Trita Parsi

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

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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.
Argument
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
Argument
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
Argument
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
Argument
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
Analysis
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
Argument
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
Argument
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
Argument
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
Argument
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
Argument
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
Argument
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
Argument
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
Argument
Trita Parsi
TEHRAN, IRAN - APRIL 17: An Iranian surface to surface Ghasedak missile is driven past portraits of Iran's late founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ali khamenei (R), during the annual army day military parade on April 17, 2008 in Tehran, Iran. Ahmadinejad proclaimed today the country's army was a powerful deterrent to all enemies saying "No major power is able to jeopardize the Iranian nation's security and interests due to the Iranian people's power today, Iran's army, the Revolutionary Guards and the Basij would respond strongly to even the minimum aggression," (Photo by Majid/Getty Images)
TEHRAN, IRAN - APRIL 17: An Iranian surface to surface Ghasedak missile is driven past portraits of Iran's late founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ali khamenei (R), during the annual army day military parade on April 17, 2008 in Tehran, Iran. Ahmadinejad proclaimed today the country's army was a powerful deterrent to all enemies saying "No major power is able to jeopardize the Iranian nation's security and interests due to the Iranian people's power today, Iran's army, the Revolutionary Guards and the Basij would respond strongly to even the minimum aggression," (Photo by Majid/Getty Images)

Iranian Hegemony Is a Figment of America’s Imagination
Argument
Trita Parsi, Adam Weinstein
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Trump Hasn’t Mastered the Art of Killing the Iran Deal
Argument
Trita Parsi
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