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I share my opinions and analysis here in the hopes that they can be useful, in some small way, for people forming their own opinions or seeking to understand the situation in Iran.
When I started this account years ago, most people who followed me either knew me or my work. They didn’t have to wonder about my motivations. But that’s not the case for many people seeing my tweets today. Understandably, without any context, people might wonder about my “priors” and whether my opinions and analysis are presented in good faith. They might make assumptions about my politics or place me in a certain camp, especially in view of the polarized debate on Iran.
I’ll admit I don’t fully understand the motivations of a lot of people posting here. We are debating and discussing through tweets what would have in an earlier time been examined through essays and books, where the author could situate their argument more fully. This is also why I have begun to post longer tweets—hot takes don’t help in moments like this.
If you have any questions about my motivations, feel free to ask (you can reply to this tweet, for example). Explaining why we hold certain positions is a really important part of having a healthy political discourse and I believe this process of explication should be a bigger part of our engagement with the question of what Iran’s future should look like. Authenticity matters.
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