Trita Parsi

Trita Parsi is the executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.

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Smoke rises over several buildings.

The Next Israel-Iran War Is Coming

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Trita Parsi
Iranian President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian smiles as he visit the Khomeini shrine in Tehran.
Iranian President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian smiles as he visit the Khomeini shrine in Tehran.

The U.S. Should Negotiate With Iran on One Issue Right Now

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Trita Parsi, Sajjad Safaei
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pauses after drawing a red line on a graphic of a bomb while discussing Iran during an address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pauses after drawing a red line on a graphic of a bomb while discussing Iran during an address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.

Netanyahu Wants War With Iran. Biden Can Prevent It.

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Trita Parsi
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson attends a NATO summit meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson attends a NATO summit meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Sweden Is the Land of Ikea, ABBA—and China Hawks

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Trita Parsi, Frida Stranne
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks to Iranian Air Force commanders in Tehran, 08 February 2007. Khamanei vowed today the Islamic republic would hit back at US interests worldwide if attacked, amid mounting tension with the West over its nuclear programme.
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks to Iranian Air Force commanders in Tehran, 08 February 2007. Khamanei vowed today the Islamic republic would hit back at US interests worldwide if attacked, amid mounting tension with the West over its nuclear programme.

An Unwritten Deal Is Exactly What Iran and America Need

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Trita Parsi
Saudi fighter jets are displayed on March 6, 2022.
Saudi fighter jets are displayed on March 6, 2022.

Congress Has the Power to Halt U.S. Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia

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Trita Parsi, Annelle Sheline
A Saudi soldier takes part in a military parade January 15, 2005 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
A Saudi soldier takes part in a military parade January 15, 2005 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia Is Ratcheting Up the Middle East’s Arms Race

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Sajjad Safaei, Trita Parsi
Raisi at a press conference in Tehran.
Raisi at a press conference in Tehran.

How to Make Iran Trust a New Nuclear Deal

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Trita Parsi, Bijan Khajehpour
Mohammed bin Salman meets Mustafa Al-Kadhimi.
Mohammed bin Salman meets Mustafa Al-Kadhimi.

Why Mohammed bin Salman Suddenly Wants to Talk to Iran

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Trita Parsi
The U.S. and Iranian flags are on stage.
The U.S. and Iranian flags are on stage.

How a U.S.-Iran Deal Helps Red States

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Trita Parsi
U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman fly in a helicopter over the Jordan Valley on June 23, 2019.
U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman fly in a helicopter over the Jordan Valley on June 23, 2019.

John Bolton Can Stomach Kim Jong Un’s North Korea, but Not Iran

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Trita Parsi
Iranian protestors carry a symbolic coffin wrapped in a U.S. flag during the funeral procession of Gen. Qassem Suleimani in Tehran on Jan. 6.
Iranian protestors carry a symbolic coffin wrapped in a U.S. flag during the funeral procession of Gen. Qassem Suleimani in Tehran on Jan. 6.

The Middle East Is More Stable When the United States Stays Away

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Trita Parsi
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he arrives at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth in Texas on Oct. 17.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he arrives at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth in Texas on Oct. 17.

America’s Syria Debacle Is Not Trump’s Alone

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Trita Parsi, Stephen Wertheim
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walks with U.S. President Donald Trump during a break in their historic summit in Singapore on June 12, 2018. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walks with U.S. President Donald Trump during a break in their historic summit in Singapore on June 12, 2018. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

Don’t Let Democrats Become the Party of War

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Trita Parsi, Stephen Wertheim
Iranian Shahab-2 and Shahab-3 missiles stand on display in front of a large portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a square in south Tehran on Sept. 28, 2008. (ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)
Iranian Shahab-2 and Shahab-3 missiles stand on display in front of a large portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a square in south Tehran on Sept. 28, 2008. (ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)

Blame Trump When Iran Races for the Bomb

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Trita Parsi
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