The Iran Protests One Month Later: A Conversation with Trita Parsi
Date and Time
Jan 23, 2026 6:00 pm
Location
14th & V
Jan 23, 2026 6:00 pm
14th & V
Trita Parsi is an Iranian-born Swedish writer, analyst, and expert on US–Iranian relations. He is the Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and is also the founder and former president of the National Iranian American Council. Parsi earned a master’s degree in international relations at Uppsala University and another in economics; later, he received his PhD in international relations at Johns Hopkins University. Early in his career, Parsi worked for the Swedish Permanent Mission to the UN, where he served in the Security Council, and later gained work experience on Capitol Hill. He is the author of Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran, and the Triumph of Diplomacy, among other award-winning books.