Saeid Jafari
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 4
- Latest publication
- Aug 26, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Foreign Policy
- Top 500K sites
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- Aug 11, 2026
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Why Iran Might Escalate (opens the original)
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On Aug. 19, Iranian Central Bank Gov. Abdolnaser Hemmati offered one of the most candid accounts yet of the state of Iran’s economy, stating that Iran’s oil exports had almost stopped owing to the U.S. naval blockade. He added that Iranian industries had access to 30 percent less foreign currency than a year earlier. As a result, Hemmati said, the economic situation was even worse than in 2018 through 2020, when U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his maximum pressure campaign against Tehran. T
Why Iran Might Escalate (opens the original)
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On Aug. 19, Iranian Central Bank Gov. Abdolnaser Hemmati offered one of the most candid accounts yet of the state of Iran’s economy, stating that Iran’s oil exports had almost stopped owing to the U.S. naval blockade. He added that Iranian industries had access to 30 percent less foreign currency than a year earlier. As a result, Hemmati said, the economic situation was even worse than in 2018 through 2020, when U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his maximum pressure campaign against Tehran. T
The Regional Order Iran Wanted Is Taking Shape Without It (opens the original)
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Get audio access with any FP subscription. For years, Iran has told its neighbors that the Middle East should rely less on the United States for its security. On Aug. 7, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan took a step toward doing just that. Iran, however, was not included. The three countries signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, under which an armed attack on one would be treated as an attack on all three. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan later compared the provision to NATO’s Article 5
The Regional Order Iran Wanted Is Taking Shape Without It (opens the original)
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Get audio access with any FP subscription. For years, Iran has told its neighbors that the Middle East should rely less on the United States for its security. On Aug. 7, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan took a step toward doing just that. Iran, however, was not included. The three countries signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, under which an armed attack on one would be treated as an attack on all three. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan later compared the provision to NATO’s Article 5
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