Date: Tuesday 20 August | Location: Online Webinar | Time: 14:00 – 15:00 (UTC+1)

Two key developments require in-depth analysis to understand current and likely future events in Iran and the wider Middle East region:

• The country now has a new government that leans towards the reformist and moderate networks. President Masoud Pezeshkian — who took office on 28 July — has pledged to pursue a diplomatic engagement to put an end to the current international nuclear sanctions. He will, however, face major challenges from the hardliners including the Supreme Leader and the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (ICRG).
• Meanwhile, Israel has opted to escalate the regional tensions by assassinating: Hamas’ political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, while he was staying in an Iranian government guest house in Tehran; and Hezbollah’s senior military commander, Fuad Shukr, in Beirut.

The webinar will therefore cover:

• Iran’s domestic politics
• Israel’s regional war
• Foreign relations including with new US president
• The risks and opportunities for multinational companies, and how to manage them

Speaker

Dr Bijan Khajehpour is a managing partner at the Vienna-based Eurasian Nexus Partners and a Senior Associate at Menas Associates. Bijan is: a commentator on energy geopolitics; an analyst of Iran’s political, economic, and business developments; a member of the European Middle East Research Group’s (EMERG) advisory board. He has been widely published in international books and media. He completed his graduate studies in management and economy in Germany and the UK and his Doctorate of Business Administration at the International School of Management in Paris.