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October 5, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Exactly this:
“From Tehran's perspective, entering negotiations under a naval blockade would signal weakness, not strength. Without credible guarantees that the blockade will be lifted, Iran has little incentive to come to the table.”
“From Tehran's perspective, entering negotiations under a naval blockade would signal weakness, not strength. Without credible guarantees that the blockade will be lifted, Iran has little incentive to come to the table.”
April 21, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Exactly this:
“From Tehran's perspective, entering negotiations under a naval blockade would signal weakness, not strength. Without credible guarantees that the blockade will be lifted, Iran has little incentive to come to the table.”
“From Tehran's perspective, entering negotiations under a naval blockade would signal weakness, not strength. Without credible guarantees that the blockade will be lifted, Iran has little incentive to come to the table.”
🔴 The International Crisis Group’s @alivaez.bsky.social told Al Jazeera English that Trump could “in all honesty say” he achieved improvements over the 2015 deal if Iran “continue[s] the suspension of uranium enrichment,” which he said is a “fact on the ground right now” and would amount to “zero...
![🔴 The International Crisis Group’s
@AliVaez
told Al Jazeera English that Trump could “in all honesty say” he achieved improvements over the 2015 deal if Iran “continue[s] the suspension of uranium enrichment,” which he said is a “fact on the ground right now” and would amount to “zero enrichment,” decommissions facilities that already lie “in ruins,” accepts missile limits including its voluntary 2,000 km cap, and agrees to a non-aggression pact or understanding.
These are steps “that neither Obama nor Biden could achieve,” Vaez said.
Source: Al Jazeera](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:avtgggryiqtjlg5wwsufccua/bafkreibykipnfglqm7cuczbyx5f2dygsv5vuk22tp7ed2w6rg3igvovfem)
February 27, 2026 at 4:16 AM
🔴 The International Crisis Group’s @alivaez.bsky.social told Al Jazeera English that Trump could “in all honesty say” he achieved improvements over the 2015 deal if Iran “continue[s] the suspension of uranium enrichment,” which he said is a “fact on the ground right now” and would amount to “zero...
This is a really interesting conversation about Iran, its history and the current situation.
#ezraklein #newyorktimes #alivaez
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/o...
#ezraklein #newyorktimes #alivaez
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/o...
Opinion | What Trump Didn’t Know About Iran
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2026 at 8:55 AM
This is a really interesting conversation about Iran, its history and the current situation.
#ezraklein #newyorktimes #alivaez
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/o...
#ezraklein #newyorktimes #alivaez
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/o...
Read this excellent response to that miserable hatchet job piece by Ali Vaez over at the bad place
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x.com/alivaez/stat...
This is such a transparent hatchet job, the time of Iran International alone should be enough of a red flag for anyone.
September 27, 2023 at 7:40 AM
Read this excellent response to that miserable hatchet job piece by Ali Vaez over at the bad place
x.com/alivaez/stat...
x.com/alivaez/stat...
Must Read/Watch -> What Trump Didn’t Know About Iran
@AliVaez , the Iran project director at the International Crisis Group, explains the history of miscalculations that led to the war in Iran w @ezraklein . gift article www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/o...
@AliVaez , the Iran project director at the International Crisis Group, explains the history of miscalculations that led to the war in Iran w @ezraklein . gift article www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/o...
Opinion | What Trump Didn’t Know About Iran
www.nytimes.com
March 14, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Must Read/Watch -> What Trump Didn’t Know About Iran
@AliVaez , the Iran project director at the International Crisis Group, explains the history of miscalculations that led to the war in Iran w @ezraklein . gift article www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/o...
@AliVaez , the Iran project director at the International Crisis Group, explains the history of miscalculations that led to the war in Iran w @ezraklein . gift article www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/o...
Woe. RT @mattduss Switch off that glasnost alarm. RT @AliVaez: #Iran ends brief social media access, calls it glitch http://reut.rs/183lNuY
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December 8, 2024 at 9:53 AM
Woe. RT @mattduss Switch off that glasnost alarm. RT @AliVaez: #Iran ends brief social media access, calls it glitch http://reut.rs/183lNuY
! RT @Ali_Gharib NEWS RT @AliVaez #Iran & the P5+1 have reached agreement for implementing Geneva deal, pending confirmation from capitals
December 6, 2024 at 6:37 PM
! RT @Ali_Gharib NEWS RT @AliVaez #Iran & the P5+1 have reached agreement for implementing Geneva deal, pending confirmation from capitals
April 5, 2026 at 2:55 PM
April 12, 2026 at 3:09 PM
March 5, 2026 at 5:49 PM
@ezgi_akin: NEW: From Caucasus to Iraq: How Israel’s war hands Turkey edge over Iran with insights from: @AliVaez, @gbrew24 & @BilgayDuman
Main link in OG tweet
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/07/caucasus-iraq-how-israels-war-hands-turkey-edge-over-iran
www.al-monitor.com
July 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
@ezgi_akin: NEW: From Caucasus to Iraq: How Israel’s war hands Turkey edge over Iran with insights from: @AliVaez, @gbrew24 & @BilgayDuman
@F24Debate: 🗨️"#Trump's claim that #Iran 'won't do it again' is wishful thinking. Without a diplomatic solution, #Iran will keep pushing forward."
👉@CrisisGroup's @AliVaez
@France24_en #iranisraelwar #IranIsrael https://t.co/9zFCAtGI2L
👉@CrisisGroup's @AliVaez
@France24_en #iranisraelwar #IranIsrael https://t.co/9zFCAtGI2L
June 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
@F24Debate: 🗨️"#Trump's claim that #Iran 'won't do it again' is wishful thinking. Without a diplomatic solution, #Iran will keep pushing forward."
👉@CrisisGroup's @AliVaez
@France24_en #iranisraelwar #IranIsrael https://t.co/9zFCAtGI2L
👉@CrisisGroup's @AliVaez
@France24_en #iranisraelwar #IranIsrael https://t.co/9zFCAtGI2L
@roscarroll_: Iranian officials have threatened to withdraw from the Nuclear non-Proliferation Treaty following Israeli and US strikes on Iran's nuclear sites. I explain why that matters in my latest for @AlMonitor
With keen insight from @KelseyDav and @AliVaez
With keen insight from @KelseyDav and @AliVaez
June 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
@roscarroll_: Iranian officials have threatened to withdraw from the Nuclear non-Proliferation Treaty following Israeli and US strikes on Iran's nuclear sites. I explain why that matters in my latest for @AlMonitor
With keen insight from @KelseyDav and @AliVaez
With keen insight from @KelseyDav and @AliVaez
@AlArabiya_Eng: What does Iran do as Israeli strikes escalate? @AliVaez, Director of the Iran Project at Crisis Group, explains why Iran is unlikely to surrender and warns of a dangerous tit-for-tat cycle. https://t.co/qSLCZ4JeOJ
June 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
@AlArabiya_Eng: What does Iran do as Israeli strikes escalate? @AliVaez, Director of the Iran Project at Crisis Group, explains why Iran is unlikely to surrender and warns of a dangerous tit-for-tat cycle. https://t.co/qSLCZ4JeOJ
@AlArabiya_Eng: What does Iran do as Israeli strikes escalate? @AliVaez, Director of the Iran Project at Crisis Group, explains why Iran is unlikely to surrender and warns of a dangerous tit-for-tat cycle. https://t.co/kueewlJMoL
June 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
@AlArabiya_Eng: What does Iran do as Israeli strikes escalate? @AliVaez, Director of the Iran Project at Crisis Group, explains why Iran is unlikely to surrender and warns of a dangerous tit-for-tat cycle. https://t.co/kueewlJMoL
@AlArabiya_Eng: Is ending #Iran’s nuclear program achievable? @AliVaez, Director of the Iran Project at Crisis Group, clarifies. #Israel #Trump #WNews https://t.co/ae77dMcfFH
June 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
@AlArabiya_Eng: Is ending #Iran’s nuclear program achievable? @AliVaez, Director of the Iran Project at Crisis Group, clarifies. #Israel #Trump #WNews https://t.co/ae77dMcfFH
@AlArabiya_Eng: How dangerous #US involvement in the #Israel-#Iran conflict would be, @AliVaez, Director of the Iran Project at Crisis Group, outlines the risks of escalation and regional proxy retaliation. #WNews https://t.co/FHGccOF4om
June 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
@AlArabiya_Eng: How dangerous #US involvement in the #Israel-#Iran conflict would be, @AliVaez, Director of the Iran Project at Crisis Group, outlines the risks of escalation and regional proxy retaliation. #WNews https://t.co/FHGccOF4om
@ElizHagedorn: Trump has written to Khamenei about negotiating a nuclear deal, but will Iran come to the table absent relief from maximum pressure?
"The Iranians do not want to negotiate with a gun to their head," @AliVaez says
"The Iranians do not want to negotiate with a gun to their head," @AliVaez says
Main link in OG tweet
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/03/trump-sends-letter-irans-khamenei-about-negotiating-nuclear-deal
www.al-monitor.com
March 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
@ElizHagedorn: Trump has written to Khamenei about negotiating a nuclear deal, but will Iran come to the table absent relief from maximum pressure?
"The Iranians do not want to negotiate with a gun to their head," @AliVaez says
"The Iranians do not want to negotiate with a gun to their head," @AliVaez says
@roscarroll_: At such a vulnerable point for Iran, Trump's policy of maximum pressure could either bring Iran to the negotiating table or push it towards escalatory action.
Read my analysis for @AlMonitor, with insight from @AliVaez and Behnam Taleblu.
Read my analysis for @AlMonitor, with insight from @AliVaez and Behnam Taleblu.
Main link in OG tweet
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/02/will-trumps-maximum-pressure-iran-restart-talks-or-force-escalation
www.al-monitor.com
February 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
@roscarroll_: At such a vulnerable point for Iran, Trump's policy of maximum pressure could either bring Iran to the negotiating table or push it towards escalatory action.
Read my analysis for @AlMonitor, with insight from @AliVaez and Behnam Taleblu.
Read my analysis for @AlMonitor, with insight from @AliVaez and Behnam Taleblu.
@France24_en: @andyhilliar @yinka_oyetade @rparsi @ResearchUI @Charlotte_JHS @CrisisGroup @AliVaez 🇮🇷 What do Iranians want out of Friday's presidential #election?
Let's hear from one young voter in the capital #Tehran 👇 https://t.co/etXYJuhce3
Let's hear from one young voter in the capital #Tehran 👇 https://t.co/etXYJuhce3
June 28, 2024 at 4:42 PM
@France24_en: @andyhilliar @yinka_oyetade @rparsi @ResearchUI @Charlotte_JHS @CrisisGroup @AliVaez 🇮🇷 What do Iranians want out of Friday's presidential #election?
Let's hear from one young voter in the capital #Tehran 👇 https://t.co/etXYJuhce3
Let's hear from one young voter in the capital #Tehran 👇 https://t.co/etXYJuhce3
@France24_en: @andyhilliar @yinka_oyetade @rparsi @ResearchUI @Charlotte_JHS 🇮🇷 🗳️ "The stakes are high because this presidency is coming at a time when Iran is dealing with a lot of challenges," says @CrisisGroup #Iran project director @AliVaez about the country's presidential #election on Frida
June 28, 2024 at 1:42 PM
@France24_en: @andyhilliar @yinka_oyetade @rparsi @ResearchUI @Charlotte_JHS 🇮🇷 🗳️ "The stakes are high because this presidency is coming at a time when Iran is dealing with a lot of challenges," says @CrisisGroup #Iran project director @AliVaez about the country's presidential #election on Frida