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Nazee Moinian

Nazee Moinian is a political consultant on Iran, and a PhD candidate at St. Andrews University.

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HUNGER GAMES

Maximum Pressure on Iran Is Working. Let’s Keep It Up.

Iran's regime may launch proxy attacks, but the campaign of “maximum pressure” is wreaking economic and psychological havoc, resistance is building, and the mullahs are scared.

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Use Islam to End the Iranian Regime

Thirty years ago, Iranians used Islam as a catalyst to overthrow the shah. Nazee Moinian, who lived through that revolution, on how the protesters on the streets of Tehran can use religion to bring down the current leadership.

Nazee Moinian

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Ahmadinejad Is No Hitler

The Iranian incumbent’s not the next Adolf, and Iran is no Nazi Germany. Former Council on Foreign Relations consultant Nazee Moinian on why Ahmadinejad won’t attack Israel, why he doesn’t want a nuclear bomb—and why, ultimately, his rants are more nuanced than the West believes.

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