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Former Iranian Diplomat: ‘Attacks Can’t Eliminate Scientific Knowledge’

Middle East expert Seyed Hossein Mousavian on how strikes prioritize oil and regime change over nuclear safety

Mar 17, 2026
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By: Majid Maqbool
Seyed Hossein Mousavian

In this exclusive interview with Asia Sentinel, former Iranian diplomat Seyed Hossein Mousavian warns that the US and Israel have sent a dangerous message that security is better found through the nuclear-deterrence model of North Korea.

Mousavian is a former Iranian diplomat, Middle East specialist and a Visiting…

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