Ali Vaez Project Director, Iran Please submit all media inquiries to avaez@crisisgroup.org or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Crisis Group Role Ali Vaez is Crisis Group's Iran Project Director. Consulting closely with all sides in the nuclear negotiations for the past few years as our former Iran Senior Analyst, he led Crisis Group’s efforts in helping to bridge the gaps between Iran and the P5+1 and is renowned as one of the foremost experts on Iran’s nuclear and missile programs. Professional Background Before joining Crisis Group, he headed the Iran project at the Federation of American Scientists in Washington, DC. 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. He 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. He is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. Languages Persian French English In The News 3 Jul 2019 It is a pity that despite its goodwill and efforts, Europe fell short of preserving [the nuclear deal] that incarnates European belief in multilateralism. AP Ali Vaez Project Director, Iran 25 Jun 2019 The Trump administration's maximum pressure campaign [against Iran] has led to a climate that is ripe for inadvertent conflict. ABC Ali Vaez Project Director, Iran 17 Jun 2019 In practice, maximum pressure has produced maximum peril and minimum strategic results. The New York Times Ali Vaez Project Director, Iran 15 Jun 2019 If Iran was behind [the attacks on tankers], it is very clear the maximum pressure policy of the Trump administration is rendering Iran more aggressive, not less. The Washington Post Ali Vaez Project Director, Iran 9 Jun 2019 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stands a good chance of trying to mediate or at least...de-escalate tensions [between the U.S. and Iran] at this point. Japan Times Ali Vaez Project Director, Iran 29 May 2019 It’s time for Washington to rethink its policy toward Tehran rather than doubling down on the failed policies of the past. The New York Times Ali Vaez Project Director, Iran Latest Updates Op-Ed / Middle East & North Africa 8 July 2019 Iran's Nuclear Escalation Raises Stakes for U.S. and Europe Originally published in Axios Op-Ed / Middle East & North Africa 2 July 2019 Iran Isn’t Trying to Build a Bomb Tomorrow. It Wants Sanctions Relief. Originally published in Foreign Policy Op-Ed / Middle East & North Africa 20 June 2019 The U.S. Should Strive for a Stable Iran. Instead, it is Suffocating it. Originally published in The Washington Post Op-Ed / Middle East & North Africa 17 May 2019 Trump’s ‘Maximum Pressure’ Won’t Make Iran Yield The one thing Tehran would find more intolerable than the crushing impact of sanctions is raising the white flag because of them. Originally published in The Atlantic Op-Ed / Middle East & North Africa 17 May 2019 Trump's Iran policy could prop up regime in spite of economic harms Originally published in Axios Load more