In Iran, there is a pervasive belief that the West is in decline and that U.S. hegemony in the Middle East is over. This belief has gained credence a… - Hossein Mousavian
" "In Iran, there is a pervasive belief that the West is in decline and that U.S. hegemony in the Middle East is over. This belief has gained credence as an array of Western intellectuals and leaders have acknowledged such a decline. Iranians note that the United States has failed in almost every conflict it initiated since the Second World War.
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About Hossein Mousavian
Hossein Mousavian (Persian: سید حسین موسویان, born 1957 in Kashan) is a former Iranian chief nuclear negotiator, author and has been a Middle East Security and Nuclear Policy Specialist at at Princeton since 2009.
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Seyed Hossein Mousavian
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