Iran’s Post-Conflict Political Structure
Executive Summary: The launch of U.S.–Israeli joint operations against Iran on February 28 has not fundamentally changed Iran’s political structure, but has led to a...
Javad Heiran-Nia, Ph.D., International Relations, Director of the Persian Gulf Studies Group at the Center for Scientific Research and Middle East Strategic Studies, Tehran, Iran. He was the Current Affairs Analyst at Cambridge Middle East and North Africa Forum. He is the author of the book, “Iran and the Security Order in the Persian Gulf: The Presidency of Hassan Rouhani,” 2024, by Routledge. His articles have appeared in the Atlantic Council, the Stimson Center, the National Interest, Middle East Policy, the Cambridge Middle East and North Africa Forum, Insight Turkey, Iran and the Caucasus Journal, Contemporary Review of the Middle East, Strategic Analysis, LobeLog, and more. Heiran-Nia’s commentary and interviews have been published by leading outlets, including Newsweek, Anadolu Agency, Asahi Shimbun, Yomiuri Shimbun, Al Arabiya, Al Jazeera, Qatar AlarabyTV, Expresso, Bloomberg Asharq, the National, and the New Arab. He has participated and spoken at prestigious conferences at Princeton University, Cambridge University, Georgetown University, Qatar University, and other universities and Think Tanks such as the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, The Iranian Studies Unit of the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, Doha, Qatar, YCAPS’ Europe Chapter at the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs.
