Author: Kourosh Ziabari

Kourosh Ziabari

Kourosh Ziabari is an award-winning journalist from Iran, an Asia Times correspondent, and a former Chevening Scholarship recipient. He is an alumnus of the Senior Journalists Seminar Fellowship by the East-West Center, a 2022 Dag Hammarskjold Fund for Journalists fellow, and a 2022 World Press Institute fellow. He is the recipient of a Professional Excellence Award from the Foreign Press Correspondents Association. Also, he is the silver winner of the Prince Albert II of Monaco and United Nations Correspondents Association’s Global Prize for Coverage of Climate Change. Ziabari was a finalist for three Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism, in 2020, 2021, and 2022. His writings appear in Foreign Policy, Al-Monitor, The New Arab, the National Interest, openDemocracy, Responsible Statecraft, Middle East Eye, Atlantic Council, and The Middle East Institute.

Iran

Raisi’s European Divorce: Zero Cooperation Policy

Geopolitics

Two years have passed since Ebrahim Raisi became Iran’s president, and his foreign policy has...

Iran

The Tragedy of Tehran

Politics & Governance

Perched on the foothills of the Alborz Mountains and home to 9.5 million residents, Tehran...

Iran

Iran’s State Broadcaster: Crisis of Popularity and Credibility

Politics & Governance

On March 21, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi signed into law the 2023 budget bill after...

Iran

Iran’s Aviation Industry Is in Dire Straits

Politics & Governance

The secretary of the Association of Iranian Airlines announced earlier this year that the price...

Iran

Iran’s Tone-Deaf “Women’s Congress” Sparks Fury

Politics & Governance

On January 20, Iran hosted what it described as the “First International Congress for Women...

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