Saeid Golkar

Saeid Golkar is a senior advisor at United Against Nuclear Iran and the UC Foundation associate professor of political science at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Articles by Saeid Golkar
Iranians prepare for the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, in Tajrish Square, Tehran, on March 19.
Iranians prepare for the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, in Tajrish Square, Tehran, on March 19.

Why Don’t the Iranian People Rise Up?

Analysis
Kasra Aarabi, Saeid Golkar
Thousands of Iranians attend a rally that marks the 46th anniversary of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 10.
Thousands of Iranians attend a rally that marks the 46th anniversary of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 10.

Is Iran’s Regime About to Go the Way of Syria’s?

Analysis
Saeid Golkar, Kasra Aarabi
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (left) and Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud exchange documents after signing a memorandum of understanding in Beijing on April 6.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (left) and Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud exchange documents after signing a memorandum of understanding in Beijing on April 6.

The Real Motivation Behind Iran’s Deal With Saudi Arabia

Analysis
Saeid Golkar, Kasra Aarabi
Hossein Salami, the head of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, delivers a speech during a rally.
Hossein Salami, the head of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, delivers a speech during a rally.

Conscription Is Not an Excuse for Iran’s Revolutionary Guard

Argument
Saeid Golkar, Kasra Aarabi
Hossein Taeb, then-head of the intelligence apparatus of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, looks on during a meeting in Tehran on June 24, 2018.
Hossein Taeb, then-head of the intelligence apparatus of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, looks on during a meeting in Tehran on June 24, 2018.

Why Did Iran’s Ali Khamenei Oust a Loyal Intelligence Head?

Analysis
Saeid Golkar, Kasra Aarabi
Iranian women holding national flags and pictures of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, take part a pro-government demonstration in Tehran on Nov. 25, 2019.
Iranian women holding national flags and pictures of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, take part a pro-government demonstration in Tehran on Nov. 25, 2019.

To Secure His Legacy, Khamenei Is Packing Iran’s Government With Young Radicals

Argument
Saeid Golkar, Asha Sawhney
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