Scott Lucas
Scott Lucas is Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin; Professor Emeritus of International Politics at the University of Birmingham; and editor-in-chief of EA WorldView.
He is a specialist in US and British foreign policy and international relations, especially the Middle East and Iran. Formerly he worked as a journalist in the US, writing for newspapers including the Guardian and The Independent and was an essayist for The New Statesman before he founded EA WorldView in November 2008.
The US Government does not "run" RFE/RL in the sense of dictating (or even writing) its content.
On Iran Renews Discussions with Taliban, Declares “Trade Agreements”
Show me any court transcript with a piece of evidence supporting the allegation of "espionage". Indeed, show me that the…
On UPDATE: Ex-Political Prisoner Baquer Namazi, 84, Has Surgery After Iran Blocks Appeal to Leave
No, not what "media in Iran reported what the Namazis were accused of". Give me one piece of actual evidence…
On UPDATE: Ex-Political Prisoner Baquer Namazi, 84, Has Surgery After Iran Blocks Appeal to Leave
Obama did *not* say that chlorine has not been used historically as a chemical weapon. He said it has "historically"…
On OPCW: Assad Regime Still Has Not Declared All Chemical Weapons
Yes. The article noted the conviction --- and it also noted that there was no public presentation of evidence.
On UPDATE: Ex-Political Prisoner Baquer Namazi, 84, Has Surgery After Iran Blocks Appeal to Leave
A bit of an exaggeration from Iran outlet Tasnim: Spikogen is not "Iranian-Australian" --- it was developed by Australia's Vaxine…
On Iran and Azerbaijan Renew Verbal Clashes
You'll note the reference in the link to myocardaditis and pericarditis as "very rare effects".
On US Coronavirus Deaths Pass 700,000
No, COVID-19 is not a "parasite". You're combining disinformation with nonsense. And you can stop linking to the Brazilian papers…
On UPDATE: Iran to US — Unfreeze $10 Billion and We’ll Rejoin Nuclear Talks
Varharan, You might not have noticed that COVID is *not* a parasitic disease. And, yes, the outdated (May 2021) political…
On UPDATE: Iran to US — Unfreeze $10 Billion and We’ll Rejoin Nuclear Talks
Given that ivermectin is indeed used as a horse de-wormer, it will be interesting to see if there is any…
On UPDATE: Iran to US — Unfreeze $10 Billion and We’ll Rejoin Nuclear Talks