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I was born and raised in Tehran, Iran, and came to the United States in 1976 to study psychology. Over time, America became my home, and I later became a U.S. citizen. My professional career has centered on clinical neuropsychology, particularly the evaluation and rehabilitation of patients with neurological disorders and stroke. I also spent many years teaching and mentoring students in academic settings, including at Northeastern Ohio Medical University. In addition to my clinical work, I have been involved in research on neurological conditions, including hemianopsia, and have written articles and books on a variety of subjects. Growing up in the Middle East during a period of profound political and geopolitical change fostered an early interest in history, regional affairs, and international politics. As an undergraduate, I minored in Iranian history, and for decades I have maintained a strong personal interest in military affairs, strategic studies, and the psychology of political leadership. These interests have complemented my professional work and continue to inform my analysis of international conflicts. My interests have always extended beyond psychology. History, anthropology, politics, and culture have long fascinated me, and they continue to shape both my writing and my understanding of human behavior. Much of my work explores the intersection of psychology, leadership, history, military strategy, and international affairs. Today, I am semi-retired and devote much of my time to writing, reading, painting, producing educational podcasts, and playing the Tar, a traditional Persian instrument. Having lived under very different political and cultural systems, I have developed a deep appreciation for freedom of thought, critical inquiry, and open dialogue. While I do not follow a particular religion, I respect the important role that faith plays in the lives of many people. Above all, I remain curious about the human condition and committed to understanding the forces that shape individuals, societies, and history.

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The Coup Against Ghalibaf, From Uploaded
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, October 7, 2026
The Coup Against Ghalibaf: Is Iran’s Regime Beginning to Turn on Itself? Iran’s post-Khamenei power struggle is becoming increasingly visible. This article examines the growing conflict between Ghalibaf, Araghchi and Pezeshkian and their hardline rivals, using classic theories of authoritarian breakdown to ask whether Iran’s ruling establishment is beginning to turn against itself.
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(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Friday, October 2, 2026
Araghchi Shown the Door: How the IRGC Squandered Iran’s Diplomatic Moment This article examines Araghchi's unsuccessful New York diplomacy and the deeper conflict within Iran's leadership. While diplomats seek negotiations to reduce economic and international pressure, the IRGC's reliance on confrontation repeatedly undermines diplomacy, leaving Iran skilled at creating crises but far less successful at ending them.
Donald Trump as Guardian, From Uploaded
(4 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, September 28, 2026
Donald Trump as Guardian: Natalie Harp and the Rebel Brother Using object relations theory, this article examines Natalie Harp's extraordinary attachment to Donald Trump alongside her brother Preston's rebellion against their shared family world. It explores paternal loss, idealization, authority, and Harp's role as Trump's possible auxiliary ego to reveal a deeper psychological relationship behind politics.
The UN General Assembly Revealed a Changing World on Palestine, From Uploaded
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, September 27, 2026
The UN General Assembly Revealed a Changing World on Palestine The 2026 UN General Assembly revealed a widening diplomatic shift over Palestine. From Macron and King Abdullah to the overwhelming vote for Palestinian participation and the mass walkout during Netanyahu's speech, the week exposed the growing gap between Israel's military power and its international political standing.
Who Blinks First? Washington and Tehran Test Each Other's Limits, From Uploaded
(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, September 26, 2026
Who Blinks First? Washington and Tehran Test Each Other's Limits The New York negotiations failed not because diplomacy was absent, but because neither Washington nor Tehran was willing to surrender its leverage first. This article examines how Hormuz, the U.S. blockade, economic pressure, and political calculations have turned the Iran war into a dangerous test of endurance.
Netanyahu at the UN: The War He Won Only in His Own Speech, From Uploaded
(3 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Friday, September 25, 2026
Netanyahu at the UN: The War He Won Only in His Own Speech Netanyahu portrayed the Iran war as a historic Israeli victory. This article examines the gap between that claim and the strategic reality: Iran survived, regional instability continues, Israel faces growing diplomatic isolation, Netanyahu remains under an ICC arrest warrant, and the United States is absorbing increasing costs from the conflict.
Trump's UN Speech Changes Nothing: Why Iran's New York Diplomacy May Deepen the Stalemate, From Uploaded
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Trump's UN Speech Changes Nothing: Why Iran's New York Diplomacy May Deepen the Stalemate Trump's UN speech offered pressure, threats, and little evidence of a breakthrough with Iran. Pezeshkian and Araghchi may bring diplomacy to New York, but unless Tehran has authorized a real change in its negotiating position, their mission may simply expose how deeply the U.S. and Iran remain divided.
RFK Jr., Vaccine Policy, and the Return of Measles, From Uploaded
(10 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, September 21, 2026
RFK Jr., Vaccine Policy, and the Return of Measles America's measles resurgence is not the result of vaccine failure. This article examines declining MMR vaccination, the transformation of federal vaccine policy under RFK Jr., the growing outbreaks, hospitalizations and deaths, and how weakening confidence in vaccination has helped reopen the door to a disease America once eliminated.
(3 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, September 19, 2026
The Iran War Is the Biggest Strategic Blunder in US History (w/ John Mearsheimer) | TCHR John Mearsheimer argues that the Iran war has become a major strategic blunder for Washington. He examines failed objectives, Iran's missile power, vulnerable U.S. bases, the Strait of Hormuz, economic disruption, and the danger that a war intended to weaken Iran could ultimately strengthen its strategic position.
The Myth of Bypassing Hormuz, From Uploaded
(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, September 17, 2026
The Myth of Bypassing Hormuz Can pipelines and alternative energy make the Strait of Hormuz irrelevant? This article argues that they cannot. From vulnerable pipelines and shifting alliances to Bab el-Mandeb, global shipping and Gulf trade, bypassing Hormuz merely moves the risk. Geography ultimately remains
Yemen: The Houthis' New Front, From Uploaded
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Yemen: The Houthis' New Front Yemen's Houthis are turning Bab el-Mandeb into a second strategic pressure point as the war disrupts Hormuz. Their advance threatens Saudi Arabia's Red Sea escape route, global oil shipping, and U.S. interests while revealing the growing strategic importance of the Iran-Houthi alliance.
Trump's Dementia: The Failing Brakes, From Uploaded
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, September 13, 2026
Trump's Dementia: The Failing Brakes Donald Trump's public behavior for evidence of cognitive decline, focusing on executive functions, memory, attention, language, judgment, and self-monitoring. He argues that these changes interact with longstanding narcissistic and hypomanic features, with anosognosia as a major concern.
The Pipeline That Became a Lifeline, From Uploaded
(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, September 12, 2026
The Pipeline That Became a Lifeline The Strait of Hormuz is no longer the only threat to world oil supplies. A drone attack on Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline and Houthi advances toward Bab el-Mandeb are threatening the routes designed to bypass Hormuz. The result is already reaching Americans through higher gasoline and diesel prices.
The Oil Chokepoint Is Moving, From Uploaded
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The Oil Chokepoint Is Moving The war's energy crisis is expanding beyond the Strait of Hormuz. Attacks on Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline and Houthi advances near Bab el-Mandeb now threaten the alternative routes designed to keep Gulf oil moving, exposing a new vulnerability in the global energy system.
Iran's Cluster Warheads: The Weapon That Keeps Getting Through, From Uploaded
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, September 10, 2026
Iran's Cluster Warheads: The Weapon That Keeps Getting Through Iran's growing use of cluster-warhead ballistic missiles is changing the mathematics of missile defense. From Israel to the recent attack on a U.S. air base in Jordan, one missile that survives interception can disperse dozens of submunitions""turning one incoming target into many.
Iran Struck the Nerve Centers of American Power, From Uploaded
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, September 10, 2026
Iran Struck the Nerve Centers of American Power American reporting and satellite imagery reveal extensive Iranian damage to U.S. military infrastructure across the Middle East, including radar, communications, air-defense systems, CIA facilities, and the Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain. The evidence raises a fundamental question: how long can America sustain a war when its own regional nerve centers are under attack?
The Missile, the Carrier and the New Battle for Persian Gulf Oil, From Uploaded
(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, September 8, 2026
The Missile, the Carrier and the New Battle for Persian Gulf Oil The U.S. blockade is sharply restricting Iranian oil exports, but Iran's missile attacks and growing threats to Gulf shipping reveal a dangerous new phase. This article examines the carrier attack, missile technology, AIS-dark shipping, disputed oil-flow data, and the growing risks to global energy markets
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(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, September 6, 2026
China Will Defy Trump""but It Will Not Save Iran China will defy U.S. sanctions on Iran, but that does not make Beijing Tehran's protector. The Bishkek summit exposed the limits of Iran's "Look East" strategy: China values Iranian oil and opposes American economic dominance, yet its larger interests require Gulf stability, secure energy flows, and strong ties with Iran's Arab neighbors.
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(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, August 26, 2026
The Iran War's Other Winners: Big Oil Cashes In While Consumers Pay the Bill The Iran war has produced unexpected economic winners. As oil prices rise, refining margins expand and global energy markets are disrupted, ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP, Shell and TotalEnergies are earning extraordinary profits""while consumers, taxpayers and ordinary families absorb the mounting costs.
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(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, August 24, 2026
Trump's Economic D-Day Against Iran: More of the Same Trump's new "economic D-Day" against Iran sounds dramatic, but it is largely an intensified version of the old sanctions strategy. Its success ultimately depends on whether Washington can force China to stop buying Iranian oil""without triggering a much larger U.S.-China confrontation

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