Maysam Behravesh

Maysam Behravesh is a PhD candidate in political science at Lund University and a political analyst at the US-based geopolitical risk consultancy Gulf State Analytics. He was an intelligence analyst and a security policy advisor in Iran from 2008 to 2010.
Stories by Maysam Behravesh
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
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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
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani

The Untold Story of How Iran Botched the Coronavirus Pandemic
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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
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