Sign in

Arang Keshavarzian

@keshavarziana.bsky.social
1.1K followers 283 following 492 posts

I teach and study Middle East politics, political economy, critical geography, Iranian history and politics. COYS 🐓🏆See 👉🏼 as.nyu.edu/faculty/arang-keshavarzi… and see my Linktree 👉🏼 linktr.ee/arang.keshavarzian

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Arang Keshavarzian
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I am happy to be participating in this online discussion of Ciruce Movahedi-Lankarani's new book on the social life of natural gas in Iran-- Sign up for the event on October 2 calendar.usc.edu/event/levan-...
calendar.usc.edu
Levan Book Chat—Ciruce Movahedi-Lankarani, Accelerant
202
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Some of this was in the Iranian press and media, but this is the fullest treatment I have read.
dropsitenews.com
Massacre at Minab: The School That Became a Grave
The bombing of an Iranian school, killing 120 children, is one of the worst U.S. war crimes since Vietnam. Drop Site spoke to survivors, first responders, parents, and witnesses. This is their story.
032
Reposted by Arang Keshavarzian
NYU's Kevorkian Center @nyukevo.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Come and watch “What is Recorded and What is Erased,” a film program by @MaryamTafakory. 📆 Oct. 14 | 7 PM 🎤 @tafakory.bsky.social (@ox.ac.uk) 📍 36 E 8th St 🎟️ Open to public w/ RSVP: buff.ly/PQRNRfm
111
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I am happy to be participating in this online discussion of Ciruce Movahedi-Lankarani's new book on the social life of natural gas in Iran-- Sign up for the event on October 2 calendar.usc.edu/event/levan-...
calendar.usc.edu
Levan Book Chat—Ciruce Movahedi-Lankarani, Accelerant
202
Reposted by Arang Keshavarzian
Philip Oldfield @sustainabletall.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
So many textures of brick in one building! Apartments in Tehran, Iran designed by architect Amir Taleshi. Shout out to the supplier too- handmade bricks of the Azimi Brick Factory
23710
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
If you assigned MERIP articles this semester or are planning to crib from it for your lectures, donate what you can
054
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I am glad that some people don’t change
normanfinkelstein.substack.com
A Letter to Readers
My new book, GAZA’S GRAVEDIGGERS: An Inquiry into Corruption in High Places, was officially published this week.
010
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I am happy to report that out of my 120 undergrads, not a single one had read (of confessed to reading) Thomas Friedman’s The Workd is Flat. Another world is possible !
221
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
“Washington must reckon honestly with this dynamic. If commercial AI infrastructure in a partner state will be used for U.S. military targeting operations, that partner has a reasonable interest in knowing it and in being consulted beforehand.”
responsiblestatecraft.org
Why Gulf data centers became deliberate targets in Iran War
Not only did the US make the placement and investment in these tech warehouses a ‘loyalty test,’ they then made them dual use for Washington’s military
020
Reposted by Arang Keshavarzian
Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Israel is still killing children every day in Gaza. Five-year-old Wafaa was murdered today by an Israeli drone strike on her family’s car on the way back from her first day at school.
Beautiful little girl in a blue shirt doing a thumbs up signDrop Site
@DropSiteNews
X.com
• BREAKING: Five-year-old Wafaa
Yusuf Akilah went to school on Sunday.
It was her first day of the year. Israel killed her before she made it home.
An Israeli drone struck the vehicle carrying Wafaa and her father, Yusuf, near Hamid Junction in western Gaza City, killing them both without warning, witnesses told Drop Site.
In photographs, Wafaa smiles in her blue school uniform and gives a thumbs-up. At the site of the strike, her school books lay open atop the burned wreckage. Her small body lay face down in the street.Footage captured by Drop Site contributor Abdel Qader Sabbah shows two men holding pieces of her hair.
"This is all that's left, world," one says.
"What truce are you talking about?"
"There has been no ceasefire," another says. "Every day there are massacres.
Every day there is killing. Every day children are dying."
"Enough of this abandonment."
* Abdel Qader Sabbah
1189119
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I am so tired of seeing five year olds slaughtered in the Middle East while the societies that pay for the weapons and send the war machines not even bat an eyelash
061
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“Due to the increasing geopolitical instability, the DNB is working on improving its crisis readiness. Improving the marketability of Dutch gold, and with that how quickly it can be used in crisis situations, is a part of that,” the DNB said.
nltimes.nl
Dutch central bank moves €10 billion in gold out of U.S., Canada, citing "instability"
The Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) announced on Wednesday it relocated the equivalent of over 10 billion euros in gold from facilities in the United States and Canada over concern for global tensions. The D...
030
Reposted by Arang Keshavarzian
WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Just when you think you couldn’t love David Byrne more he goes to the Hollywood Bowl playing "Life During Wartime" projecting ICE raids 🔥
261177515792
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Six years ago I listened to this during my road trip to Dollywood. It was so good and I am so sad that I may listen to it again.
020
Reposted by Arang Keshavarzian
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 25/08/2026
This is truly heartbreaking. Dolly Parton was an extraordinary person and an irreplaceable champion of the working class. We are a better country because of her.
489506597326
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The most thoughtful reflection on that Guardian Open Letter to the Iranian prisoners
farahazadimokh.substack.com
Who Names the World? Anti-Imperialism and Iran's Political Prisoners
On June 24, 2025, the day after Israel bombed Evin Prison, the Iranian labor activist and former political prisoner Keyvan Mohtadi wrote about the people still held inside.
020
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Maybe Canada can join the Mecca defense pact
000
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
“officials targeted some Middle East Studies faculty for the content of their work and other professors for their Muslim faith.”
apnews.com
Whistleblower alleges political pressure, lack of evidence in antisemitism probes targeting schools
A whistleblower is alleging that a Trump administration task force created to combat antisemitism pushed for settlements with Ivy League universities.
141
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
If you want something for your syllabus on the Persian Gulf as a social space, you should turn to the wonderful research by Scott Erich @scotterich.bsky.social www.scotterich.com
scotterich.com
Home
Scott Thomas Erich is a Doctoral Lecturer in Environmental Anthropology at Baruch College, City University of New York. Previously, he was a Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Washington ...
112
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
This war is going to have consequences for the region for decades to come. And we aren’t even close to seeing all dimensions of the fallout
062
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I am glad the World Cup is over and those who watch football once every 2 or 4 years have stopped posting about it. There. I said it.
000
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Zohran Mamdani Favorability (NYC only) 🟢 Favorable: 69% (+13) 🟤 Unfavorable: 24% (-10) Mayor Mamdani’s highest favorability in New York City in Siena Research polling.
031
Reposted by Arang Keshavarzian
Jack Mirkinson @jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Today in @thenation.com: a harrowing piece written from inside the Dilley ICE detention center by Maryam Tahmasebi, a green card holder who's been locked up along with her husband and son for months despite none of them committing any crime. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
thenation.com
One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention
My husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare.
11835222210
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Military attacks, sanctions, economic hardship and restrictions are together eroding the systems on which childhood depends in Iran.
globalpolicyjournal.com
Overlapping Crises are Eroding Childhood in Iran
Military attacks, sanctions, political repression, and damage to civilian services are converging on the institutions that protect children in Iran. A child-centred response must therefore safeguard s...
001
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
“Segal said he had hoped the university would restore the original job offer it had made rather than agree to pay a settlement, but that it was made clear to him that that was “off the table”.”
theguardian.com
An Israeli professor lost a prestigious US job offer after speaking out on Gaza. Now the university is paying him $250,000
The University of Minnesota withdrew an offer for Raz Segal to lead its Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies after an organized campaign against his hiring
072
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The number of containers ending up in the wrong port has risen 10 times over in recent months, with the war in the Middle East the most likely explanation
lloydslist.com
Huge jump in boxes offloaded at wrong port as Hormuz fighting hits UK economy
‘When you book a container with a shipping line, it doesn’t go on a journey, it goes on an adventure,’ claims freightforwarders’ trade association
021
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
A proposed deal between Iran and Oman that would give Tehran control ​over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz is not easily workable due to U.S. sanctions and restrictive insurance clauses ‌on any payments, four industry sources said.
reuters.com
Proposed Hormuz passage deal not feasible for shipping industry, sources say
A proposed deal between Iran and Oman that would give Tehran control ​over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz is not easily workable due to U.S. sanctions and restrictive insurance c...
021
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A great interview on running an art institution in Iran. "We are under pressure from several directions at once, and the pressures are not even aligned with one another. Each comes from a different place, but all of them converge on the same point: the impossibility of standing on any solid ground."
merip.org
'Closed Until Further Notice'—Keeping a Tehran Art Institution Alive During Wartime
Artist Parham Ghalamdar interviews Hamidreza Pejman on the shifting role of cultural institutions during crisis.
074
Reposted by Arang Keshavarzian
Mohamad Bazzi @mbazzi.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
25 years after the tired American cliche of “why do they hate us,” helped instigate two forever wars (Afghanistan + Iraq), this is how @nytimes.com chooses to explain Iran’s political system:
Screenshot of text extract from NY Times article: “But in a political system premised on hatred of the United States, none show interest in a larger reconciliation with the United States.”
48517
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
“The physical characteristics of the Strait matter: the depths of the water, the topography of the coastline, & the narrowness of the waterway. But it is not an inevitable chokepoint, just as in Feb it was not guaranteed to remain a key global gateway.”
brandeis.edu
The Iran War: Part III — The Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Future of Regional Security
000
Reposted by Arang Keshavarzian
Nicole K. Stewart @nicolestewart.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Earlier this year, @hoornazkeshava.bsky.social and I published “Make Iran great again”: Apolitical influencers and the revival of a romantic patriarchal nationalism. If you haven't had a chance to read it yet, you're in luck - the article is now open access: academic.oup.com/ccc/article/...
academic.oup.com
“Make Iran great again”: Apolitical influencers and the revival of a romantic patriarchal nationalism
Abstract. The Woman Life Freedom (WLF) Movement in Iran represents a longstanding struggle for social justice, gender equity, and civil rights. Our study d
043
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
“If you tell me I should stop trading with Iran because of what is happening and let’s find somebody else to do business with, it’s not impossible but it’s not easy,” he says. “I can substitute a lot of items, but a box of tomatoes for five dirhams will only come from Iran.” From the FT today
000
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I am excited to see you everyone becoming a Caspian Sea expert
030
Reposted by Arang Keshavarzian
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
American power in the 21st century seems unable to build real or symbolic bridges. It can only destroy them. And the rest of the world has to just try and create detours around their violence.
002
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
American power in the 21st century seems unable to build real or symbolic bridges. It can only destroy them. And the rest of the world has to just try and create detours around their violence.
002
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
“placing Israel within the U.S. military supply chain accordingly creates an additional U.S. interest in protecting it.”
forever-wars.com
The Israel Commissar Coming To The Pentagon
This year's defense bill seeks to merge the U.S. and Israeli defense technological enterprises. The implications are huge
010
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
010
Reposted by Arang Keshavarzian
Barry Freed @barryfreed.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The Trump curse strikes again
08616
Reposted by Arang Keshavarzian
Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
New meme just dropped
923277594
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Yes, she is still a member of NYU’s Board of Trustees. A not so fun fact
020
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Eye opening piece on Cuba and Cuban-Americans. It would be good for pro-Trump Iranians to read this
1129
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Get ready for the final of the World Cup with Goldblatt and the equator
eventbrite.co.uk
Red Cards, Fouls and Corruption: The Politics of the 2026 World Cup
The football writer David Goldblatt discusses a tournament riven by geopolitical strife and controversy – and looks ahead to to the final.
075
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Seaman 2.0
010
Reposted by Arang Keshavarzian
Crystal A. Ennis @crystalennis.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Do you work on the Gulf & Arabian Peninsula, or know a graduate student who does? The Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula (AGAPS) 2026 awards calls are now open! Deadline for the Gwenn Okruhlik Dissertation Award & AGAPS Graduate Paper Prize is 15 July. agaps.org/calls-for-20... #menasky
agaps.org
Calls for 2026 AGAPS awards now open (Dissertation, Graduate Paper & Travel).
053
Reposted by Arang Keshavarzian
Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
A man doing relief work for the Egyptian government. A taxi driver. And two children, 8 and 10.
512960
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Great reporting on Port Arthur’s, Texas, oil refinery, Aramco, FIFA, cancer, the World Cup, and much more www.theguardian.com/football/202...
theguardian.com
‘This is a hellhole’: Aramco makes its presence hurt in the shadow of the World Cup
The oil giant’s sponsorship deal with Fifa has featured prominently at matches in Houston. But 100 miles away in another Texas city, residents say the firm’s refinery is exposing them to poisonous gas...
021
Reposted by Arang Keshavarzian
Stacy Fahrenthold @sfahrenthold.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
2 years ago, Dr. Tiffany Willoughby-Herard was arrested at @ucirvine.bsky.social as UCI chose to repress its Palestine encampment & fail its constitutional obligations. Her disciplinary case now rests w/the Chancellor. Let's ensure he knows what's right, sign/share! sites.google.com/view/withdra...
sites.google.com
Home
On May 15, 2024, several hundred heavily armed police were called in to break up a peaceful encampment at UC Irvine in solidarity with the people of Gaza. Among those arrested that day was UC Irvine G...
16551
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Europeans seem to be more upset by Balongate than all of Trump’s other violations of laws and norms, including war and assassinations
170
Reposted by Arang Keshavarzian
Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 06/07/2026
lol, if you’re too corrupt even for Sepp
0205
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Trump would want Folarin Balogun to be stripped of his citizenship if he happened to be not good at football. There are so many ironies and much shame in this story
020