Reza Parchizadeh
Dr. Reza Parchizadeh (@DrParchizadeh) is a political theorist, security analyst, and cultural expert. He wrote his master’s thesis on Middle Eastern history and Orientalist philosophy, and his doctoral dissertation on political thought and cultural studies in the English-speaking world, and defended both with distinction. Parchizadeh is on the editorial board of the international news agency Al-Arabiya Farsi. He is a Ginsburg/Milstein Writing Fellow for the Middle East Forum, a research institute in Philadelphia that concentrates on the threats to the national security of the United States of America.
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Khamenei-Enabled Election of ‘Reformist’ Pezeshkian in Iran Trades Expediency for Succession Security
Executive Summary: Western media outlets have incorrectly portrayed Massoud Pezeshkian, who was elected as Iran’s new president on July 5, as a "moderate" and a "Reformist." Though Pezeshkian’s background as
‘Shadow Guards’ and Reformists: Factional Matrix Underlying Iranian Succession
Executive Summary: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash on May 19, renewing discussions over who will eventually succeed 85-year-old Supreme Leader Khamenei. While ostensibly benefitting Khameni’s son,