Flynt Leverett comments on the results of the recent Iranian presidential election and discusses the current political landscape in Iran. Link to video
Flynt Leverett from the think tank New America Foundation, who is considered one of the foremost Iran experts in Washington, told SPIEGEL ONLINE immediately after the election that support for Ahmadinejad's main challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi had been ...
"You could get more of an impression of a horse race in Tehran," said Flynt Leverett of the New America Foundation, who said Ahmadinejad is a "really good campaigner" who blunted Mousavi's momentum in their final debate. "There are suspicious elements ...
Iranian election results with Flynt Leverett of the New America Foundation. Link to video
Many in Iran and the West assume that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election was the product of fraud. American Iran expert Flynt Leverett told SPIEGEL ONLINE that the irregularities likely weren't as bad as in Florida in 2000. Now, the US has to make the regime an offer.
SPIEGEL ONLINE: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad scored an overwhelming victory in the Iranian presidential elections held on Friday. Are you surprised?
Without any evidence, many U.S. politicians and “Iran experts” have dismissed Iranian President Ahmadinejad’s reelection Friday, with 62.6 percent of the vote, as fraud.
Flynt Leverett, a senior fellow at the New America Foundation, says he believes this is a real victory for Ahmadinejad. "I think he's won big," Leverett says. "It's going to be interesting to see if Mousavi really persists in his line about election ...
While some aspects of Iran's foreign policy may change depending on who wins the election, Flynt Leverett from the New America Foundation says Tehran's attitude to the US has long been set. “President Ahmadinejad has made it clear that he is open to ...
According to former National Security Council (NSC) staffers Flynt Leverett and Hilary Mann Leverett, Ross has stated privately that military force against Iran will likely be necessary, and that the primary reason to engage in diplomacy is to built ...
Former National Security Council official Flynt Leverett has also acknowledged Iran's help in stemming Afghan violence. "Washington's engagement with Tehran over Afghanistan provided significant and tangible benefits for the American position during ...
