Iran Detains Iranian-American Scholar

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Iran Detains Iranian-American Scholar

By Karim Sadjadpour

Published on May 9, 2007

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Source: NPR's All Things Considered

Carnegie's Karim Sadjadpour talks with Robert Siegel on NPR's All Things Considered about a recently detained Iranian American in Tehran. No charges have yet been issued against Haleh Esfandiari, director of the Middle East Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center.

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About the Author

Karim Sadjadpour

Senior Fellow, Middle East Program

Karim Sadjadpour is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he focuses on Iran and U.S. foreign policy toward the Middle East.

Recent Work

Q&A
What’s Keeping the Iranian Regime in Power—for Now
- Aaron David Miller, Karim Sadjadpour, Robin Wright
Q&A
How Washington and Tehran Are Assessing Their Next Steps
- Aaron David Miller, David Petraeus, Karim Sadjadpour

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