN — Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a former Iranian nuclear negotiator who now works as a researcher at Princeton University, has urged the United Sates to abandon its maximum pressure campaign against Iran and lift the sanctions, which have made Iran’s coronavirus crisis more deadly.

Germany vulnerable to Israel due to Holocaust: ex-diplomat

TEHRAN — Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a former Iranian nuclear negotiator, believes Germany is the most vulnerable European power toward Israel’s pressure due to the Holocaust.

By Mohammad Mazhari

I took over as Tehran Times director upon Beheshti’s advice: Mousavian

Seyyed Hossein Mousavian says he accepted to take over as managing director of the Tehran Times upon a suggestion by Ayatollah Mohammad Hossein Beheshti, known as martyr Beheshti, during a meeting in Kashan in 1981.

By Seyed Hossein Mousavian

What could make a Rouhani-Trump deal possible?

U.S. President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the landmark Iran nuclear agreement, and his pursuit of the ill-advised “maximum pressure” policy, have taken U.S.-Iran relations to their most critical point since the 1979 revolution.

Female candidates named to become ambassadors: Foreign Ministry spokesman

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi has said between 20 to 30 new ambassadors will be introduced by the end of summer and that a number of female candidates have been proposed by the Foreign Ministry to take ambassadorial posts.

Tehran condemns terror attack on Shiite mosque in Baghdad

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi on Saturday denounced a recent terrorist attack on a Shiite mosque in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad that killed and injured several people.

Mousavian enumerates seven conditions for success of Abe’s visit in mediating between Iran and U.S.

Princeton researcher says Abe visit shows Iran’s diplomatic skill

TEHRAN - Hossein Mousavian, a Middle East expert who now works as a researcher at Princeton University, has described a planned visit by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Tehran as “positive” and said it shows effectiveness of Iran’s diplomacy.

K= Foreign Ministry says terror attacks aim to divert attention from Palestine

Iran condemns terror attack in Egypt’s Sinia

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi on Thursday strongly condemned a recent terrorist attack in Egypt’s northern Sinai Peninsula, saying such acts of terror aim to divert attention from the Palestinian people’s struggle for freedom.

Princeton researcher enumerates Bolton-Netanyahu misinformation and gradual approaches against Iran

TEHRAN - Seyyed Hossein Mousavian, a former Iranian nuclear negotiator who currently acts as a Princeton University researcher, has said that there will be no war between Iran and the U.S. in the current situation.

Tehran urges Bahrain to end cruel verdicts against protesters

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi on Wednesday urged the Bahraini rulers to end their cruel verdicts against the protesters and instead base their security on confidence building.

By Seyed Hossein Mousavian

Resolving the North Korea crisis through the Iran deal

The second U.S.-North Korea summit in Vietnam failed to reach a nuclear deal despite hopes of a face-saving outcome. Still possible is an escalation of the crisis, which would have a disastrous outcome.

By Seyed Hossein Mousavian

How US, Iranian regional security strategies diverge

The top commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Maj. Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari, earlier this week declared that Iran has trained 100,000 voluntary forces to share experiences and know-how with the Iraqi and Syrian militaries. In this vein, Jafari also asserted that Iran’s strategy in the region has been far more effective in containing the Islamic State’s (IS') terrorism compared to that of the United States, which has spent a hefty amount for the same purpose.

Princeton researcher urges Tehran-Ankara Moscow axis to settle Syria crisis soon

TEHRAN - Hossein Mousavian, a Middle East expert who now works as a researcher at Princeton University researcher, has urged the Tehran-Ankara-Moscow coalition to immediately put an end to the conflict in Syria now that the United States has decided to withdraw its troops from the country.

Princeton researcher lists reasons why Iran must focus on its missile power

Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a former Iranian nuclear negotiator and a current Princeton University researcher, believes at a time that Iran is being militarily threatened from all sides, it is a “simple folly” to expect Tehran to “dismantle” its missile program.

A weak, helpless Iran is the objective of U.S., Israel: expert

TEHRAN – It is the objective of the United States and Israel to have a weak and helpless Iran, a political expert and former diplomat believes.

By Seyed Hossein Mousavian

Why Iran prefers the Eastern bloc over The West

As the military phase of the Syrian conflict reaches its final stages, the leaders of Russia, Iran, and Turkey met in Tehran on September 9 and reiterated in a joint statement that a political solution to the Syrian conflict requires inclusive, free, and fair elections with the participation of all eligible Syrians under appropriate UN supervision. They further reaffirmed their determination to cooperate to eliminate the Islamic State, the Nusra Front, al-Qaeda, and associated groups in Syria.

'Trump pressing permanent UN Security Council members to violate nuclear deal'

Trump has gone beyond threatening Iran: Princeton researcher

Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a Princeton University researcher and former Iranian ambassador, says U.S. President Donald Trump “has gone beyond threatening Iran”.

Iran will resist U.S. intimidation: Princeton researcher

TEHRAN - Hossein Mousavian, a Princeton University researcher, has said that Iran will resist the U.S. policy of intimidation and intervention.

World entering new ‘dangerous’ era after U.S. nuclear deal exit: Princeton researcher

Hossein Mousavian, a Princeton University researcher, has said that the Middle East, and the world at large, are entering a new dangerous era after the U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.

Mousavian says Iran feels threatened by export of Wahhabism

Ex-senior diplomat proposes three steps to settle Mideast crises

Hossein Mousavian, former Iranian diplomat and a current Princeton University researcher, has elaborated on root causes of crises and instability in the Middle East.

By Seyed Hossein Mousavian

Pompeo's demands on Iran at odds with reality

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo laid out a list of demands on Iran in a speech threatening to "crush" the country on Monday. His bellicose words come weeks after President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the Iran nuclear deal and are nothing short of an ultimatum demanding Iran's total surrender to U.S. wishes.

‘Iran should take the initiative in promoting regional peace’

TEHRAN – A former Iranian diplomat believes that in the aftermath of the U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear accord, Iran should take the initiative to help resolve regional crises.