Ali Vaez Senior Adviser to the President & Project Director, Iran Please submit all media inquiries to [email protected] or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Crisis Group Role Ali Vaez is Crisis Group’s Iran Project Director and Senior Adviser to the President. He led Crisis Group’s efforts in helping to bridge the gaps between Iran and the P5+1 that led to the landmark 2015 nuclear deal. Previously, he served as a Senior Political Affairs Officer at the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and was the Iran Project Director at the Federation of American Scientists. He is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and a Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. He is a co-author of How Sanctions Work: Iran and the Impact of Economic Warfare. Professional Background Trained as a scientist, Vaez has more than a decade of experience in journalism. He has written widely on Iranian affairs and is a regular contributor to mainstream media outlets, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Atlantic, Foreign Policy and Foreign Affairs. He is a frequent guest on CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera and NPR. Vaez was a post-doctoral fellow at Harvard University from 2008 to 2010 and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Geneva and a master’s degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Languages PersianFrenchEnglish In The News 7 Mayo 2024 Iran is more aggressive in the region, more repressive at home, and closer to the verge of nuclear weapons than ever before. Voice of America Ali Vaez Senior Adviser to the President & Project Director, Iran 14 Abr 2024 Iran’s government appears to have concluded that the Damascus strike [by Israel] was a strategic inflection point, where failure to retaliate would carry more downsides t... New York Times Ali Vaez Senior Adviser to the President & Project Director, Iran 13 Abr 2024 I don't think Iran wants to sacrifice Hezbollah or bring it into the fray [with Israel]. It is the top of its spear, and Iran wants to preserve it. BBC Ali Vaez Senior Adviser to the President & Project Director, Iran 2 Abr 2024 In the same way that we hold Iran accountable for actions of its proxies ..., [the Iranian regime holds] the U.S. responsible for Israeli actions. Time Ali Vaez Senior Adviser to the President & Project Director, Iran 15 Mar 2024 Especially but certainly not exclusively over Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, tensions between the [Iran and the U.S.] remain significant. New York Times Ali Vaez Senior Adviser to the President & Project Director, Iran Latest Updates Podcast / Middle East & North Africa 19 Abril 2024 Out of the Shadows: Exchanges of Fire Between Iran and Israel Op-Ed / Middle East & North Africa 15 Abril 2024 The Middle East Could Still Explode Event Recording / Middle East & North Africa 29 Febrero 2024 The Gaza War's Spillover in the Middle East (Online Event, 29 February 2024) Op-Ed / Middle East & North Africa 25 Enero 2024 Why the War in Gaza Makes a Nuclear Iran More Likely Podcast / Middle East & North Africa 01 Diciembre 2023 Iran: Gaza, “Axis of Resistance” and Nuclear Calculations Q&A / Middle East & North Africa 10 Noviembre 2023 Understanding the Risks of U.S.-Iran Escalation amid the Gaza Conflict Also available in Arabic Load more