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Peyman Jafari

@peymanjafari.bsky.social
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Asst. Prof. in History and International Relations at William & Mary, and International Institute of Social History. Interested in Labor & Energy History, Revolutions, Middle East. Opinions are my own.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
See this chart? Workers’ share of the nation’s income is at the lowest it’s been since records began in 1947. Corporate profits’ share, on the other hand, is the highest it’s been since 1950. This is why we must build back worker power.
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American Historical Association @historians.org · 27/05/2026
Using data, articles, and other AHA resources, the AHA’s Department Advocacy Toolkit can help department chairs, faculty, administrators, academic advisers, career counselors, and students argue for the value of studying history.
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Department Advocacy Toolkit – AHA
The AHA has assembled this toolkit to help departments, administrators, advisers, and students navigate the AHA's library of resources to articulate the value of studying history.
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Peyman Jafari @peymanjafari.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I first got the chance to learn more about Tony Mazzocchi's labor politics while researching a chapter (link in comment) on how the AFL-CIO and the International Federation of Petroleum and Chemical Workers (IFPCW) intervened in the global oil workers' movement during the Cold War.
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Peyman Jafari @peymanjafari.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I am looking forward to participating in a geopolitics webinar series on May 27th organized by the Royal Netherlands Historical Society, where I will discuss the importance of history for understanding the current war on Iran. For registration, use the link below knhg.nl/en/events/up...
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Upcoming events - KNHG
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Peyman Jafari @peymanjafari.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Congratulations to Elnaz and Elaheh Mohammadi for winning the “Courage in Journalism” award for their great reporting inside Iran on corruption, and political and social injustices, with a critical lens that transcends borders and promotes global justice www.iwmf.org/community/el...
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Elnaz Mohammadi - IWMF
The International Women’s Media Foundation is a Washington-based organization that is dedicated to strengthening the role of female journalists worldwide.
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Peyman Jafari @peymanjafari.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Narges Mohammadi is one of the many political prisoners in Iran who have risked their lives for liberty, social justice and equal rights. Thousands were arrested last January and at least 21 prisoners have been executed since the war on Iran started on Feb 28. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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‘Blindfolded, I sat down slowly. Then the interrogation began’: Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi on the torture of solitary confinement
Sentenced to 44 years in prison for her political activism, she is now critically ill and her family warn she may soon die in custody. In this exclusive excerpt from her writings, smuggled out of pris...
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Peyman Jafari @peymanjafari.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
As multiple human rights organizations have demanded, Iranian authorities should release Narges Mohammadi immediately, not only because of her deteriorating health in prison, but most importantly because she and many others are imprisoned for expressing their views
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Boston Review @bostonreview.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Our new issue, FOREVER WARS, heads to press soon. Featuring a roundtable on Iran with @peymanjafari.bsky.social, Ali Kadivar, Manijeh Moradian, @naghmehs.bsky.social, @alexshams.bsky.social. Plus @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social @harshawalia.bsky.social @dwaldstreicher.bsky.social +
Boston Review’s spring issue, FOREVER WARS, goes to press soon. Featuring a roundtable on Iran with Peyman Jafari, Ali Kadivar, Manijeh Moradian, Naghmeh Sohrabi, and Alex Shams, plus David Waldstreicher on America at 250, Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò on ending elite impunity, Harsha Walia on how not to abolish ICE, and more. 

Subscribe by Tuesday May 5 to get it straight from the printer. Use code FOREVERWARS for 20% off: https://www.bostonreview.net/memberships
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Peyman Jafari @peymanjafari.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
It is heartening to see Iranian writers Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee and Ali Asadollahi receive the @penamerica.bsky.social "Freedom to Write" award. Both have endured arrest for speaking out for justice and liberation. pen.org/press-releas...
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PEN America Announces 2026 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award honorees Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee and Ali Asadollahi of Iran
PEN America announced that Iranian writers Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee and Ali Asadollahi will receive the 2026 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award.
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TU Delta @tudelta.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
"Students had heavy bombing every evening for six weeks. Even if you are not injured you suffer", says Iran expert @peymanjafari.bsky.social in an interview with @hopersbureau.bsky.social delta.tudelft.nl/en/article/a...
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'Na aanvallen door eigen regime, worden Iraanse studenten nu ook door Israëlische en Amerikaanse bommen getroffen' - Delta
Tijdens de oorlog in Iran werden meer dan twintig universiteiten getroffen door aanvallen. “Vooral de technische universiteiten zijn zwaar gebombardeerd, omdat zij bijdragen aan de economische infrast...
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Peyman Jafari @peymanjafari.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
I'm grateful to Doran Mengüç for including my comments in this article on the war and crisis in Iran in @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social jacobin.com/2026/04/iran...
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Iran Is Stuck in Permanent Crisis
War, and now a fragile ceasefire, is not bringing collapse in Iran but reinforcing and reorganizing its existing structures of power and inequality.
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Boston Review @bostonreview.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
“The messaging has not been only to Iran—that we will crush you, we will send you back to the Stone Age. It has been also to Europeans, to the allies: you will be disciplined.“ From our Monday event with @peymanjafari.bsky.social, Ali Kadivar, Manijeh Moradian, and @naghmehs.bsky.social:
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The War on Iran: A Conversation
Four scholars on the consequences of U.S. and Israeli aggression, reactions from Iran and the Iranian diaspora, and the warped analysis that pervades U.S. media.
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Boston Review @bostonreview.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Join us for an online event on Monday, April 6, 3pm-4pm Eastern, for a conversation about the war on Iran. Featuring @peymanjafari.bsky.social, Ali Kadivar, Manijeh Moradian, and @naghmehs.bsky.social, moderated by @alexshams.bsky.social. Register here: secure.givelively.org/event/boston...
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Peyman Jafari @peymanjafari.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
I told the Belgian De Tijd magazine that Trump has stepped into an escalation trap. His next move, the occupation of Iranian islands, will expose the US to higher economic (higher oil prices for a longer time), human (casualties) and political (electoral loss) costs. www.tijd.be/dossiers/de-...
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Hoe Iran zich al jaren voorbereidt op de ultieme confrontatie met de VS en Israël
Wie enkel naar Amerikaans president Donald Trump kijkt om het conflict in het Midden-Oosten op te lossen, mist de realiteit dat Iran zijn eigen agenda heeft. Het land maakt zich al jaren op voor een c...
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Peyman Jafari @peymanjafari.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Eindelijk mocht ik op de radio niet 5 maar 50 minuten praten over de 20ste eeuwse geschiedenis van Iran. En dat ook nog eens met @radioswammerdam.nl gemaak door de (voormalige) studenten van de @uva.nl radioswammerdam.nl/aflevering/i...
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Iran in de twintigste eeuw – Radio Swammerdam
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Peyman Jafari @peymanjafari.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
I had the opportunity to join several Middle East scholars in offering brief commentary on the Israeli–U.S. war on Iran. www.merip.org/2026/03/war-...
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War Across Boundaries–Perspectives on Iran and a Region Under Siege
On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, initiating a war with wide-ranging consequences for Iran and the broader region and devastating effects for their popula...
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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
More than 100 noted writers joined PEN America and @pensydney.bsky.social in urging the Iranian government to immediately release poet and translator Ali Asadollahi, including Margaret Atwood, J.M. Coetzee, Ariel Dorfman, Jonathan Franzen, Khaled Hosseini, Azar Nafisi, Elif Shafak, and Colm Tóibín.
Text reads, "Poet Ali Asadollahi Detained in Iran," above a photo of Ali Asadollahi against a warmly lit background. Below, it states, "We join together to strongly condemn Ali Asadollahi's arrest and stand in solidarity with him. Read the open letter signed by more than 100 writers on pen.org." The PEN America logo is displayed at the bottom.
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Peyman Jafari @peymanjafari.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
I told the Dutch Higher Ed Press about the recent protests of Iranian students and why it is important for students and faculty outside of Iran to organize solidarity with their colleagues
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Grootschalige studentenprotesten op universiteiten in Iran
Sinds zaterdag vinden er opnieuw grote demonstraties plaats aan universiteiten in Iran. ‘De stemming is omgeslagen’, vertelt Iran-expert Peyman Jafari: ‘Studenten willen niet terug naar af.’
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Peyman Jafari @peymanjafari.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
For Belgian followers, my comments in De Morgen www.demorgen.be/nieuws/wat-a...
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Wat als de ayatollahs vallen? ‘De kloof tussen staat en samenleving is onoverbrugbaar geworden’
Hoe moet het verder in Iran? Zal Trump zich ermee bemoeien? En hoeveel kans maakt Reza Pahlavi, voormalige kroonprins en zoon van de laatste sjah? De kans dat de monarchie terugkeert is klein, denkt d...
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Peyman Jafari @peymanjafari.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Mijn commentaar: ‘Ik denk dat we nu echt op een kantelmoment staan‘ en 'dat de kloof tussen de elite en de samenleving onoverbrugbaar is geworden. Dus in tegenstelling tot eerder kan ik me niet één scenario voorstellen, zelfs als deze protesten worden neergeslagen, dat het bij het oude kan blijven.’
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Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Good discussion by someone tracking social movements in Iran for years, Kadivar. “once a contentious episode begins, diffusion dynamics can accelerate participation beyond what structural conditions alone would predict—through inspiration, shared emotions, & the rapid spread of information.”
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Two Weeks into Iran’s Protest Wave: A New Phase
Anti-regime protests in Iran have now lasted for two weeks, and in recent days they appear to have entered a new phase.
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Peyman Jafari @peymanjafari.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
History in Action: #IranProtests As a scholar of revolutions, I have long emphasized their inherent unpredictability. When protests reach a critical mass, they can crystallize into a revolutionary movement in what often feels like a sudden, almost “magical” moment:
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Peyman Jafari @peymanjafari.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
This BBC analysis, in which I am quoted, provides a good overview of the trajectory of the recent protests in Iran www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Iran anti-government protests spread to majority of provinces, videos show
Videos show that unrest has spread to more than 50 towns and cities, including pro-government heartlands.
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Peyman Jafari @peymanjafari.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Mijn commentaar, samen met Kaveh Madani, over de watercrisis in Iran www.rtl.nl/nieuws/buite...
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Iran in diepe watercrisis, president sluit evacuatie hoofdstad niet uit
Na een snikhete zomer en een kurkdroge herfst zijn steeds meer Iraanse stuwmeren vrijwel volledig opgedroogd. In de avonden en nachten moeten hoofdstedelingen het daarom zonder water doen. En hun pres...
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Peyman Jafari @peymanjafari.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
I am shocked and abhorred by the arrest of Parviz Sedaghat and the interrogation of Mohammad Maljoo by the Iranian authorities. They are two of Iran's finest independent scholars who have relentlessly analyzed and criticized the repressive politics of akhbar-rooz.com/1404/08/12/3...
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دستگیری پرویز صداقت و توقیف وسایل و احضار محمد مالجو
پرويز صداقت و محمد مالجو خبر بازداشت دو چهره ی چپ، پرويز صداقت اقتصاددان، ناشر و سر دبي
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Reza H. Akbari @rezahakbari.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Honored to join a timely roundtable organized by @nraz.bsky.social for Security in Context alongside great scholars @peymanjafari.bsky.social, @niki-akhavan.bsky.social, and @danieltavana.bsky.social. Among other themes, we unpacked #Iran’s post-12-day war strategy & its long-term FP goals.
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(Mis) Understanding Iran's Foreign Policy from Washington
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Peyman Jafari @peymanjafari.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Over de hetze tegen Afghaanse migranten en vluchtelingen die in Iran de schuld vd slechte economie en onveiligheid krijgen - helaas een bekend narratief in andere delen vd wereld nos.nl/artikel/2573...
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Geslagen, paspoort verscheurd en uitgezet: Afghanen in Iran onder druk
Afghanen in Iran krijgen steeds vaker te maken met discriminatie en geweld. Sinds de luchtoorlog met Israël worden ze ook regelmatig beschuldigd van spionage.
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ProfKFH @profkfh.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Harriet Tubman #quilt by my Mom, Vera P. Hall, who makes quilts celebrating Black people who fought for their own freedom. This seems to be the crowd favorite of the “We Didn’t Wait for Freedom” series. Happy #Juneteenth #quilting
Colorful quilt of a nighttime scene with  Harriet Tubman in an orange jacket and purple dress carrying a rifle. She is leading other figures who walk behind her.
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Peyman Jafari @peymanjafari.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Mijn commentaar in NRC www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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Angstige Iraanse burgers voelen zich in de steek gelaten. ‘Terwijl Israël woonwijken bombardeert, is het regime druk met propaganda’
Aanvallen op Iran: Bij de Israëlische aanvallen op Iran zijn al honderden doden gevallen. Israël hint op revolutie, maar veel Iraniërs zijn vooral kwaad. „Tegenover buitenlandse agressie tonen de mees...
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Jeffrey Lewis @armscontrolwonk.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Again, Israel's military operation is about regime change and not eliminating the nuclear program. It's called "Rising Lion" not "Counterproliferation Gazelle." If the regime falls, then it will be an enormous success.
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Peyman Jafari @peymanjafari.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Mijn commentaar in De Volkskrant www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/i...
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Iran staat er niet goed voor en elke militaire reactie op Israël kan verkeerd uitpakken
Israël heeft het moment voor de aanval op Iran strategisch uitgekozen. Iran is op alle fronten verzwakt: economisch, militair, politiek. Maar de vrees is dat de Israëlische raketten een nieuwe oorlog ...
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Peyman Jafari @peymanjafari.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Mijn commentaar in Trouw www.trouw.nl/buitenland/a...
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‘Aanvallen op Iran kunnen juist het ontwikkelen van een kernwapen versnellen’
Door de aanvallen van Israël kan het dat de voorstanders van een kernwapen in Iran langzaam de overhand krijgen, stelt de Iraans-Nederlandse historicus Peyman Jafari.
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Terzake @terzake.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Vanavond in #terzake: Wat is er beslist over de begroting? Rik Van Cauwelaert. Waar is de vredesbeweging? Mazelen in opmars, Steven Callens. En VS en Iran gaan rond tafel zitten, @peymanjafari.bsky.social. Om 20u met @anneliesbeck.bsky.social
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Justin F Jackson, Ph.D. @justinfdjackson.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Advance copies are out! Get yours now while UNC Press still has its American History sale, with a 30% discount! uncpress.org/american-his...
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Bureau Buitenland @bureaubuitenland.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
President Trump dreigt met bombardementen op Teheran als Iran niet akkoord gaat met een nucleaire deal. Iran reageert afwijzend en beschuldigt de VS van chantage. Historicus en Iran-kenner @peymanjafari.bsky.social over de oplopende spanningen. Luister de hele uitzending: bit.ly/m/Bureau-Bui...
Een foto van Trump en een foto van Khamenei. Bron: AFP / Alex Wong.
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Peyman Jafari @peymanjafari.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Students interested in the intersections of energy, infrastructures and environment should apply to this new MA program at the University of Exeter, UK, designed and convened by a brilliant scholar of energy - Laleh Khalili
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Peyman Jafari @peymanjafari.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Excited to co-organize the GLOBAL MIDDLE EAST Tyler Lectures Symposium, hosted by the Harrison Ruffin Tyler Department of History at William & Mary
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Peyman Jafari @peymanjafari.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Stand Up For Science!
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Hit by ‘Gut Punches,’ Scientists Band Together to Protest Trump
Stand Up for Science aims to revive a movement that started in 2017, but with an all-new team and a more focused vision.
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Peyman Jafari @peymanjafari.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Reflecting William & Mary’s commitment to advancing knowledge through high-level, cutting-edge research, the university has been designated an “R1” research institution by the Carnegie Classification system.
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William & Mary classified as one of the nation’s top research institutions
University receives R1 research activity classification from Carnegie.
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Marcus Rediker @marcusrediker.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Congratulations to Julie Greene (@greeneland.bsky.social) on her new and timely book, *Box 25: Archival Secrets, Caribbean Workers, and the Panama Canal* (published by @uncpress.bsky.social) -- and warm thanks for her for sending me a copy! uncpress.org/book/9781469...
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