Maysam Behravesh

Maysam Behravesh is a Research Associate at Clingendael, Netherlands Institute of International Relations, and a PhD Candidate in Political Science at Lund University, Sweden. He was an intelligence analyst and foreign policy advisor with Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) from 2008 to 2010, and writes mostly about Iran and Middle East security. @MaysamBehravesh

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

What Iran’s Leaders Really Think About Biden
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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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