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Ahmadinejad Is Still Bad for Iranians — and Still Great for Israel
A bombshell report shows how Israel and the U.S. never really cared about freeing the Iranian people.
Hooman Majd
Hooman Majd is a New York-based author, journalist, and political commentator. He has written three books about modern Iran and geopolitics, and his memoir, "Minister without Portfolio: Memoir of a Reluctant Exile," will be published in September 2025.
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