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The Iran Experts Initiative was a project initiated in 2014 by Iranian Foreign Ministry officials.[1][2] According to reports based on leaked emails, the initiative was used to "promote Tehran’s arguments in the west".[3][4][5] Members of the Iran Experts Initiative worked as academics and researchers for think tanks in the West and gave advice to Europe and the U.S.[6] According to a report by Iran International, the project consisted of "an influence network formed and guided by Tehran".[7]
Leaked emails[edit]
In September 2023, Iran International and Semafor (website) obtained leaked foreign ministry emails with Iranian government officials claiming credit for assembling a network of Western scholars called the "Iran Experts Initiative".[8][9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Inside Iran's influence operation". Yahoo News.
- ^ "Pentagon infiltrated by Iran: Report". American Military News.
- ^ "Is an Iranian Foreign Ministry Influencer Sitting at a Desk at the Pentagon?". New York Sun.
- ^ "Republicans pile on Biden's ousted Iran envoy after new reports allege aides had links to Tehran". Independent.
- ^ "Experten in der Kritik". Taz.de.
- ^ "State Department Tries To Brush Aside Report On Iranian Infiltration". IranIntl.
- ^ "Inside Tehran's Soft War - How Iran Gained Influence In US Policy Centers". IranIntl.
- ^ "Iranian Influence Scandal". National Review.
- ^ "Inside Iran's influence Operation". Semafor.
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