| − | '''Seyed Marandi''' is an Iranian-American [[academic]], [[political]] analyst, and professor of English literature and [[Orient]]alism at the University of Tehran. Born in [[Virginia]] in 1966, he moved to [[Iran]] after the [[1979 Islamic Revolution]], fought in the [[Iran–Iraq war]], and earned a PhD from the University of Birmingham on Orientalism. A frequent presence on [[BBC]], [[CNN]], and [[Al Jazeera]], he advises Iran's [[nuclear]] [[negotiation]] team and is a prominent [[English-language]] defender of the [[Islamic Republic]], drawing both influence and controversy for his state-aligned positions. | + | '''Seyed Marandi''' is an Iranian-American [[academic]], [[political]] analyst, and professor of English literature and [[Orient]]alism at the University of Tehran. Born in [[Virginia]] in 1966, he moved to [[Iran]] after the [[1979 Islamic Revolution]], fought in the [[Iran-Iraq war]], and earned a PhD from the University of Birmingham on Orientalism. A frequent presence on [[BBC]], [[CNN]], and [[Al Jazeera]], he advises Iran's [[nuclear]] [[negotiation]] team and is a prominent [[English-language]] defender of the [[Islamic Republic]], drawing both influence and controversy for his state-aligned positions. |