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Ali Vaez

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Ali Vaez said : “It’s hard to be optimistic,”

news-yahoo Thursday, May 12, 2022 1:27:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "And that is the political cost that I think the president is reluctant to pay,"

news-yahoo Wednesday, April 20, 2022 5:06:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez affirme : "Je ne pense pas que la décision définitive soit prise, mais le président penche clairement dans cette direction"

la-croix Tuesday, April 19, 2022 10:33:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “There’s no doubt that this is a Trump trap for Biden,”

nbcnews Saturday, April 16, 2022 1:59:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “The irony is the current stalemate was deliberately pre-manufactured by the Trump administration to put their successor exactly where they are right now,”

nbcnews Saturday, April 16, 2022 1:59:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “There’s no doubt that this is a Trump trap for Biden,”

news-yahoo Saturday, April 16, 2022 1:33:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “The irony is the current stalemate was deliberately pre-manufactured by the Trump administration to put their successor exactly where they are right now,”

news-yahoo Saturday, April 16, 2022 1:33:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez told : “The longer the negotiations drag on, the likelier the risk that tensions over Ukraine spill into the Iran talks,”

albawaba-en Thursday, April 7, 2022 11:03:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez says : “The Raisi administration and the national security apparatus in Iran believe that they need to have the IRGC’s buy-in in order to secure and sustain the deal,” “And that requires giving the IRGC something. … If indeed the FTO designation is not lifted, the IRGC is one of the only entities in Iran that will almost gain nothing out of a restored JCPOA”

al-monitor Thursday, April 7, 2022 1:27:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "It's very difficult to find a mutually acceptable formula and this is a situation like a Mexican standoff [in] that each side expects the other to concede because they think the other needs the deal more,"

globalsecurity Sunday, April 3, 2022 12:39:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez added : "This is the most absurd of obstacles to restoring the nuclear deal," "Keeping the FTO designation doesn't help the U.S. Lifting it won't help Iran"

globalsecurity Sunday, April 3, 2022 12:39:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “It’s very difficult to find a mutually acceptable formula and this is a situation like a Mexican standoff [in] that each side expects the other to concede because they think the other needs the deal more,”

rferl Saturday, April 2, 2022 11:50:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez wrote : “A US interagency working group has been set up in advance of the Iran game to determine if their offense can be deterred, the scope of follow-on negotiations in the event of a draw, and whether exchanging jerseys violates sanctions,”

rappler Saturday, April 2, 2022 7:09:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez wrote : "A US interagency working group has been set up in advance of the Iran game to determine if their offence can be deterred, the scope of follow-on negotiations in the event of a draw, and whether exchanging jerseys violates sanctions,"

newshub Saturday, April 2, 2022 5:34:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez wrote : “A U.S. interagency working group has been set up in advance of the Iran game to determine if their offence can be deterred, the scope of follow-on negotiations in the event of a draw, and whether exchanging jerseys violates sanctions,”

wsau Saturday, April 2, 2022 2:51:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez wrote : "A U.S. interagency working group has been set up in advance of the Iran game to determine if their offence can be deterred, the scope of follow-on negotiations in the event of a draw, and whether exchanging jerseys violates sanctions,"

reuters-af Saturday, April 2, 2022 2:06:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “It didn’t want to lose fence-sitters in Congress,”

news-yahoo Thursday, March 24, 2022 8:18:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “There is no chance in bringing Sen. Menendez on board, and the alternative that he offers is unworkable for the administration,” “I think it’s a lost cause”

news-yahoo Thursday, March 24, 2022 8:18:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “I think this is one of the short-sighted Western policies towards Iran over the past two decades as a result of sanctions — Europe deprived itself of an alternative to Russian gas,”

timesofisrael Thursday, March 17, 2022 10:57:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "there was a need for a US greenlight and there was a need for constructive engagement between Iran and the UK,"

al-monitor Thursday, March 17, 2022 10:50:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "there was a need for a US greenlight and there was a need for constructive engagement between Iran and the UK,"

afp-en Thursday, March 17, 2022 8:09:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "I think this is one of the short-sighted Western policies towards Iran over the past two decades as a result of sanctions -- Europe deprived itself of an alternative to Russian gas,"

afp-en Thursday, March 17, 2022 8:09:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “It is now clear that Russia s tactical gambit to leverage the Iran nuclear deal to punch a hole in western sanctions regime over the crisis in Ukraine did not work,”

TheFrontierPost-en Thursday, March 17, 2022 2:52:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “is now too big to fail,”

TheFrontierPost-en Thursday, March 17, 2022 2:52:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "It is now clear that Russia's tactical gambit to leverage the Iran nuclear deal to punch a hole in western sanctions regime over the crisis in Ukraine did not work,"

news-yahoo Thursday, March 17, 2022 1:29:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "is now too big to fail,"

news-yahoo Thursday, March 17, 2022 1:29:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez says : "It is now clear that Russia's tactical gambit to leverage the Iran nuclear deal to punch a hole in western sanctions regime over the crisis in Ukraine did not work,"

afp-en Wednesday, March 16, 2022 8:51:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez says : "is now too big to fail,"

afp-en Wednesday, March 16, 2022 8:51:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “It seems that through a special diplomatic operation Russia has thwarted the Iran nuclear deal’s restoration,”

news-yahoo Saturday, March 12, 2022 1:39:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez told : "Neither Iran's return to the oil market nor the peaceful resolution of a Western security concern in the Middle East benefits the Kremlin,"

globalsecurity Friday, March 11, 2022 12:20:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez told : “Neither Iran’s return to the oil market nor the peaceful resolution of a Western security concern in the Middle East benefits the Kremlin,”

eurasiareview Friday, March 11, 2022 2:46:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez told : “Neither Iran's return to the oil market nor the peaceful resolution of a Western security concern in the Middle East benefits the Kremlin,”

rferl Thursday, March 10, 2022 10:11:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said ( about Iran Nuclear ) : “Russia seems keen to take Iran down with it. But if Tehran and Washington really want a deal, they can do it without Moscow,”

news-yahoo Tuesday, March 8, 2022 8:58:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “Not yet. But its impossible to segregate the two crises for much longer”

pakistantribune Sunday, March 6, 2022 12:41:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “The U.S. can issue waivers for the work related to the transfer of excess fissile material to Russia. But its a sign that the commingling of the two issues has started,”

pakistantribune Sunday, March 6, 2022 12:41:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "The U.S. can issue waivers for the work related to the transfer of excess fissile material to Russia. But it’s a sign that the commingling of the two issues has started,"

reuters-uk Sunday, March 6, 2022 11:36:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “It’s hard to say whether this is a technical hiccup or a political pivot,”

politico-eu Sunday, March 6, 2022 11:26:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “The JCPOA’s collapse is not in Russia’s medium to long-term interest, even if in the short-run it might help keep the global energy prices up as a means of imposing pressure on the West,”

politico-eu Sunday, March 6, 2022 11:26:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “Not yet. But its impossible to segregate the two crises for much longer”

dawn Sunday, March 6, 2022 6:10:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “The U.S. can issue waivers for the work related to the transfer of excess fissile material to Russia. But its a sign that the commingling of the two issues has started,”

dawn Sunday, March 6, 2022 6:10:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "The U.S. can issue waivers for the work related to the transfer of excess fissile material to Russia. But it’s a sign that the commingling of the two issues has started,"

gazette Sunday, March 6, 2022 12:39:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez disse : “Os EUA podem emitir uma isenção para o trabalho relacionado à transferência de excesso de material físsil para a Rússia. Mas é um sinal de que a mistura das duas questões começou”

uol Saturday, March 5, 2022 6:55:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "Not yet. But it’s impossible to segregate the two crises for much longer"

haaretz Saturday, March 5, 2022 6:06:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "The U.S. can issue waivers for the work related to the transfer of excess fissile material to Russia. But it’s a sign that the commingling of the two issues has started,"

haaretz Saturday, March 5, 2022 6:06:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “Not yet. But it’s impossible to segregate the two crises for much longer”

rappler Saturday, March 5, 2022 6:00:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “The US can issue waivers for the work related to the transfer of excess fissile material to Russia. But it’s a sign that the commingling of the two issues has started,”

rappler Saturday, March 5, 2022 6:00:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “It could be a 1914 moment,”

WashingtonPost Tuesday, March 1, 2022 11:16:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “have been on the table from the very beginning,”

dailytimesPK Saturday, February 19, 2022 1:44:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “I think both sides believed that the other would blink and give more concessions on these issues at the last minute,”

dailytimesPK Saturday, February 19, 2022 1:44:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “the last thing the Biden administration wants”

dailytimesPK Saturday, February 19, 2022 1:44:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “on the question of scope of sanctions relief, I think there is more room for manoeuvre on the West’s side” “But the reality is that on the question of guarantees, there’s really nothing that the US can do and offer,”

dailytimesPK Saturday, February 19, 2022 1:44:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "have been on the table from the very beginning,"

ibtimes Friday, February 18, 2022 6:17:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "I think both sides believed that the other would blink and give more concessions on these issues at the last minute,"

ibtimes Friday, February 18, 2022 6:17:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "the last thing the Biden administration wants"

ibtimes Friday, February 18, 2022 6:17:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "on the question of scope of sanctions relief, I think there is more room for manoeuvre on the West's side" "But the reality is that on the question of guarantees, there's really nothing that the US can do and offer,"

ibtimes Friday, February 18, 2022 6:17:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez estime : "Sur la question des sanctions, je pense que les négociateurs occidentaux ont une marge de manœuvre"

lorientlejour Friday, February 18, 2022 4:25:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez estime : "Il reste des détails techniques à boucler"

lorientlejour Friday, February 18, 2022 4:25:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez estime : "Sur la question des sanctions, je pense que les négociateurs occidentaux ont une marge de manoeuvre"

afp-fr Friday, February 18, 2022 3:24:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez estime : "Il reste des détails techniques à boucler"

afp-fr Friday, February 18, 2022 3:24:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez souligne : "se trouvent à un point d'inflexion extrêmement délicat et c'est pourquoi ils préfèrent cacher leur jeu"

LePoint Thursday, February 17, 2022 6:15:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez souligne : "se trouvent à un point d'inflexion extrêmement délicat et c'est pourquoi ils préfèrent cacher leur jeu"

challenges Thursday, February 17, 2022 6:10:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez souligne : "se trouvent à un point d'inflexion extrêmement délicat et c'est pourquoi ils préfèrent cacher leur jeu"

la-croix Thursday, February 17, 2022 6:06:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “Russia neither wants Iran with a bomb nor Iran bombed,”

nytimes Thursday, January 20, 2022 1:38:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez explique : "les points de vue demeurent très éloignés sur l'étendue des sanctions à lever, le mode de vérification et les garanties que les Etats-Unis ne reviendront plus jamais sur leur parole"

afp-fr Friday, January 14, 2022 7:49:00 PM EAT

afp-fr Friday, January 14, 2022 3:42:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “Iran appears to be buying time under the cover of continued diplomacy,”

nytimes Thursday, January 13, 2022 3:43:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “are making progress, but it’s unacceptably slow in the view of the U.S.,”

politico Thursday, January 13, 2022 2:09:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez told : "The new Iranian negotiating team probably learned that the ceiling and the floor negotiated by its predecessor was real and not the result of eagerness and naivete,"

rferl Friday, December 31, 2021 8:33:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez added : "With its exponential nuclear advancements, Iran is already in its Plan B," "The question is whether it is still serious about Plan A of restoring the JCPOA or not. The world will know the answer to that question in the next few weeks"

rferl Friday, December 31, 2021 8:33:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "The U.S. is likely to pull the plug and switch to a much more coercive approach by the end of January, unless either talks make good progress or Iran's nuclear progress slows down,"

rferl Friday, December 31, 2021 8:33:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “If Iran’s nuclear advancements continue apace, a point will come in the next two to three months when it becomes necessary to up the ante on coercive diplomacy,”

news-yahoo Monday, December 27, 2021 4:52:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “diplomatic stalemate where neither party can afford to show flexibility lest it would be interpreted by the other side as a sign of weakness,”

al-monitor Thursday, December 9, 2021 3:05:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “Another race of sanctions against centrifuges is not just lose-lose for both sides; but it is also riskier than ever given Iran's rapid nuclear advancements,” “The fact is that the nuclear clock is ticking faster than the diplomatic one”

al-monitor Thursday, December 9, 2021 3:05:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez says ( about Naftali Bennett ) : “There is no doubt that Israel is sceptical of the 2015 nuclear deal when it was first negotiated. But the [Israel's Naftali] Bennett administration seems to be pursuing its opposition to the deal in a fundamentally different way,”

albawaba-en Thursday, December 2, 2021 12:38:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez tells : “It’s not as engaged in a public fight with the Biden administration as Netanyahu was with the Obama administration. It’s not going to take action, especially in the covert ground, that could derail the nuclear diplomacy without prior warning to Washington,”

albawaba-en Thursday, December 2, 2021 12:38:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez says ( about Iran Deal ) : “Israel is not the most important factor in the fate of these negotiations as Iran’s own attitude and negotiation strategy is,”

albawaba-en Thursday, December 2, 2021 12:38:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez says : “Iran is on the verge of nuclear weaponization and much more aggressive in the region and regressive at home. That’s why Israel’s approach is unlikely to pay off and prevent the Biden administration from pursuing the restoration of the JCPOA,”

albawaba-en Thursday, December 2, 2021 12:38:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said ( about President Trump ) : "Close cooperation with U.S. allies in the region to put pressure on Iran won't produce a fundamentally different result than what the Trump administration attempted and produced the worst of all words: an Iranian nuclear program that is now closer to nuclear weapons than ever and an Iran that is more aggressive in the region and more repressive at home,"

news-yahoo Tuesday, November 30, 2021 7:50:00 PM EAT

news-yahoo Tuesday, November 30, 2021 3:40:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez says ( about Donald Trump ) : “There is no legal barrier to how far the President can go in undoing Trump’s sanctions, but the political cost in certain areas is prohibitive,”

time Wednesday, November 24, 2021 6:57:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "They are probably paving the ground for some structural changes (to the constitution) and for that you need to have monolithic control over all instruments of power, including for instance changing the system from a presidential to a parliament one,"

ara-reuters Monday, June 21, 2021 7:05:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said ( about Guardian ) : “By taking its exclusionary strategies to a new height, the Guardian Council has left no space for surprise,”

businessday Sunday, June 20, 2021 11:37:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “The deep state is willing to go as far as undermining one of its pillars of legitimacy to ensure that Ayatollah Khamenei’s vision for the revolution's future survives him when Raisi takes over the Supreme Leader’s mantle,”

businessday Sunday, June 20, 2021 11:37:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “I sense that the deep state wants the JCPOA to be restored before Raisi comes into office, so that Rouhani gets the blame for any shortcomings,”

timesofisrael Sunday, June 20, 2021 10:15:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “There will be a need for an entirely new agreement, which is going to be extremely difficult,”

timesofisrael Sunday, June 20, 2021 10:15:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said ( about Guardian ) : "By taking its exclusionary strategies to a new height, the Guardian Council has left no space for surprise,"

HindustanTimes Saturday, June 19, 2021 10:11:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "The deep state is willing to go as far as undermining one of its pillars of legitimacy to ensure that Ayatollah Khamenei's vision for the revolution's future survives him when Raisi takes over the Supreme Leader's mantle,"

HindustanTimes Saturday, June 19, 2021 10:11:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said ( about Guardian ) : "By taking its exclusionary strategies to a new height, the Guardian Council has left no space for surprise,"

4-traders Saturday, June 19, 2021 8:46:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez says ( about Ali Khamenei ) : “What Khamenei may have in mind are structural reforms to lay the groundwork for his succession, changes that would reduce friction in the system and put it on a more stable footing,”

independent-UK Saturday, June 19, 2021 6:38:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez says : “He believes the system is unstable for whoever is his successor,” “To make changes he needs to have a pliant president”

independent-UK Saturday, June 19, 2021 6:38:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said ( about Ebrahim Raisi ) : “Raisi’s abhorrent human rights record, I think, will increase the price of diplomatic engagement for the Biden administration,”

thehill Thursday, June 17, 2021 9:42:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “The U.S. had said at the beginning of these negotiations that it would keep sanctions that are not inconsistent with the JCPOA, and that includes sanctions on human rights violators in Iran,”

thehill Thursday, June 17, 2021 9:42:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “I’m afraid if the deal is not restored by August, by definition there needs to be an interregnum,”

thehill Thursday, June 17, 2021 9:42:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “A return to the JCPOA might become a moot question,” “At that point the parties would probably have to negotiate a new nuclear deal”

thehill Thursday, June 17, 2021 9:42:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said ( about Guardian ) : “By taking its exclusionary strategies to a new height, the Guardian Council has left no space for surprise,”

wsau Tuesday, June 15, 2021 9:35:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “The deep state is willing to go as far as undermining one of its pillars of legitimacy to ensure that Ayatollah Khamenei’s vision for the revolution’s future survives him when Raisi takes over the Supreme Leader’s mantle,”

wsau Tuesday, June 15, 2021 9:35:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "I doubt that the next round will be the final one... The parties are still far apart on core issues,"

economictimes Tuesday, June 8, 2021 3:37:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "If Iran refuses to destroy these machines, its breakout time will be shorter, unless it agrees to dismantle an equivalent number of IR1 machines. That is seen by Iran as humiliating and beyond the JCPoA's scope,"

economictimes Tuesday, June 8, 2021 3:37:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez says ( about Ebrahim Raisi ) : “The stage is set for Raisi’s victory,”

albawaba-en Thursday, June 3, 2021 7:36:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said ( about Javad Zarif ) : “I don’t think Zarif was personally interested in running. But many in the reform camp believed that he was uniquely placed to mobilise their constituents who have become disillusioned with the prospects of reform in Iran,”

ahram-EN Thursday, May 27, 2021 9:11:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez told ( about Javad Zarif ) : “The leaked tape of an interview in which he was quite candid about his criticism of the decision-making process in Iran and the country’s regional policies burned him out even before registration was open to presidential candidates. The tape was probably leaked by IRGC affiliated hackers who sought that outcome and were highly concerned about Zarif running for president,”

ahram-EN Thursday, May 27, 2021 9:11:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez told : "The leadership is throwing the system's republican features out the window to ensure that the supreme leader's succession goes according to plan,"

rferl Wednesday, May 26, 2021 9:27:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said ( about Saudi ) : "The fact that Iran and Saudi Arabia are now talking indicates that the less the U.S. interferes, the better the chances of regional countries trying to resolve their differences rather than engaging in unwinnable zero-sum proxy conflicts,"

voanews Wednesday, May 12, 2021 1:25:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said ( about Hassan Rohani ) : “For Biden, it’s hard to justify lifting sanctions against institutions still threatening U.S. interests in the region, and it’s hard for Rouhani to go home boasting about lifting all sanctions except those on his rivals,”

business-standard Monday, May 10, 2021 7:48:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said ( about Joseph Biden ) : “Biden understands that if the sanctions relief is not effective there would be no incentive for Iran to negotiate a follow-on deal,”

msn-uk Monday, May 3, 2021 5:51:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “In February and March they were focused on one step from each side,” “At the time the US proposal was not at all generous and it backfired on the entire process. They wasted a few weeks. That taught the US team a lesson”

msn-uk Monday, May 3, 2021 5:51:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “Domestically, that’s an extremely costly sanctions to remove for the Biden administration,” “But it’s also costly for the Rouhani administration to go back to Tehran and say they’ve lifted all sanctions except for the ones on their rivals”

msn-uk Monday, May 3, 2021 5:51:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “Biden understands that if the sanctions relief is not effective there would be no incentive for Iran to negotiate a follow-on deal,”

independent-UK Sunday, May 2, 2021 6:53:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said ( about Hassan Rohani ) : “Domestically, that’s an extremely costly sanctions to remove for the Biden administration,” “But it’s also costly for the Rouhani administration to go back to Tehran and say they’ve lifted all sanctions except for the ones on their rivals”

independent-UK Sunday, May 2, 2021 6:53:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said ( about Patrick Pinault ) : “This is the Iranian equivalent of an October surprise — a deliberate leak timed to prevent the pro-engagement forces of Iranian politics from having any say in the upcoming elections,”

eurasiareview Thursday, April 29, 2021 3:37:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said ( about Patrick Pinault ) : "This is the Iranian equivalent of an October surprise -- a deliberate leak timed to prevent the pro-engagement forces of Iranian politics from having any say in the upcoming elections,"

rferl Wednesday, April 28, 2021 9:04:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez added : "It is clear that the more the diplomatic process drags on, the higher the risk that it gets derailed by saboteurs and those acting in bad faith,"

nna-en Monday, April 26, 2021 5:33:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez says : “There is no doubt that this program is deeply penetrated by Israeli intelligence,”

news-yahoo Tuesday, April 20, 2021 4:19:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez says ( about Even Iran ) : “was an attempt by Israel to sabotage not just Iran’s nuclear program but the nuclear talks in Vienna, or at least deprive Iran of its leverage at the table,”

news-yahoo Tuesday, April 20, 2021 4:19:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez says : “Because Iran is unable to retaliate in kind [inside Israel] right now, some in Israel could conclude that this was a cost-free blow to Iran’s nuclear program for Israel,” “The reality is that the strategic message that Iranians are sending with 60% enrichment is that the only thing that curtails Iran’s nuclear program is a win-win diplomatic outcome. Sanctions and sabotage would only result in Iran further ratcheting up its nuclear program”

news-yahoo Tuesday, April 20, 2021 4:19:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez says : “still has a lot of options for strengthening its hand, and time is not on the U.S. side,” “That is the most important message they want to send to Washington. If the U.S. drags its feet and refuses to do what the Iranians believe is right – which is to lift all the sanctions – the Iranian nuclear program will grow exponentially”

news-yahoo Tuesday, April 20, 2021 4:19:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez says : “was an attempt by Israel to sabotage not just Iran’s nuclear program but the nuclear talks in Vienna, or at least deprive Iran of its leverage at the table,”

csmonitor Tuesday, April 20, 2021 1:10:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “The reality is that the alternative to reviving the nuclear deal is not attractive for either side,”

HindustanTimes Sunday, April 18, 2021 6:30:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “It is clear that the more the diplomatic process drags on, the higher the risk that it gets derailed by saboteurs and those acting in bad faith,”

msn-uk Sunday, April 18, 2021 3:12:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “Until now, no specific sanctions were discussed, only the broad outlines of ways to establish trust,”

almanar-en Friday, April 16, 2021 2:57:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez souligne : «Le ciel ne nous tombera pas sur la tête dès le lendemain du début de l’enrichissement d’uranium à 60% par l’Iran»

tdg Friday, April 16, 2021 12:18:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez souligne : "Le ciel ne nous tombera pas sur la tête dès le lendemain du début de l'enrichissement d'uranium à 60% par l'Iran"

lepetitjournal Thursday, April 15, 2021 9:42:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez added : “It is clear that the more the diplomatic process drags on, the higher the risk that it gets derailed by saboteurs and those acting in bad faith,”

kuwaittimes Thursday, April 15, 2021 7:50:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez added : “It is clear that the more the diplomatic process drags on, the higher the risk that it gets derailed by saboteurs and those acting in bad faith,”

timesofisrael Thursday, April 15, 2021 7:08:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez souligné : "Le ciel ne nous tombera pas sur la tête dès le lendemain du début de l'enrichissement d'uranium à 60% par l'Iran"

tv5 Thursday, April 15, 2021 6:48:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez souligné : "Le ciel ne nous tombera pas sur la tête dès le lendemain du début de l'enrichissement d'uranium à 60% par l'Iran"

laprovence Thursday, April 15, 2021 6:43:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez souligné : "Le ciel ne nous tombera pas sur la tête dès le lendemain du début de l'enrichissement d'uranium à 60% par l'Iran"

lepetitjournal Thursday, April 15, 2021 6:36:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez added : "It is clear that the more the diplomatic process drags on, the higher the risk that it gets derailed by saboteurs and those acting in bad faith,"

dhakatribune Thursday, April 15, 2021 6:16:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez souligné : "Le ciel ne nous tombera pas sur la tête dès le lendemain du début de l'enrichissement d'uranium à 60 % par l'Iran"

LePoint Thursday, April 15, 2021 6:00:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez added : "It is clear that the more the diplomatic process drags on, the higher the risk that it gets derailed by saboteurs and those acting in bad faith,"

ibtimes Thursday, April 15, 2021 5:16:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez added : "It is clear that the more the diplomatic process drags on, the higher the risk that it gets derailed by saboteurs and those acting in bad faith,"

afp-en Thursday, April 15, 2021 4:46:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez souligne : "Le ciel ne nous tombera pas sur la tête dès le lendemain du début de l'enrichissement d'uranium à 60 % par l'Iran"

LePoint Thursday, April 15, 2021 4:17:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez souligne : "Le ciel ne nous tombera pas sur la tête dès le lendemain du début de l'enrichissement d'uranium à 60% par l'Iran"

lorientlejour Thursday, April 15, 2021 4:00:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez added : “It is clear that the more the diplomatic process drags on, the higher the risk that it gets derailed by saboteurs and those acting in bad faith,”

timesofisrael Thursday, April 15, 2021 12:50:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez added : "It is clear that the more the diplomatic process drags on, the higher the risk that it gets derailed by saboteurs and those acting in bad faith,"

afp-en Thursday, April 15, 2021 12:44:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez souligne : "Le ciel ne nous tombera pas sur la tête dès le lendemain du début de l'enrichissement d'uranium à 60% par l'Iran"

afp-fr Thursday, April 15, 2021 11:54:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez souligne : "Le ciel ne nous tombera pas sur la tête dès le lendemain du début de l'enrichissement d'uranium à 60% par l'Iran"

ipreunion Thursday, April 15, 2021 11:45:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez added : "It is clear that the more the diplomatic process drags on, the higher the risk that it gets derailed by saboteurs and those acting in bad faith,"

straitstimesSG Thursday, April 15, 2021 11:16:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez souligne : "Le ciel ne nous tombera pas sur la tête dès le lendemain du début de l'enrichissement d'uranium à 60 % par l'Iran"

france24 Thursday, April 15, 2021 11:06:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez added : “It is clear that the more the diplomatic process drags on, the higher the risk that it gets derailed by saboteurs and those acting in bad faith,”

timesofisrael Thursday, April 15, 2021 11:04:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez added : "It is clear that the more the diplomatic process drags on, the higher the risk that it gets derailed by saboteurs and those acting in bad faith,"

channelnewsasia Thursday, April 15, 2021 10:36:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez added : "It is clear that the more the diplomatic process drags on, the higher the risk that it gets derailed by saboteurs and those acting in bad faith,"

timesofindia Thursday, April 15, 2021 9:38:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez added : "It is clear that the more the diplomatic process drags on, the higher the risk that it gets derailed by saboteurs and those acting in bad faith,"

ibtimes Thursday, April 15, 2021 9:26:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez added : "It is clear that the more the diplomatic process drags on, the higher the risk that it gets derailed by saboteurs and those acting in bad faith,"

digitaljournal Thursday, April 15, 2021 9:08:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez souligne : «Le ciel ne nous tombera pas sur la tête dès le lendemain du début de l'enrichissement d'uranium à 60% par l'Iran»

la-croix Thursday, April 15, 2021 7:45:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez souligne : «Le ciel ne nous tombera pas sur la tête dès le lendemain du début de l’enrichissement d’uranium à 60% par l’Iran»

24heures Thursday, April 15, 2021 5:31:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “It’s hard to imagine that it was a cyberattack,”

nytimes Wednesday, April 14, 2021 11:56:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez souligne : «Cela est extrêmement préoccupant (...), va forcément faire monter la tension et l'inquiétude internationale à propos du programme nucléaire iranien et va rendre plus difficile la relance du pacte de 2015»

letemps Wednesday, April 14, 2021 11:24:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez souligne : "Cela est extrêmement préoccupant (...), va forcément faire monter la tension et l'inquiétude internationale à propos du programme nucléaire iranien et va rendre plus difficile la relance du pacte de 2015"

afp-fr Tuesday, April 13, 2021 11:11:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez estime : "les Iraniens veulent vraiment montrer qu'ils ne reviennent pas à Vienne en position de faiblesse (...) mais cela va rendre les discussions beaucoup plus compliquées"

afp-fr Tuesday, April 13, 2021 11:11:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “It’s hard to imagine that it was a cyberattack,”

TorontoStar Monday, April 12, 2021 6:21:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “When it gets to the money being in their bank accounts, I understand how you verify that,” “But what if a South Korean company that has already gone through the very expensive process of switching to another kind of oil doesn’t want to switch back to Iranian oil? Is that the U.S.’s fault? Would this be a sign of bad faith? It’s difficult to answer”

politico Friday, April 9, 2021 6:44:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “designed creatively so that it’s a step-by-step process so that it looks like one step,” “It sounds like they’ll try to define it like one step with different sections”

politico Friday, April 9, 2021 6:44:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “Iran’s demand for verifying sanctions relief could become a serious obstacle,”

news-yahoo Thursday, April 8, 2021 5:08:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “Iran’s demand for verifying sanctions relief could become a serious obstacle,”

news-yahoo Thursday, April 8, 2021 2:06:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “The parties are not going to Vienna to waltz, but they might end up dancing around the main issues,”

news-yahoo Thursday, April 8, 2021 2:06:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “Iran’s demand for verifying sanctions relief could become a serious obstacle,”

news-yahoo Thursday, April 8, 2021 1:36:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “The parties are not going to Vienna to waltz, but they might end up dancing around the main issues,”

news-yahoo Thursday, April 8, 2021 1:36:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “Iran’s demand for verifying sanctions relief could become a serious obstacle,”

news-yahoo Wednesday, April 7, 2021 7:00:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “Iran’s demand for verifying sanctions relief could become a serious obstacle,”

news-yahoo Wednesday, April 7, 2021 9:49:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “Iran’s demand for verifying sanctions relief could become a serious obstacle,”

news-yahoo Tuesday, April 6, 2021 11:19:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “Iran’s demand for verifying sanctions relief could become a serious obstacle,”

news-yahoo Tuesday, April 6, 2021 4:59:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “The parties are not going to Vienna to waltz, but they might end up dancing around the main issues,”

news-yahoo Tuesday, April 6, 2021 4:59:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez explique : "un cadre définissant des étapes parallèles"

france24 Tuesday, April 6, 2021 9:21:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez explique : "un cadre définissant des étapes parallèles"

afp-fr Tuesday, April 6, 2021 5:00:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "Signing an agreement is one thing; its materialization is quite another," "China's track record indicates that it often overpromises but underdelivers to Iran"

rferl Monday, March 29, 2021 6:55:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez told ( about Donald Trump ) : “not in the form of Trump sanctions,”

tehrantimes Saturday, February 27, 2021 6:39:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “The Iranians have agreed to more than meets the eyes at this stage, but because if the I.A.E.A. is to be fully satisfied, there needs to be continuity of knowledge,”

nytimes Wednesday, February 24, 2021 8:46:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez told ( about Donald Trump ) : “not in the form of Trump sanctions,”

WashingtonPost Tuesday, February 23, 2021 8:16:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “The Iranians have agreed to more than meets the eyes at this stage, but because if the IAEA is to be fully satisfied, there needs to be continuity of knowledge,”

tehrantimes Monday, February 22, 2021 4:43:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez writes : "The subsequent reciprocal set of steps would be for Iran to freeze the most problematic aspects of its nuclear program"

tehrantimes Sunday, February 21, 2021 11:22:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said ( about Joseph Biden ) : “At the same time, [for Biden] to express a willingness to have a dialogue with Iran is an important step forward for both sides to find a common ground for reviving the JCPOA and to show that the ‘maximum pressure’ era is over,”

eurasiareview Sunday, February 21, 2021 2:36:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “Iran’s nuclear program is growing by the day, as the time it would take to enrich enough uranium for a single nuclear weapon shrinks,”

timesofisrael Friday, February 19, 2021 7:54:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “the seemingly impossible dilemma has a solution”

timesofisrael Friday, February 19, 2021 7:54:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez juge ( about Jean Yves Le Drian ) : «Le programme nucléaire iranien s’amplifie de jour en jour, on se rapproche du moment à partir duquel le pays pourra enrichir suffisamment d’uranium pour fabriquer une bombe atomique»

24heures Friday, February 19, 2021 1:13:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “Iran’s nuclear program is growing by the day, as the time it would take to enrich enough uranium for a single nuclear weapon shrinks,”

timesofisrael Friday, February 19, 2021 12:28:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “the seemingly impossible dilemma has a solution”

timesofisrael Friday, February 19, 2021 12:28:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "Iran's nuclear programme is growing by the day, as the time it would take to enrich enough uranium for a single nuclear weapon shrinks,"

digitaljournal Thursday, February 18, 2021 11:46:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "Iran's nuclear program is growing by the day, as the time it would take to enrich enough uranium for a single nuclear weapon shrinks,"

digitaljournal Thursday, February 18, 2021 8:29:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez juge ( about Jean Yves Le Drian ) : "Le programme nucléaire iranien s'amplifie de jour en jour, on se rapproche du moment à partir duquel le pays pourra enrichir suffisamment d'uranium pour fabriquer une bombe atomique"

afp-fr Thursday, February 18, 2021 7:47:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “My guess is that that executive order would prompt a similar political directive on the side of the Iranians,”

thehill Sunday, January 31, 2021 4:52:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “staggered but coordinated and simultaneous steps for coming back to full compliance with the deal,”

tehrantimes Saturday, January 30, 2021 12:20:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “We can expect Iran to do the same and start the process of returning to its full compliance under the JCPOA,” “Eventually, the JCPOA’s joint commission can set a two- to three-month timeline for both sides to take steps to return to their commitments, for example by Iran sending its enriched uranium stockpile overseas and the U.S. restoring access to some of Iran's blocked bank accounts on the same day,”

voanews Saturday, January 23, 2021 10:00:00 PM EAT

voanews Saturday, January 23, 2021 1:23:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez told : “It’s not just a reckless politicization of the Iranian people’s well-being, but an ill-advised political move,”

rferl Tuesday, January 12, 2021 7:25:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “In the short run, these tactics run the risk of turning into a just cause for war in the waning days of the Trump administration, and in the longer run can poison the well with Biden’s team,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, January 5, 2021 8:34:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “The administration is trying to force everyone’s hand by creating yet another crisis that they hope this time would bring down the JCPOA for good,”

news-yahoo Friday, May 1, 2020 8:00:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “At the end of the day it’s not a legal issue; it’s a political issue,”

news-yahoo Friday, May 1, 2020 8:00:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “The administration is trying to force everyone’s hand by creating yet another crisis that they hope this time would bring down the JCPOA for good,”

independent-UK Friday, May 1, 2020 7:28:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “At the end of the day it’s not a legal issue; it’s a political issue,”

independent-UK Friday, May 1, 2020 7:28:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez added : "The Iranians, for their part, see the humanitarian crisis in Iran as an opportunity to shift the blame to the U.S. and delegitimize the sanctions in the court of international public opinion,"

globalsecurity Wednesday, April 22, 2020 6:17:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez says : "The irony is that the weaker Iran becomes as a result of the pandemic's devastation, the more loath it would be to negotiate with the U.S. out of fear that its weakness could invite more, not less, pressure from the U.S.,"

globalsecurity Wednesday, April 22, 2020 6:17:00 AM EAT

rferl Tuesday, April 21, 2020 11:26:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez says ( about US Air Force ) : “The Iranians are keen on demonstrating to the U.S. that the COVID crisis has neither debilitated them nor has altered their strategic calculus,”

news-yahoo Friday, April 17, 2020 2:19:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez says ( about US Air Force ) : “The Iranians are keen on demonstrating to the U.S. that the COVID crisis has neither debilitated them nor has altered their strategic calculus,”

news-yahoo Thursday, April 16, 2020 1:45:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “The Trump administration believes that the outbreak has succeeded where sanctions failed to weaken the economy even further,”

nytimes Thursday, April 2, 2020 12:28:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “The Trump administration believes that the outbreak has succeeded where sanctions failed to weaken the economy even further,”

nytimes Wednesday, April 1, 2020 9:00:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez told : “The reality is that a regime under siege from all sides and that has no exit ramp might calculate that it has little to lose and a confrontation with the US would be a good distraction,”

timesofisrael Tuesday, March 31, 2020 4:04:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “The Iranians as a result of the combined impact of sanctions and the coronavirus are under tremendous economic duress,”

timesofisrael Tuesday, March 31, 2020 4:04:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "US indifference to the suffering of an entire nation is bound to have long-term consequences, giving credence to arguments of the Iranian hardliners that Washington's enmity is not just aimed at the leadership,"

digitaljournal Monday, March 30, 2020 5:49:00 AM EAT

thenews-pk Sunday, March 29, 2020 4:55:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez estime : «Les dérogations humanitaires s'étaient déjà avérées insuffisantes en temps normal»

elmoudjahid Saturday, March 28, 2020 8:47:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “US indifference to the suffering of an entire nation is bound to have long-term consequences, giving credence to arguments of the Iranian hardliners that Washington’s enmity is not just aimed at the leadership,”

kuwaittimes Saturday, March 28, 2020 4:34:00 PM EAT

news18 Saturday, March 28, 2020 2:04:00 PM EAT

timesofindia Saturday, March 28, 2020 1:29:00 PM EAT

themalaymailonline Saturday, March 28, 2020 7:01:00 AM EAT

afp-en Saturday, March 28, 2020 2:39:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez estime : "Les dérogations humanitaires s'étaient déjà avérées insuffisantes en temps normal"

msn-fr Friday, March 27, 2020 8:39:00 PM EAT

yahoo-au Friday, March 27, 2020 7:47:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez estime : "Les dérogations humanitaires s'étaient déjà avérées insuffisantes en temps normal"

challenges Friday, March 27, 2020 7:44:00 PM EAT

pulse Friday, March 27, 2020 7:34:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez estime : "Les dérogations humanitaires s'étaient déjà avérées insuffisantes en temps normal"

tv5 Friday, March 27, 2020 7:15:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez told : “What we suggested is maybe a two-phase approach, in which, [in the first phase], the Iranians would furlough Siamak Namazee and the other US prisoners and in return, the US would allow other countries to provide humanitarian assistance to Iran without concern for US sanctions at this moment,”

al-monitor Friday, March 20, 2020 2:52:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said ( about Donald Trump ) : “It would make it a win-win solution, for both sides, and put more time on the clock, and put the issue on ice for the president [Donald Trump] in the runup to the US election,”

al-monitor Friday, March 20, 2020 2:52:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez told : “What we suggested is maybe a two-phase approach, in which, [in the first phase] the Iranians would furlough Siamak Namazee and the other US prisoners and in return, the US would allow other countries to provide humanitarian assistance to Iran without concern for US sanctions at this moment,”

al-monitor Thursday, March 19, 2020 7:20:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said ( about President Trump ) : “It would make it a win-win solution, for both sides, and put more time on the clock, and put the issue on ice for the President [Trump] in the runup to the US election,”

al-monitor Thursday, March 19, 2020 7:20:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez told : "As such, they are likely to squander the opportunity this public health-crisis presents for de-escalating tensions with Tehran,"

middleeasteye Thursday, March 19, 2020 3:04:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “The agency is only coming out now, after several months of effort have come to naught,” “Without any doubt, if the issue is not resolved, the West generally would consider taking this issue to the [IAEA] board [of governors]. And the board might decide to refer it to the UN Security Council. Then from that point on, [it increases] the risk of the collapse of the JCPOA altogether”

al-monitor Wednesday, March 4, 2020 6:25:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “talks with Washington will be a function of a strategic calculus, not a balance of domestic power,”

news-yahoo Monday, February 24, 2020 7:44:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “If past is prelude, engagement with Iran’s hardliners is much harder for the West,” “The new parliament is bound to adopt a much more militant approach to foreign and nuclear policies. But at the end of the day, the deep state in Iran is likely to still calculate pragmatically to ensure self-preservation”

news-yahoo Monday, February 24, 2020 7:44:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “talks with Washington will be a function of a strategic calculus, not a balance of domestic power,”

time Monday, February 24, 2020 5:05:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “If past is prelude, engagement with Iran’s hardliners is much harder for the West,”

time Monday, February 24, 2020 5:05:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “talks with Washington will be a function of a strategic calculus, not a balance of domestic power,”

news-yahoo Monday, February 24, 2020 2:01:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “I don’t think it can be accepted by anyone, in the Joint Commission [that oversees JCPOA implementation] of the UN Security Council,” “The reality is, regardless of what State Department lawyers would say, this process [of UN sanctions snapback] can only be started from within the Joint Commission of which the US is no longer a party”

al-monitor Friday, February 21, 2020 1:36:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “So far, at least until this fall, everyone wants to drag it out,” “I also think Iran is unlikely to further ramp up its nuclear program”

al-monitor Friday, February 21, 2020 1:36:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “ended up, tacitly, with a ‘less for less’ arrangement,”

al-monitor Friday, February 21, 2020 1:36:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “The middle class is now between a government that has become increasingly more repressive and a U.S. that has become increasingly more aggressive,”

news-yahoo Thursday, February 20, 2020 9:20:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez says : "This is 2004-2005 all over again: a shift of the center of Iranian politics to the right, harbingered by a major victory by the hard-liners in low-turnout parliamentary elections, followed by a takeover of the presidency by the hard-liners,"

rferl Wednesday, February 19, 2020 2:20:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez told ( about Ruhollah Khomeini ) : "It is possible that Ayatollah Khamenei is seeking a pliant parliament to usher in constitutional reforms that would allow his successor to implement his vision for the future of the Islamic republic with less internal resistance,"

rferl Wednesday, February 19, 2020 2:20:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "The more isolated, threatened and sanctioned Iran is, the greater the danger that it will strike back—and the higher the risk of an unintentional conflict,"

deutschewelle-en Monday, February 17, 2020 7:33:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "The more isolated, threatened and sanctioned Iran is, the greater the danger that it will strike back—and the higher the risk of an unintentional conflict,"

dw-en Monday, February 17, 2020 7:16:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “now believes that the Iranians are in an even weaker position, and all in all, the US is not ready to make any significant concessions to the Iranians,”

al-monitor Friday, February 7, 2020 8:49:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “We have seen this movie before,” “The weaker party does not take the first step in any diplomatic initiative. The onus is on the stronger party to make a concession”

al-monitor Friday, February 7, 2020 8:49:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez added : “The Iranians are extremely frustrated with the Europeans because they’ve come to believe that the Europeans have played the good cop to the US bad cop, in the sense that they made lot of lofty promises to try to preserve the economic dividends that the deal had promised to the Iranians, but in practice failed to deliver on any of them”

arabnews Friday, January 17, 2020 5:24:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez disse : "O governo se vê sitiado por todos os lados no momento, e não permitirá que nenhum protesto se transforme em um movimento de âmbito nacional"

noticias-r7 Friday, January 17, 2020 12:06:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "The government sees itself under siege from all sides right now and is not going to allow any protest to snowball into a nationwide movement,"

dhakatribune Thursday, January 16, 2020 5:29:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “The government sees itself under siege from all sides right now and is not going to allow any protest to snowball into a nationwide movement,”

middleeastmonitor Thursday, January 16, 2020 12:50:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “The government sees itself under siege from all sides right now and is not going to allow any protest to snowball into a nationwide movement,”

thehimalayantimes Thursday, January 16, 2020 6:13:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "I think the failure of the government to suspend air traffic, civilian air traffic at a time of heightened tensions with the United States, has really created the sense of anger,"

polandsun Thursday, January 16, 2020 3:55:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "The Iranians feel that they're stuck between a very aggressive United States and a very repressive Islamic republic, that basically none of these governments really care about them,"

polandsun Thursday, January 16, 2020 3:55:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "I think the failure of the government to suspend air traffic, civilian air traffic at a time of heightened tensions with the United States, has really created the sense of anger,"

voanews-sw Thursday, January 16, 2020 3:46:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "The Iranians feel that they're stuck between a very aggressive United States and a very repressive Islamic republic, that basically none of these governments really care about them,"

voanews-sw Thursday, January 16, 2020 3:46:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "I think the failure of the government to suspend air traffic, civilian air traffic at a time of heightened tensions with the United States, has really created the sense of anger,"

voanews Thursday, January 16, 2020 3:32:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "The Iranians feel that they're stuck between a very aggressive United States and a very repressive Islamic republic, that basically none of these governments really care about them,"

voanews Thursday, January 16, 2020 3:32:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “The government sees itself under siege from all sides right now and is not going to allow any protest to snowball into a nationwide movement,”

themalaymailonline Thursday, January 16, 2020 3:09:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "The government sees itself under siege from all sides right now and is not going to allow any protest to snowball into a nationwide movement,"

thenational Thursday, January 16, 2020 2:21:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "The government sees itself under siege from all sides right now and is not going to allow any protest to snowball into a nationwide movement,"

independent-ie Thursday, January 16, 2020 1:59:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez disse : "O governo se vê sitiado por todos os lados no momento, e não permitirá que nenhum protesto se transforme em um movimento de âmbito nacional"

noticias-terra-br Wednesday, January 15, 2020 11:36:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “If firing missiles into bases housing U.S. soldiers is ‘restoring deterrence,’ I don’t know what the word means anymore,”

news-yahoo Wednesday, January 15, 2020 11:12:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez disse : "O governo se vê sitiado por todos os lados no momento, e não permitirá que nenhum protesto se transforme em um movimento de âmbito nacional"

noticias-terra-br Wednesday, January 15, 2020 11:07:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez disse : "O governo se vê sitiado por todos os lados no momento, e não permitirá que nenhum protesto se transforme em um movimento de âmbito nacional"

extra Wednesday, January 15, 2020 10:49:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "The government sees itself under siege from all sides right now and is not going to allow any protest to snowball into a nationwide movement,"

news-yahoo Wednesday, January 15, 2020 9:15:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “If firing missiles into bases housing U.S. soldiers is ‘restoring deterrence,’ I don’t know what the word means anymore,”

nytimes Wednesday, January 15, 2020 5:44:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "turned the tide against the Iranian leadership again,"

channelnewsasia Wednesday, January 15, 2020 1:33:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "turned the tide against the Iranian leadership again,"

news-yahoo Tuesday, January 14, 2020 10:31:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "turned the tide against the Iranian leadership again,"

digitaljournal Tuesday, January 14, 2020 10:16:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "turned the tide against the Iranian leadership again,"

pulse Tuesday, January 14, 2020 9:48:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said ( about Patrick Pinault ) : "turned the tide against the Iranian leadership again,"

yahoo-au Tuesday, January 14, 2020 9:27:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "turned the tide against the Iranian leadership again,"

afp-en Tuesday, January 14, 2020 9:06:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez told : “The door to diplomacy has been shut as a result of what happened,”

al-monitor Tuesday, January 14, 2020 5:16:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “That basically means we are locked into a cycle of escalation unless a mediator can manage to convince both sides that a cease-fire is better than continuation of the status quo,”

al-monitor Tuesday, January 14, 2020 5:16:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "The underlying causes are still there," "The reason we are where we are is the US maximum-pressure strategy has continued to squeeze the Iranian economy and has pushed the Iranians to take retaliatory measures of their own"

abc-au Monday, January 13, 2020 12:12:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said ( about Mr Trump ) : "That has brought us three times to the brink of a military confrontation between Iran and the US in the past six months," "As long as the maximum-pressure policy is still being implemented — and the Trump Administration is in fact signalling that it's going to double down on it — I think the source of tension is going to remain there and it's only a matter of time before the two countries are back at each other's throats again"

abc-au Monday, January 13, 2020 12:12:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "I think the preferred option for the Iranians given the massive asymmetry in military capabilities between Iran and the US has always been an indirect Cold War that is basically carried out in proxy warfare,"

abc-au Monday, January 13, 2020 12:12:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "Any conflict between Iran and the U.S. will happen at the EU's doorstep, and they will be the ones who will pay a price for it, in the form of waves of refugees and radicalization that would end up on European shores,"

polandsun Saturday, January 11, 2020 3:34:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "I've talked with the Europeans, Russians and Chinese. No one recognizes that interpretation that the U.S. has, so they don't take this threat seriously,"

polandsun Saturday, January 11, 2020 3:34:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "This is not a top priority for the European public," "There are a lot of other issues they care about more, like the future of trade, the NATO alliance and 5G mobile technology"

polandsun Saturday, January 11, 2020 3:34:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “Any conflict between Iran and the U.S. will happen at the EU’s doorstep, and they will be the ones who will pay a price for it, in the form of waves of refugees and radicalization that would end up on European shores,”

voanews-sw Saturday, January 11, 2020 1:38:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “I've talked with the Europeans, Russians and Chinese. No one recognizes that interpretation that the U.S. has, so they don’t take this threat seriously,”

voanews-sw Saturday, January 11, 2020 1:38:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “This is not a top priority for the European public,” “There are a lot of other issues they care about more, like the future of trade, the NATO alliance and 5G mobile technology”

voanews-sw Saturday, January 11, 2020 1:38:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "The underlying causes are still there," "The reason we are where we are is the US maximum pressure strategy has continued to squeeze the Iranian economy and has pushed the Iranians to take retaliatory measures of their own"

abc-au Friday, January 10, 2020 2:54:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said ( about Mr Trump ) : "That has brought us three times to the brink of a military confrontation between Iran and the US in the past six months," "As long as the maximum pressure policy is still being implemented — and the Trump Administration is in fact signalling that it's going to double down on it — I think the source of tension is going to remain there and it's only a matter of time before the two countries are back at each other's throats again"

abc-au Friday, January 10, 2020 2:54:00 AM EAT

abc-au Thursday, January 9, 2020 10:27:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "Although Trump is taking the off ramp that the Iranians have provided by deciding not to target any Americans in this retaliatory strike that they conducted, he is still sticking to the policy, and that means we're just buying time until the next clash between the two countries,"

CBC Thursday, January 9, 2020 1:38:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "I don't think President [Hassan] Rouhani would be able to meet with President Trump after the assassination of Iran's most revered military figure," "So I doubt that it's realistic to imagine that a diplomatic settlement can occur during President Trump's first term"

CBC Thursday, January 9, 2020 1:38:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez says : “Iran in the 1980s is nothing like Iran in 2020,” “It is much more confident and much stronger in terms of both conventional military capabilities and the unconventional asymmetric means it has for defending itself”

news-yahoo Thursday, January 9, 2020 8:01:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez says : “The Iranians might choose the time for doing this in a way that it would minimize the risks for backlash,” “If the U.S. is bogged down in another confrontation, in another crisis with North Korea, for example, that might be the time Iran would choose to take an eye for an eye”

news-yahoo Thursday, January 9, 2020 8:01:00 AM EAT

time Thursday, January 9, 2020 3:00:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “This one life lost will likely cost many more Iranian, Iraqi, American and others,”

nytimes Tuesday, January 7, 2020 10:06:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez told : "At a minimum, this should provide Europe with one last opportunity to try to save the deal by providing Iran with some economic reprieve,"

globalsecurity Tuesday, January 7, 2020 9:33:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez told : "At a minimum, this should provide Europe with one last opportunity to try to save the deal by providing Iran with some economic reprieve,"

rferl Monday, January 6, 2020 10:42:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez disse : "é menos grave do que se temia, que era mudar para 20% de enriquecimento"

uol Monday, January 6, 2020 6:13:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "It's now almost guaranteed that the Iranian parliament will fall into the hands of the most hard-line and militant elements within Iran,"

digitaljournal Monday, January 6, 2020 5:21:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "It's now almost guaranteed that the Iranian parliament will fall into the hands of the most hard-line and militant elements within Iran,"

pulse Monday, January 6, 2020 5:14:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "It's now almost guaranteed that the Iranian parliament will fall into the hands of the most hard-line and militant elements within Iran,"

news-yahoo Monday, January 6, 2020 5:14:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "It's now almost guaranteed that the Iranian parliament will fall into the hands of the most hard-line and militant elements within Iran,"

afp-en Monday, January 6, 2020 4:37:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez asked ( about Ayatullah Sistani ) : "How long before Ayatollah Sistani issues a fatwa (religious opinion) asking U.S. troops to leave?"

koreatimes Monday, January 6, 2020 1:04:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez spune ( about Qassem Soleimani ) : "În acest stadiu, consecințele asasinării generalului Soleimani sunt incerte, dar ceea ce este cert este că Iranul îşi va lua propriile măsuri de represalii, proporțional sau nu, însă în ambele cazuri, riscul ca situaţia să escaladeze și să se ajungă la un război adevărat este foarte probabil mai mare acum decât în oricare alt moment din ultimele decenii"

hotnews-en Monday, January 6, 2020 11:15:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez estime ( about Washington Las ) : "C’est une déclaration de guerre. La question n’est pas de savoir s’il y aura des représailles, mais quand"

msn-fr Sunday, January 5, 2020 7:58:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez says : “The irony here is that an action that was supposed to deter additional Iranian attacks in the region is now bound to do the exact opposite,”

news-yahoo Saturday, January 4, 2020 9:18:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez says ( about President Trump ) : “President Trump has helped to consolidate the most hard-line elements within the Islamic Republic,”

news-yahoo Saturday, January 4, 2020 9:18:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez says ( about Qassem Soleimani ) : “might not have the same strategic vision or tactical skills,” “But the entire network that Soleimani has already laid throughout the region is for sure going to remain functional and will pose a threat to U.S. interests”

news-yahoo Saturday, January 4, 2020 9:18:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez says : “Without any doubt, it’s a severe blow to the Qods Force, but it’s certainly not a fatal one,”

news-yahoo Saturday, January 4, 2020 9:18:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez says : “is averse to demonstrating weakness, and if Iran fails to respond, that’s how it’s going to be interpreted in Washington, and would invite additional U.S. attacks,” “Iran has developed this network of proxies and partners throughout the region precisely for this moment”

news-yahoo Saturday, January 4, 2020 9:18:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “This one life lost will likely cost many more Iranian, Iraqi, American and others,”

expressindia Saturday, January 4, 2020 12:52:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “This one life lost will likely cost many more Iranian, Iraqi, American and others,”

news18 Saturday, January 4, 2020 5:34:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez says : “The irony here is that an action that was supposed to deter additional Iranian attacks in the region is now bound to do the exact opposite,”

csmonitor Saturday, January 4, 2020 1:56:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “This one life lost will likely cost many more Iranian, Iraqi, American and others,”

business-standard Friday, January 3, 2020 10:07:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “This one life lost will likely cost many more Iranian, Iraqi, American and others,”

TorontoStar Friday, January 3, 2020 6:56:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “This one life lost will likely cost many more Iranian, Iraqi, American and others,”

nytimes Friday, January 3, 2020 4:04:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "There are serious risks of miscalculation that could push the parties into even greater and more direct confrontation,"

dw-en Thursday, January 2, 2020 10:39:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "Aramco was a game changer in terms of balance of deterrence in the region,"

dw-en Thursday, January 2, 2020 10:39:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said ( about President Trump ) : “This has created this sense in some circles in Tehran that basically no matter what they do, President Trump would not resort to military action,”

pri Wednesday, January 1, 2020 12:57:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “So we might have a major proliferation crisis on our hands in 2020 if this situation continues,”

pri Wednesday, January 1, 2020 12:57:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said ( about Hassan Rohani ) : “By undermining Rouhani’s most important achievement, Trump gravely damaged his presidency and popularity,”

news-yahoo Tuesday, December 17, 2019 12:34:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “Without the implementation of major economic and political reforms I think there will be more frequent and more violent confrontations between the state and the society in coming months,”

news-yahoo Saturday, December 14, 2019 1:15:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “This is a system that perceives itself to be under siege,”

news-yahoo Saturday, December 14, 2019 1:15:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez told ( about Patrick Pinault ) : "An Iranian government that has increasingly less to lose and less to fear, given the Trump administration's demonstrated reluctance to use force, is likely to become more, not less, aggressive in the region and repressive at home,"

voanews Friday, December 13, 2019 6:50:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "hard-liners have come to believe that Trump is a Twitter tiger," "As such there is little diplomatic or military cost associated with pushing back"

trust2 Thursday, December 12, 2019 12:58:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez told : “The Iranians have proven once again that when they say they can deliver, they will deliver,”

al-monitor Monday, December 9, 2019 8:42:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “It’s a significant confidence building measure,” “However, there is no guarantee that it can turn into progress on broader areas of disagreement”

al-monitor Monday, December 9, 2019 8:42:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez estime : "Les deux parties sont prises dans un cycle d'escalade, il est très difficile d'imaginer comment elles vont y mettre fin"

lepetitjournal Saturday, December 7, 2019 3:26:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez disse : "Os dois lados estão imersos em um ciclo de escalada e é difícil imaginar como isso vai acabar"

em Saturday, December 7, 2019 1:06:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez estime : "Les deux parties sont prises dans un cycle d'escalade, il est très difficile d'imaginer comment elles vont y mettre fin"

afp-fr Friday, December 6, 2019 11:15:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “The remaining parties to the deal have proved incapable of providing Iran with any kind of breathing space,”

tribune Friday, December 6, 2019 10:17:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez estime : "Les deux parties sont prises dans un cycle d'escalade, il est très difficile d'imaginer comment elles vont y mettre fin"

LePoint Friday, December 6, 2019 10:04:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez estime : "Les deux parties sont prises dans un cycle d'escalade, il très difficile d'imaginer comment elles vont y mettre fin" "L'accumulation des infractions risque de provoquer une rupture, abonde François Nicoullaud, ancien ambassadeur de France en Iran. Ce ne sera peut-être pas cette fois-ci, mais ce sera certainement en arrière-plan des discussions"

ipreunion Friday, December 6, 2019 6:05:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "The remaining parties to the deal have proved incapable of providing Iran with any kind of breathing space,"

ahram-EN Friday, December 6, 2019 5:55:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez estime : "Les deux parties sont prises dans un cycle d'escalade, il très difficile d'imaginer comment elles vont y mettre fin"

tv5 Friday, December 6, 2019 4:39:00 PM EAT

afp-fr Friday, December 6, 2019 3:52:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “The remaining parties to the deal have proved incapable of providing Iran with any kind of breathing space,”

timesofisrael Friday, December 6, 2019 3:18:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “The remaining parties to the deal have proved incapable of providing Iran with any kind of breathing space,”

france24-en Friday, December 6, 2019 1:07:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "The remaining parties to the deal have proved incapable of providing Iran with any kind of breathing space,"

digitaljournal Friday, December 6, 2019 10:58:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "The remaining parties to the deal have proved incapable of providing Iran with any kind of breathing space,"

pulse Friday, December 6, 2019 10:14:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "The remaining parties to the deal have proved incapable of providing Iran with any kind of breathing space,"

ibtimes Friday, December 6, 2019 9:30:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "The remaining parties to the deal have proved incapable of providing Iran with any kind of breathing space,"

afp-en Friday, December 6, 2019 9:18:00 AM EAT

lnc Friday, December 6, 2019 7:01:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "It could ill afford to allow the demonstrations to snowball into a nationwide movement,"

rferl Thursday, December 5, 2019 11:35:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "If Iranian leaders fail to recognize that the status quo has become untenable and major reforms are unavoidable, they are only buying time until the next uprising, which could lead to greater instability,"

rferl Thursday, December 5, 2019 11:35:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “The rapid resort to brute force was aimed at demonstrating to the U.S. that the leadership in Tehran will nip any social upheaval in the bud at any cost,”

nytimes Thursday, December 5, 2019 3:20:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez told ( about Saudi ) : “France is still trying to de-escalate tensions between Iran and the US to preserve the nuclear deal, while Switzerland appears focused on the prisoners’ fate in both countries and Kuwait is the main interlocutor on Iran-Saudi relations,”

independent-UK Thursday, December 5, 2019 2:27:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "hard-liners have come to believe that Trump is a Twitter tiger," "As such there is little diplomatic or military cost associated with pushing back"

ibtimes-in Tuesday, November 26, 2019 3:26:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “hard-liners have come to believe that Trump is a Twitter tiger,” “As such there is little diplomatic or military cost associated with pushing back”

yenisafak-en Tuesday, November 26, 2019 11:09:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “hard-liners have come to believe that Trump is a Twitter tiger,” “As such there is little diplomatic or military cost associated with pushing back”

news-yahoo Tuesday, November 26, 2019 4:22:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “hard-liners have come to believe that Trump is a Twitter tiger,” “As such there is little diplomatic or military cost associated with pushing back”

news-yahoo Tuesday, November 26, 2019 2:48:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “hard-liners have come to believe that Trump is a Twitter tiger,” “As such there is little diplomatic or military cost associated with pushing back”

news-yahoo Monday, November 25, 2019 10:21:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said ( about Donald Trump ) : "hard-liners have come to believe that Trump is a Twitter tiger," "As such there is little diplomatic or military cost associated with pushing back"

haaretz Monday, November 25, 2019 7:42:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “hard-liners have come to believe that Trump is a Twitter tiger,” “As such, there is little diplomatic or military cost associated with pushing back”

thenational Monday, November 25, 2019 7:01:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "hard-liners have come to believe that Trump is a Twitter tiger," "As such there is little diplomatic or military cost associated with pushing back"

trust Monday, November 25, 2019 5:24:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “hard-liners have come to believe that Trump is a Twitter tiger,” “As such there is little diplomatic or military cost associated with pushing back”

news18 Monday, November 25, 2019 4:20:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “hard-liners have come to believe that Trump is a Twitter tiger,” “As such there is little diplomatic or military cost associated with pushing back”

news-yahoo Monday, November 25, 2019 3:09:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “There is no doubt these protests are serious, in terms of their scale and scope,”

nytimes Sunday, November 24, 2019 11:07:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “There is no doubt these protests are serious, in terms of their scale and scope,”

nytimes Wednesday, November 20, 2019 7:42:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said ( about Patrick Pinault ) : "Tehran, by seeing concessions as tantamount to weakness, and Washington by taking unrest as evidence [that its] max pressure policy could undermine or perhaps even collapse the Iranian government,"

rferl Wednesday, November 20, 2019 12:54:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “There is no doubt these protests are serious, in terms of their scale and scope,”

nytimes Tuesday, November 19, 2019 11:11:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “Interestingly, [on Nov. 10] Iran’s [Ministry of Foreign Affairs] spokesperson said Iran will do everything in its power to clarify what has happened to Levinson,” “This might have been reported to Trump and he might have decided to give it a push”

al-monitor Tuesday, November 12, 2019 9:42:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : “steps that the Europeans feared Iran would take,”

news-yahoo Tuesday, November 5, 2019 5:12:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez told : "The important point here is because of the economic downturn in Iran, generally there is a slowdown in the construction business, and as a result, Iran needs less raw material than before,"

voanews Tuesday, November 5, 2019 5:32:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "Most of the Iranian companies engaged in these kinds of activities do not publicize them," "Sometimes they use shell companies so that you don't know that a particular company is of Iranian origin. At the end of the day, this is a very elaborate game of cat and mouse, with the Iranians trying to obfuscate and operate in the shadows, and the U.S. Treasury trying to spotlight and designate them"

voanews Tuesday, November 5, 2019 5:32:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez told : “It really appears that with O’Brien becoming national security adviser, that the path to negotiating a prisoner release has reopened, and I think that is a good thing,”

al-monitor Saturday, November 2, 2019 3:05:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said ( about President Trump ) : "I know President Trump is reluctant (to do a prisoner swap), but the only solution to get these Americans back home is to engage in some quid pro quo with Iran,"

iran-daily Tuesday, October 22, 2019 6:56:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez said : "It's one of most important levers that the Iranians have to get the Trump administration to the negotiating table," "Since U.S.-Iran mediation efforts by world leaders such as French President Emmanuel Macron and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have come to naught, Iran is trying to use the prisoner card to establish a communication channel, which could evolve into a broader discussion with the U.S. about how to resolve their current standoff,"

voanews Tuesday, October 22, 2019 5:11:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez added : "If the arrangement is limited to a swap of prisoners (and does not include a transfer of cash), it would be more palatable politically in Washington,"

voanews Tuesday, October 22, 2019 5:11:00 AM EAT

Ali Vaez said ( about Hassan Rohani ) : “For Rouhani, talking to Trump is a liability,”

nytimes Friday, October 11, 2019 6:07:00 PM EAT

Ali Vaez told ( about Emmanuel Macron ) : “It is reality that both sides believe that the package Macron put together was workable,”