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This family business shifted gears to protect people on the front lines of COVID-19

To address the shortage of protective equipment caused by the pandemic, Lacerta, a Massachusetts-based packaging company founded by three Iranian immigrants who attended Northeastern, is producing plastic face shields.

by Linda Matchan - contributor April 8, 2020

A rescue worker searches the scene where an Ukrainian plane crashed in Shahedshahr, southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. A Ukrainian airplane carrying 176 people crashed on Wednesday shortly after takeoff from Tehran's main airport, killing all onboard. AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi

The Iran crisis: How we got here

The killing of a prominent Iranian commander, Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, in a drone strike by the United States has unfolded into a crisis in Iran and escalating tensions between Tehran and Washington. Here’s a look at how we got here.

by Gregory Grinnell and Khalida Sarwari January 13, 2020

Samantha Power, a former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, in conversation with Alison King, a reporter for NBC10 and New England Cable News, during an installment of Northeastern’s series, The Civic Experience. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

From the streets of war-torn Bosnia to the White House Situation Room

A U.S. missile strike last week that killed top Iranian intelligence commander Qassem Soleimani was an “escalatory move” for which the U.S. is not prepared, said Samantha Power, a former ambassador to the United Nations. Her remarks were made as part of a wide-ranging conversation with NBC 10 reporter Alison King during the sixth installment of Northeastern’s series, The Civic Experience.

by Khalida Sarwari January 8, 2020

Protesters mourn during a demonstration over the U.S. airstrike in Iraq that killed Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, shown in the posters, in Tehran, Iran. AP Photo/Vahid Salemi

Here’s why the drone strike that killed Qassem Soleimani could lead to more violence, not less

Taking out the leader of a militant group—such as Soleimani, who commanded Iran’s powerful Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps—often results in the group “paradoxically becoming even more violent, because lower-level members with even less restraint become empowered,” says Northeastern associate professor Max Abrahms.

by Molly Callahan January 3, 2020

A cleric and a woman walk past an anti-U.S. mural painted on the wall of the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, May. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

So the US has pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal. What does that mean to me?

President Trump has withdrawn the United States from the landmark international nuclear deal with Iran, announcing that stringent economic sanctions against Tehran will be reinstated. “How we’re better off in terms of U.S. national security, I’m not entirely clear,” said political science professor and terrorism theorist Max Abrahms.

by Greg St. Martin May 11, 2018

3Qs: Growing tensions between Saudi Arabia, Iran

The two Middle East nations are in the midst of a heightened diplomatic confrontation that has garnered the attention of the global community. Professor Valentine Moghadam, an international affairs expert, explains why relations between these countries have been strained for some time.

by Joe O'Connell January 8, 2016

3Qs: The winners and losers of the nuclear deal with Iran

Valentine Moghadam, director of Northeastern’s International Affairs and Middle East Studies programs, holds forth on the deal’s biggest winners, Israel’s response, and Congress’ forthcoming review of the accord.

by Jason Kornwitz July 16, 2015

3Qs: What we can expect from Iran’s new president

Val Moghadam, director of the international affairs department, explains how Iran’s new president might transform the relationship between his country and the United States.

by Matt Collette June 26, 2013

3Qs: A tankful of reasons for gas price surge

Richard Goettle IV, a finance and insurance lecturer in the College of Business Administration, explains why drivers are suddenly paying a lot more at the pump.

by Matt Collette March 8, 2012

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