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Hooman Majd

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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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A young Iranian woman uses her cell phone while walking under portraits of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei during a flag ceremony marking Iran's Islamic Republic National Day in the Abbasabad Cultural and Tourist Area in central Tehran on April 1, 2026. This event takes place amid U.S.-Israeli military operations in Iran. Iranians voted in favor of the Islamic Republic regime in a referendum forty-seven years ago. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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How the War Strengthened Iran’s Hand Against the U.S. and Israel

Hooman Majd

Survival of the regime alone was a victory — but its demonstration of control over the Strait of Hormuz may be a strategic game-changer.

TEHRAN, IRAN - MARCH 27: A man sweeps up debris near a residential building that was hit in an airstrike in the early hours of March 27, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. The Israeli military said that it had carried out strikes on targets across Tehran and other Iranian cities overnight. The United States and Israel have continued their joint attack on Iran that began on February 28. Iran retaliated by firing waves of missiles and drones at Israel and U.S. allies in the region, while also effectively blockading the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping route. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

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The Regime Survives, Trump Has to Deal, and Iranians Are the Biggest Losers

Hooman Majd

Short of a full-scale invasion, it looks like Trump will need to deal with the Iranian regime.

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 01: U.S. President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn as he returns to the White House on March 01, 2026 in Washington, DC. On Saturday, President Trump announced that the United States and Israel had launched strikes on Iran targeting political and military leaders, as well as Iran's ballistic missile and nuclear programs. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

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The Regime Change President Who Won’t (or Can’t) Actually Change Any Regimes

Hooman Majd

The Iran war shows that Trump is loving his military interventions — but they are never what he claims them to be.

Royalist protesters gather with signs of Reza Pahlavi and flags some Israeli and call for an end to the current Iranian regime during the demonstration. People take part in a rally in solidarity with protesters in Iran, in London, England starting outside the Iranian embassy. Later members of the Iranian community gathered outside Downing Street, calling on the British government to support Iranians as anti-government protests continue across Iran. The demonstrations have followed economic troubles in the country and the regime shutting down the internet and arresting many protesters. (Photo by Martin Pope / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)

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Would-Be Iran Monarch Reza Pahlavi Declares a Civil War in Iran

Hooman Majd

It’s not clear how many Iranians inside Iran support former crown prince Reza Pahlavi — but he’s definitely Israel’s favorite.

A firefighter calls out his colleagues at the scene of an explosion in a residence compound in northern Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 13, 2025.

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Did Israel Just “Blow Up” Trump’s Bid for an Iran Nuclear Deal?

Hooman Majd

- June 12, 2025

On Thursday, Trump said he worried a strike might sink negotiations — or maybe it would help! What Netanyahu wants seems obvious.