Saudi Arabia and Iran: Friends or Foes

from Saudi Arabia and Iran: Friends or Foes held on March 25, 2016

Banfsheh Keynoush, Ph.D., Foreign Affairs Scholar; Author; Educator
Jonathan Curiel, Award-winning Journalist; Author; Former Reuters Foundation Scholar, Oxford University—Moderator

Keynoush, a foreign affairs scholar and educator, was a former interpreter for four Iranian presidents. She is an advisor to policy centers on the Middle East and to American companies doing business in the region. Keynoush earned her Ph.D. at Tufts University and was a visiting scholar at the King Faisal University Center for Islamic Studies and Research. She will discuss the topic of her latest book, Saudi Arabia and Iran: Friends or Foes.

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