Despite Sadr’s apparent efforts against Iranian influence in Iraq, his chief inspiration is Iran’s founder and most famous supreme leader. Read my latest article for @ForeignPolicy
Shayan Talabany
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Shayan Talabany
@ShayanTalabany
Joined October 2011
- The KDP/PUK may agree on Latif Rashid for Iraq Presidency. PUK have put Salih forth officially & KDP Zebari, but Latif serves both sides interests. Current KDP & PUK relations though seemingly ‘divided’ in Baghdad are in fact alot more complex. Kurdish politics is so personal.
- A privilege to have been a small part of this fantastic Newroz event hosted by @LindsayHoyle_MP. Lots of challenges for our community, but may we use the opportunities, skills, & diversity we have here in the UK to bring about positive and progressive change this New Year!@ShayanTalabany We extend our sincerest appreciation to you for graciously hosting such a splendid event. Your warmth, hospitality, and attention to detail ensured that the evening was a resounding success. 🌟 Newroz Piroz Be! 🎊🎉 #Newroz2024
- My article today for @ConHome: It's in the UK's interest to get the Kurdish regional government and Iraq's national one working together | Conservative Home
- What we need to keep an eye out for when it comes to Turkey 🇹🇷 and the current situation in the Middle East. 🧵🧵🧵
- My new @cmec_uk podcast is out looking at the UK & Iran’s relationship, going beyond the JCPOA with @SanamVakil of @CH_MENAP & @IoWBobSeely building on the @CommonsForeign Iran report from late last year, give it a listen: soundcloud.app.goo.gl/RhWEn2eck5vKyB…
- What a legend @KaeKurd!! Had an epic night of laughs watching him perform @lsqtheatre yesterday with the whole family, he had my dad rolling on the floor! If you don’t already, follow & support him & the brilliant and hilarious @eshaanakbar who opened the night!
- Very interesting to think about what the deaths of high-profile politicians would mean for other countries in MENA, indeed around the world vs the fact that the death of the Iranian President & other senior officials incl the FM essentially mean more of the same for #Iran.
- Iraqi politicians are haggling to form a new government & once again women's priorities/participation are not on their agenda. Read this article where @JemimaShelley and I remember the Pink & Purple protests 👇🏼
- Replying to @ShamSahebkran @amirani87 and @KurdistanThis is a longstanding issue in Kurdistan. With it’s relative stability and security over the years, it has opened itself up to a wide-range of fanatics in a non-conventional sense for the Middle East, e.g. Christian evangelicals. They capitalise on vulnerability so target
- Replying to @RuwaydaMustafahTo be honest Ruwayda, by sharing this & framing your thoughts as a question & a seemingly rhetorical one, you are contributing to the problem of misconstruing the truth, which is that the divide is SO big I don’t think any of the students protesting would meet with the PM.
- Sadr has been preparing for this moment for a long time. He never wanted to be part of a majority government, he knew it be bound to fail. But he could at least pretend he TRIED to form a government. His larger goal was always to sit out government until he could hijack popular…Muqtada Sadr tweets for the first time after his supportes stormed the parliament : this is a great opportunity to make a drastic change to the system the consistiution and the election
- My best friend/amateur photojournalist @SShamii on the front lines today with our brave #Peshmerga pic.x.com/qD9qzyr2ms
