Mahsa Rouhi

Mahsa Rouhi is a research fellow at the National Defense University’s Institute for National Strategic Studies.

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A woman and two children walk on a sidewalk past a blue and red mural showing a drone strike.
A woman and two children walk on a sidewalk past a blue and red mural showing a drone strike.

What Would a Military Strike on Iran Mean for the Middle East?

Analysis
Mahsa Rouhi, Aziz Alghashian, Saeid Jafari
A picture taken on Nov. 10, 2019, shows workers on a construction site at Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant.
A picture taken on Nov. 10, 2019, shows workers on a construction site at Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant.

Reviving the Nuclear Deal Gives the U.S. More Leverage Over Iran

Argument
Mahsa Rouhi
An Iranian flag flies in front of the Bushehr nuclear power plant during an official ceremony to kick-start work on a second reactor at the facility on Nov. 10, 2019.
An Iranian flag flies in front of the Bushehr nuclear power plant during an official ceremony to kick-start work on a second reactor at the facility on Nov. 10, 2019.

Will Iran Follow North Korea’s Path and Ditch the NPT?

Argument
Mahsa Rouhi
A man uses binoculars to view the border with Israel on Sept. 2 at the "Garden of Iran" Park, which was built by the Iranian government, in the southern Lebanese village of Maroun al-Ras.
A man uses binoculars to view the border with Israel on Sept. 2 at the "Garden of Iran" Park, which was built by the Iranian government, in the southern Lebanese village of Maroun al-Ras.

How to Make a Lasting Deal With Iran

Argument
Mahsa Rouhi
Iranians gather in Tehran during a demonstration to support the goverment's decision to pull out from the nuclear deal on May 10.
Iranians gather in Tehran during a demonstration to support the goverment's decision to pull out from the nuclear deal on May 10.

Iranians Will Tolerate Hardship but Not Capitulation

Argument
Mahsa Rouhi
Supporters of Hezbollah hold posters of Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the movement's slain former military commander, Imad Mughniyeh, on Sept. 20, 2018 in Beirut.
Supporters of Hezbollah hold posters of Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the movement's slain former military commander, Imad Mughniyeh, on Sept. 20, 2018 in Beirut.

From Rogue to Regular

Argument
Mahsa Rouhi
Iranian protesters hold a portrait of the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's Quds Force, Gen. Qassem Suleimani, during a demonstration in the capital Tehran on December 11, 2017.
Iranian protesters hold a portrait of the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's Quds Force, Gen. Qassem Suleimani, during a demonstration in the capital Tehran on December 11, 2017.

Iran Hawks Should Be Careful What They Wish For

Argument
Mahsa Rouhi
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani oversees an April 18 ceremony marking National Army Day in Tehran.
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani oversees an April 18 ceremony marking National Army Day in Tehran.

The North Korean Playbook Won’t Work With Iran

Argument
Mahsa Rouhi
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