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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش

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Affiliate Faculty Uni of Notre Dame. Int. Geopolitical Consultant. Author: Abraham Accords; Saudi Arabia & Iran; .... Center liberal bridge builder. Stream soliloquy.

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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
On why #US is the linchpin of the conflicts between #SaudiArabiaIran and the solution to it, by replenishing the organic self-balancing features of their ties after repeated interventions in the #PersianGulf, listen to my latest program @cwclub.bsky.social www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...
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The Battle of Titans: Saudi Arabia vs. Iran
Join us this evening for a deep-dive military and geopolitical program analyzing the decades-long regional cold and hot wars, proxy conflicts, and strategic power struggles for dominance in the Middle...
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Great time celebrating a reunion with fellow Tufts University grads in #Sonoma this weekend at Kivelstart Cellars.
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
رابط لمحاضرتي التي أوضح فيها كيف ساهمت #إيران في تشكيل الدولة السعودية الحديثة، وذلك من خلال الوساطة في النزاعات القبلية بين آل سعود و#الهاشميين؛ وعليه، فإن توصيف العلاقات السعودية-الإيرانية من منظور طائفي بحت يُعد أمراً مضللاً. www.commonwealthclub.org/events/archi...
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The Battle of Titans: Saudi Arabia vs. Iran
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The flight lands in #SaudiArabia, from Dubai to #TelAviv. Some Iran papers call the attempted takeover of the plane in order to crash it a false flag. It arrives a day after UK officials said Iran was behind another potential strike in a UK air base used by the U.S. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/...
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What happened on diverted Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv?
Israel's prime minister said one of the pilots stabbed the other and then tried to crash the plane.
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The US withdraws its last forces from #Iraq, promised since 2006-2007, while Iraqi Shia groups close to Iran maintain their arms. www.npr.org/2026/09/30/n...
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The U.S. military withdraws from Iraq over 2 decades after its invasion
23 years after the United States military invaded Iraq, sparking an insurgency and a civil war, the U.S. has withdrawn its forces, as the country still tries to combat Iranian influence.
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
After Iran submits a peace proposal, it receives @POTUS response. The two continue to disagree.
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Despite serious diplomatic talks, Iran's Axis of Resistance members (Hezbollah, Iraqi militias, Hamas, Houthis) fail to disarm, as threats of conflict loom. I share some details about them, and a lot about #Yemen, in my talk last week @cwclub.bsky.social: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...
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The Battle of Titans: Saudi Arabia vs. Iran
Join us this evening for a deep-dive military and geopolitical program analyzing the decades-long regional cold and hot wars, proxy conflicts, and strategic power struggles for dominance in the Middle...
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Fox headlines: IRGC warns Americans to reject President Trump's foreign policy.Iran warns UAE over PM Netanyahu's pending trip. Meanwhile,Iran's Expediency Council member claims armed groups have entered the country from #Israel #UAE to plan attacks.Is diplomacy dead? www.foxnews.com/live-news/ir...
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Iran loses grip on Strait of Hormuz as US as Tehran calls on Americans to vote out Trump
Iran's economy remains crippled by sanctions and a U.S. blockade, leaving Tehran with few options now that its control over the Strait of Hormuz has slipped.
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Atefeh, the famous Iranian actor #Fardeen's daughter, stayed with us in #London for a month. My parents have shared fond memories of her. I remember her as a gentle, thoughtful, kind person. Her room was next to mine. Fardeen gifted me with an autographed picture after.
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
There is a lot said about #AliParvin, a legendary athlete in #Iran, who turned 80. I remember him as an uncle as a child growing up in London. He and his lovely first wife whom I adored lived in Manchester. When we met and later in Tehran, those were one of the happiest childhood memories I had.
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This a first for America, getting involved to facilitate an unusual case: The #US government intervenes to enable #pilgrimage by Iranian #Shias to Iraq's holy shrine in #Najaf. www.reuters.com/world/middle...
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EXCLUSIVE: US to grant sanctions waiver for flights between Iran and Iraq's Najaf, source says
The US Treasury Department waiver would allow Iraqi Airways to fly back and forth between Iran and the ​Shi'ite holy city of Najaf in Iraq for one month.
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In a court ruling, Iran demands $48bn from #US for the assassination of Qasem #Soleimani; says there are 3173 plaintiffs in the case, and 73 people will be persecuted. www.iranintl.com/en/202609292...
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Iran says US ordered to pay $48 billion over killing Soleimani
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
PM says there are signs #Israel's enemies might plan an attack b/f early October #elections. #Iran says he discloses this (mis)information to boost public support for himself. This back & forth is a campaign to discredit each other. It misinforms the public. www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-cl...
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Netanyahu claims indications of attack plot by ‘enemies’ ahead of election; Lapid briefed
Opposition leader says 'no reason to put the public in a panic' after receiving update from PM in wake of latter's vague announcement, which his election rivals suggested may be meant to undermine vot...
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Link to my talk @cwclub.bsky.social on #SaudiIran #US ties, where I explain why the imbalance of power caused by the US, not #ShiaSunni divides, is to be blamed for the rupture of ties: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/archi...
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The Battle of Titans: Saudi Arabia vs. Iran
Join us this evening for a deep-dive military and geopolitical program analyzing the decades-long regional cold and hot wars, proxy conflicts, and strategic power struggles for dominance in the Middle East between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
In my forthcoming podcast @cwclub, I told a large audience in person why #SaudiArabiaIran try not to go to war, even when they are at #war!! Here they are, cutting cake in Tehran, marking Saudi Arabia's National Independence Day. www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A great conversation last night @cwclub.bsky.social where I discussed how Iran’s emissary traveled on camel from Jeddah to #Mekkah #Medinah to negotiate a surrender by the Hashemites of the Hijaz, to enable the establishment of the State of Saudi Arabia, the anniversary of which we mark this week.
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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Today at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: • 12 PM PDT / Walter Isaacson: The Greatest Sentence Ever Written • 5:30 PM PDT / @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social on The Battle of Titans: Saudi Arabia vs. Iran Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Iranian and Saudi panellists spar at Xiangshan Forum over Middle East attacks
Verbal battle erupts at security conference over Tehran’s targeting of US bases in Saudi Arabia.
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Join my talk tomorrow @cwclub.bsky.social: "The Battle of Titans: #SaudiArabia vs. #Iran". I will analyze their cold & hot wars and their ties to #US as a linchpin & the solution to ending it. www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-... Read my interview: studentreview.hks.harvard.edu/iranian-infl...
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The Battle of Titans: Saudi Arabia vs. Iran
Join us this evening for a deep-dive military and geopolitical program analyzing the decades-long regional cold and hot wars, proxy conflicts, and strategic power struggles for dominance in the Middle...
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
With renewed conflict with #Iran seeming imminent, and #SaudiArabia playing a key role in mitigating or escalating it, please join my talk: "The Battle of Titans: Saudi Arabia vs. Iran"--Tuesday September 22, 5:30PM @cwclub.bsky.social www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...
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The Battle of Titans: Saudi Arabia vs. Iran
Join us this evening for a deep-dive military and geopolitical program analyzing the decades-long regional cold and hot wars, proxy conflicts, and strategic power struggles for dominance in the Middle...
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
UN mission investigates U.S. and Iran roles respectively in war crimes and crimes against humanity. www.reuters.com/world/middle...
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UN mission finds grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran, and Tehran crimes against humanity
A UN fact-finding mission on Iran said on Thursday it had reasonable grounds to believe the ​United States was behind two military strikes on a school and sports facility in Iran in February, and that...
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Female members of Iran's armed forces here on a military parade, rallying to defend country&faith. How and why does this happen? Read my latest publication: "Regional Consequentialism and the Iranian Marja'iyat: A View from Tehran" in "The Shi'a in the Modern Arab World: aucpress.com/9781649035660/
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Please join me next Tuesday September 22 @cwclub where I speak about the latest tensions between #SaudiArabiaIran. Tickets available online: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...
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The Battle of Titans: Saudi Arabia vs. Iran
Join us this evening for a deep-dive military and geopolitical program analyzing the decades-long regional cold and hot wars, proxy conflicts, and strategic power struggles for dominance in the Middle...
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The new U.S. #ambassador to #SaudiArabia
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Please join my talk listed on September 22: "The Battle of Titans: #SaudiArabia vs. #Iran." This is the second time I have talked @cwclub.bsky.social within days after a talk by Francisco Fukuyama.
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
It is unfortunate #Tehran takes slight in Chancellor Merz's remarks about the need for Iran to show restraint. #Germany has played a rather independent go-between role for Washington & Tehran and his remarks aim to ensure the continuity of this role. aa.com.tr/en/europe/ir...
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
To weather the harsh transatlantic winds, once again EU entertains embracing Canada this time as an associate member apnews.com/article/euro...
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EU chief Ursula von der Leyen says she wants Canada to become the bloc's 1st associate member
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed making Canada the European Union’s first associate member, a striking overture as U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats drive Ottawa closer to Europe.
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
It was expected, #China #Russia veto @UNSC draft resolution renewing mandate for sanctions renewal on Iran. The two Asian powers veto the sanction to continue trade, and keep tensions to a minimum, but are unable to reverse the sanctions regime completely. www.aa.com.tr/en/world/rus...
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Russia, China veto UN Security Council Iran sanctions panel in contentious session
Western envoys accuse Beijing, Moscow of shielding Tehran as mandate renewal fails despite 11 affirmative votes | Anadolu
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Chinese #diplomacy once again tries to heal rifts b/w #SaudiIran, this time over the #Houthis www.reuters.com/world/china/... Below is a link to my article on how China restored #SaudiIran ties @MiddleEastInst : mei.edu/publication/...
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EXCLUSIVE: China presses Iran to help rein in Houthis after Saudi appeal, sources say
China has privately asked Tehran to help rein in Yemen's Houthis after an appeal to Beijing by Saudi Arabia following the Iran-backed group's military blitz in the past week, according to three Irania...
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This guy, I have worked with over the years. He is interesting, dedicated, passionate about what he does, and tries to get it down. Humble and approachable too.
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The #Houthi Red Sea advanced happened shortly after two major Saudi defense initiatives, i.e. the Saudi-Pakistan-Turkey pact, and the Saudi-led Maritime Defense Initiative. This is not surprising. To date, most #Saudi-led #military initiatives have faced backlash. www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia...
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Saudi Arabia and 13 other countries establish Middle East maritime defense coalition
Saudi Arabia and 13 other countries establish Middle East maritime defense coalition
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
An old article I wrote a long time ago in 2004 for Eurasia Net shows up unexpectedly: Iran's Conservative Agenda to Build an Islamic Japan. eurasianet.org/irans-conser...
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Iran's Conservative Agenda: Bould "an Islamic Japan"
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Iran: Lives Cut Brutally Short: Victims of Crimes Against Humanity During Iran's 2022 Woman Life Freedom Uprising - Amnesty International
During research for its report, “Architects of Atrocities: State Machinery Orchestrating Crimes Against Humanity in Iran’s 2022 Woman Life Freedom Uprising”, Amnesty International gathered information...
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Iran war's new targets take their toll: www.reuters.com/world/middle...
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Amazon's AWS is unable to restore access to Bahrain, one UAE cloud data zone after war damage
Amazon Web Services cannot restore access to its cloud-computing facility in Bahrain and ‌one of three data-hosting zones in the United Arab Emirates following damage during the Iran war, according to...
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
www.timesofisrael.com/un-rights-ch...
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UN rights chief urges access to all of Gaza to recover bodies buried under rubble
Volker Turk says IDF bulldozing areas 'with no respect' for dead underneath, says civil defense recovered 630 bodies in Hamas-controlled part of split enclave since November
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
U.S., Israeli and #GCC military commanders meet to discuss #Iran, secretly says Axios. These meetings have long been held; I describe them and their impact at length in our book. www.axios.com/2026/09/15/m...
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
French forces, after being asked by Saudi Intel Chief Turki AlFaisal, retook control of the Holy House #Mekkah after armed radicals stormed in on Nov 20 1979. France has now expressed alarm over instability in #SaudiArabia. It remains to be seen if it steps in to repel the Houthis if they march.
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
As sirens sound #SaudiArabia West coasts, I am reminded of a lecture I gave in 2023 at the U.S. Naval Academy in a packed room of Midshipmen: "There will come a day with the #Houthis will try to march on foot t/w Mekkah-Medinah"now, they march with drones-missiles. mobile.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...
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Saudi Arabia issues emergency alerts over ‘potential danger’ in Jeddah, Mecca, Taif
Civil Defense urges residents to seek shelter indoors, stay away from windows, open areas | Anadolu
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Calls in Iran to carry out "preemptive strikes", the first of its kind since the US war has led to "proxy preemption battles" by Iraqi-Yemeni pro-Iran fighters to shut down Bab el-Mandab, parts of the Red Sea & #Saudi oil exports, while Iran keeps the Strait closed, before a #USChina Summit.
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Saudi Arabia shuts down #Yanbu Port loading after strike on its vital East-West pipeline www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/...
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A term coined in #Iran is "NAHBAD referring to its former presidents Hassan Rouhani, Mohammad Khatami or anyone like them who wants to end the #war. In short it means "puppets controlled by foreigners" or precisely "long-range guided infiltrators"! Source: BBC Farsi
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
مروری بر کتاب من با عنوان «عربستان سعودی و ایران: دوست یا دشمن؟» که به زبان عربی ترجمه و منتشر شده است؛ در این نقد، گذار از رویکرد جنجالی به تحلیل‌های واقع‌گرایانه در کتاب ستوده شده است.
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A review of my book “Saudi Arabia and Iran: Friends or Foes?” translated and published in #Arabic, praising it from moving from the sensational to the real in its analyses.
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Iran predicted instability for #Syria when Ahmad al-Sharaa took over, promising it would lead to renewed Iranian influence in the Arab country as time went by. Syria's fuel price hike protests, Iran sees, an opportunity to question how well he can govern: www.reuters.com/world/middle...
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Syria fuel price hikes trigger widest protests since Assad fall
A sharp rise in ​fuel prices at the weekend has sparked protests across Syria, in the country's most widespread demonstrations ‌since the toppling of Bashar al-Assad almost two years ago.
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The latest UN fact-finding mission report on civilian strikes and casualties in the wars in #Iran #Yemen news.un.org/en/story/202...
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Civilians bear the brunt, with deadly US strikes in Iran and thousands displaced in Yemen
Independent UN human rights investigators called for an immediate cessation of hostilities on Monday following a series of United States airstrikes on Iran in recent weeks that have killed civilians a...
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Watch the panel I moderated Princeton after major protests in Iran in 2018. Topics are comprehensive & relevant to the current conflict with #Iran, covering the nuclear issue, a war with #Israel and the U.S., the Kurdish issue, trade, economy, leadership, etc. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXIF...
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Iran Panel 02 22 2018
YouTube video by Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Watch this Instagram post by @wafa_alamm in #Arabic offering a beautiful review of my best seller #book translated into Arabic: Saudi Arabia and Iran: Friends or Foes?https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXhWyJYikZF/?stkn=Y2Q0NmNiMjc3NQ%3D%3D
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
In 2019 in #Oslo, I privately told members of Norway's Ministry of Foreign Affairs that #SaudiArabiaIran will get weaker. I was challenged by being asked what of Vision2030. I explained despite it their imbalanced ties widen rifts. Below is a link to my public talk. soundcloud.com/prioseminars...
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Iran And Saudi Arabia: Between Enmity And Amity
The contentious relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran is pivotal to stability, not only in the Gulf region, but also in the Middle East and beyond. Are the tensions between the two states a mani
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The Venice Film Festival Awards honor #Iranian and #Israeli artists, Laleh Marzban for best actress award for Moragheb (Falling House), and the Special Jury Prize for the documentary NAZA. www.labiennale.org/en/news/offi...
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Biennale Cinema 2026 | Official awards of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival
Announced by the five international Juries during the Awards Ceremony that was held on Saturday 12 September at 7:00 pm.
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Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Iran's Foreign Ministry implies what @nytimes article says that a hardline power struggle is at play inside Iran that could sabotage a #USIran deal. The point the article misses is that battlefront events affect a potential deal. The hardliners dance in tune with it. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/w...
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How Iran’s Hard-liners Blew Up the Peace Deal with Trump
Opponents derailed the agreement with a clandestine effort to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz, regime insiders say. Iran’s president was furious when he found out.
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