Farhad Rezaei

Farhad Rezaei has Ph.D. in Defense and Strategic Studies. He is a member of the  Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA) at Washington DC, USA, and the co-author of Iran, Israel, and the United States: The Politics of Counter-Proliferation Intelligence, Rowman & Littlefield, NY. His writings have appeared in Harvard-Iran Matters, Atlantic Councilthe National Interest, Middle East Policy, Journal of International Affairs among others.

Preparing to Withdraw from the Nuclear Agreement: A Heated Debate in Tehran

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