Al-Hadath: Trump threatens Iran... Will he open the Strait of Hormuz or strike its infrastructure?
Discussing President Trump’s threat to strike Iranian infrastructure if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened.
Nizar Farsakh
Nizar Farsakh
Lecturer
Part-time Faculty
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Nizar is a trainer on negotiations, advocacy, and leadership with extensive experience across the Middle East and North Africa. He advised the last two Palestinian ambassadors to Washington D.C. (2011-2017) and before that advised senior Palestinian leaders including the President, the Prime Minister and various ministries as member of the Palestinian negotiating team (2003-2008). Nizar consults on Palestinian affairs, is active in Palestinian and Arab American circles, and is frequently invited by think tanks, faith groups, and the media to comment on Middle East affairs.
Negotiations, Leadership, Advocacy, Narrative, International Boundaries and Boundary Disputes, Maritime Boundaries, Palestinian Affairs, Arab American Affairs, Middle East culture and politics.
Citizens' Assemblies, leveraging AI for learning, and advocacy for Palestinian rights.
Harvard Kennedy School of Government (MPA), Kings College London (MA), American University of Beirut (BA)
IAFF 6502 Negotiation Skills
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Discussing the implications of recovering the previously missing American pilot, and what this development means militarily, politically, and in media terms.
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Kuwait TV English KTV2: Can Trump Force Iran to Negotiate Through Threats?
Discussed how the Trump administration is using threats and escalation to try to force concessions from Iran, and why that approach may become less effective.
Al-Arabiya: Javad Zarif's initiative to end the war: A genuine settlement or a recycling of war?
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Al-Rabiaa: Escalation is intensifying... Are we facing a regional war that will change the world?
Discuss the rapidly escalating tensions in the region, the potential for the confrontation to widen, and the repercussions of these developments on Iraq.
Al Hadath: America-Iran War: What does Trump want now?
Discussing the current U.S.-Iran escalation and whether Washington is moving toward a wider confrontation or trying to contain escalation.
Al-Arabiya: Trump and Iran: Is it just a trick, pressure, or war?
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Al-Hadath TV: War… or negotiation by other means?
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Al-Hadath TV: The latest US-Iran escalation and the wider European dimension of the crisis
Discussed the latest escalation between Iran and the United States, and the broader European dimension of this crisis.