Dr. Javad Heiran-Nia

Dr. Javad Heiran-Nia

Javad Heiran-Nia, Ph.D., International Relations, Director of the Persian Gulf Studies Group at the Center for Scientific Research and Middle East Strategic Studies in Iran. He was the Current Affairs Analyst at Cambridge Middle East and North Africa Forum. He is author of the book, “Iran and the Security Order in the Persian Gulf: The Presidency of Hassan Rouhani,” July 29, 2024 by Routledge.
His articles have appeared in Atlantic Council, Stimson Center, National Interest, Middle East Policy, Cambridge Middle East and North Africa Forum, Insight Turkey, Iran and the Caucasus Journal, Contemporary Review of the Middle East, Strategic Analysis, LobeLog. Heiran-Nia’s commentary and interviews have been published by leading outlets including Newsweek, Anadolu Agency, The Asahi Shimbun, The Yomiuri Shimbun, Al Arabiya, Al Jazeera, Qatar AlarabyTV, Expresso, Bloomberg Asharq, the National and the New Arab. He has participated and spoken at prestigious conferences at Princeton University, Cambridge University, Georgetown University, Qatar University and other universities and Think Tanks such as the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (Japan), The Iranian Studies Unit of the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (Doha, Qatar), YCAPS’ Europe Chapter at the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affair.