Ahmad Hashemi is a research fellow at Hudson Institute

His work at Hudson focuses on Iran, Azerbaijan, and Middle Eastern foreign policy issues. Mr. Hashemi has written for the Times of Israel, the Jerusalem Post, BBC Persian, Al Arabiya, Iran International, and The Independent Persian among other media outlets. He has also appeared as a commentator on the BBC Persian, VOA Farsi, Iran International, Bengu Turk TV, Indus TV, and Al Arabiya TV, among other outlets. Before joining Hudson, Mr. Hashemi worked at Gunaz TV as a political commentator, reporter, and producer.Ahmad Hashemi can be reached at AHMADHASH (at) GMAIL.COM