Worldfocus » Arang Keshavarzian http://worldfocus.org International News, Videos and Blogs Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:13:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Obama and the World: Iran http://worldfocus.org/blog/2010/01/18/obama-and-the-world-iran/9295/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2010/01/18/obama-and-the-world-iran/9295/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:14:43 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=9295 As part one of a multi-part series we are launching tonight that we call “Obama and the World,” we take a detailed look at American foreign relations.

Tonight, our focus is on Iran — and the stalemate over its nuclear program. It’s an issue most analysts believe will be one of the top foreign policy stories in 2010.

Martin Savidge is joined by Ervand Abrahamian, a distinguished professor of history at the City University of New York, and Arang Keshavarzian, a professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at New York University.

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For more, view our Voices of Iran extended coverage page and listen to our online radio show on Baha’i faith and modern Iran.

Iran — and the stalemate over its nuclear program — is an issue most analysts believe will be one of the top foreign policy stories in 2010. Martin Savidge is joined by Ervand Abrahamian of the City University of New York and Arang Keshavarzian of New York University. http://worldfocus.org/files/2010/01/th_ivw_iran_obama.jpg http://worldfocus.org/files/2010/01/th_ivw_iran_obama.jpg ]]> http://worldfocus.org/blog/2010/01/18/obama-and-the-world-iran/9295/feed/ Ahmadinejad criticizes Obama as opposition vows to fight on http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/06/25/ahmadinejad-criticizes-obama-as-opposition-vows-to-fight-on/6013/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/06/25/ahmadinejad-criticizes-obama-as-opposition-vows-to-fight-on/6013/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:07:40 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=6013 In Iran, no widespread street protests were reported on Thursday, almost two weeks after the disputed presidential election. Opposition candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi continued to criticize Iran’s leadership on his Web site and vowed to pursue his challenge to the election. The declared winner, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, spoke out as well, aiming his criticism at the United States and President Barack Obama.

Arang Keshavarzian, an associate professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at New York University and an editor of the Middle East Report Journal, joins Martin Savidge to discuss news coverage of Iran and what other forms of protests might emerge.

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For more, view our Voices of Iran extended coverage page and listen to our online radio show on Baha’i faith and modern Iran.

Opposition candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi continues to criticize Iran’s leadership and on Thursday vowed to pursue his challenge to the election. The declared winner, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, spoke out as well, aiming his criticism at the United States. Arang Keshavarzian of New York University discusses what form protests may take in coming days. http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/06/th_iran_zarasharian.jpg http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/06/th_iran_zarasharian.jpg ]]> http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/06/25/ahmadinejad-criticizes-obama-as-opposition-vows-to-fight-on/6013/feed/