Maysam Behravesh

Maysam Behravesh is a media professional and policy analyst based in Sweden.
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Men gather around bags containing heroin and hashish as they negotiate and check quality at a drug market on the outskirts of Kandahar on September 24, 2021.
Men gather around bags containing heroin and hashish as they negotiate and check quality at a drug market on the outskirts of Kandahar on September 24, 2021.

The New Geopolitics of the Taliban’s Opium Economy

Analysis
Maysam Behravesh
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks during a press conference at the International Conference on the Legal-International Claims of the Holy Defense in the capital Tehran on February 23, 2021.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks during a press conference at the International Conference on the Legal-International Claims of the Holy Defense in the capital Tehran on February 23, 2021.

Nuclear Sabotage Could Be What Iran Needed

Argument
Maysam Behravesh
Picture obtained from the Iranian ISNA news agency on Dec. 16, 2009 shows the test-firing at an undisclosed location in Iran of an improved version of the Sejil 2 medium-range missile which the Islamic republic says can reach targets inside Israel.
Picture obtained from the Iranian ISNA news agency on Dec. 16, 2009 shows the test-firing at an undisclosed location in Iran of an improved version of the Sejil 2 medium-range missile which the Islamic republic says can reach targets inside Israel.

Iran Is Starting to Want the Bomb

Argument
Maysam Behravesh
A resident reads the news about the U.S. elections in Tehran on Nov. 9.
A resident reads the news about the U.S. elections in Tehran on Nov. 9.

What Iran’s Leaders Really Think About Biden

Argument
Maysam Behravesh, Erwin van Veen
Iran's Navy Commander Admiral Habibollah Sayari points at a map during a press conference in Tehran on Dec. 22, 2010.
Iran's Navy Commander Admiral Habibollah Sayari points at a map during a press conference in Tehran on Dec. 22, 2010.

Israel’s Peace Deals Are a Strategic Nightmare for Iran

Argument
Maysam Behravesh, Hamidreza Azizi
Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf is pictured during an interview with AFP in Tehran on Jan. 9, 2012.
Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf is pictured during an interview with AFP in Tehran on Jan. 9, 2012.

Corruption Is a Job Qualification in Today’s Iran

Argument
Maysam Behravesh
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani

The Untold Story of How Iran Botched the Coronavirus Pandemic

Argument
Maysam Behravesh
A combo of recent file pictures shows Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addressing the faithful at the weekly Muslim Friday prayers at Tehran University on June 19, 2009 and newly elected president, Hassan Rouhani, attending a press conference in the Iranian capital on June 17, 2013.
A combo of recent file pictures shows Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addressing the faithful at the weekly Muslim Friday prayers at Tehran University on June 19, 2009 and newly elected president, Hassan Rouhani, attending a press conference in the Iranian capital on June 17, 2013.

Iran’s Spies Are at War With Each Other

Argument
Maysam Behravesh
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