{"id":328406,"date":"2025-02-06T15:04:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T14:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=328406"},"modified":"2025-02-06T15:14:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T14:14:11","slug":"iran-news-swedish-government-investigates-rouzbeh-parsis-alleged-ties-to-iranian-influence-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/iran-news-swedish-government-investigates-rouzbeh-parsis-alleged-ties-to-iranian-influence-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News: Swedish Government Investigates Rouzbeh Parsi\u2019s Alleged Ties to Iranian Influence Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_328408\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-328408\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-328408\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Rouzbeh-Parsi-Swedish-Foreign-Minister-Maria-Malmer-Stenergard.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Rouzbeh-Parsi-Swedish-Foreign-Minister-Maria-Malmer-Stenergard.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Rouzbeh-Parsi-Swedish-Foreign-Minister-Maria-Malmer-Stenergard-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Rouzbeh-Parsi-Swedish-Foreign-Minister-Maria-Malmer-Stenergard-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Rouzbeh-Parsi-Swedish-Foreign-Minister-Maria-Malmer-Stenergard-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Rouzbeh-Parsi-Swedish-Foreign-Minister-Maria-Malmer-Stenergard-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Rouzbeh-Parsi-Swedish-Foreign-Minister-Maria-Malmer-Stenergard-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-328408\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot of TV4 Nyheterna\u2019s webpage featuring Rouzbeh Parsi (left) and Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (right)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Swedish government has launched an inquiry into allegations that Rouzbeh Parsi, head of the Middle East program at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI), has ties to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/09\/25\/2023\/inside-irans-influence-operation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iranian regime-backed influence network<\/a>. The allegations stem from leaked documents first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tv4.se\/artikel\/4f72OQx4G6N0Mk0NTxiX8Y\/iranexperten-rouzbeh-parsi-kopplas-till-paverkansnaetverk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported by TV4 Nyheterna<\/a>, which suggest that Parsi was involved in the Iranian Experts Initiative (IEI), a network designed to enhance Tehran\u2019s influence in Western policy and media circles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sweden&#8217;s Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard acknowledged the seriousness of the allegations and confirmed that the government has reached out to UI for further clarification. \u201cThe claims that have been made are very serious, and we have therefore contacted the Swedish Institute of International Affairs for more information,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tv4.se\/artikel\/1mo6JWHBlJqg49aHFJdPQq\/regeringen-agerar-efter-tv4-s-avsloejande\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">she stated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the leaked documents, the IEI network was directed from Tehran\u2019s Foreign Ministry and had the former Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif as a key figure overseeing its operations. The initiative aimed to embed Iranian-aligned analysts in European think tanks, academic institutions, and media outlets to promote narratives favorable to the Iranian government.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"sv\" dir=\"ltr\">Regeringen agerar efter TV4:s avsl\u00f6jande om Iranexperten Rouzbeh Parsi \u2013 kr\u00e4ver svar fr\u00e5n UI: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U5ehqKqYBs\">https:\/\/t.co\/U5ehqKqYBs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XmJWhV71m8\">pic.twitter.com\/XmJWhV71m8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Filippa Fernqvist (@tv4filippa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tv4filippa\/status\/1887497825526677825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The documents reportedly reveal that Parsi attended meetings with Iranian diplomats closely linked to the regime\u2019s leadership. These contacts included officials with ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), an entity designated as a terrorist organization by the United States. TV4\u2019s investigation suggests that Parsi\u2019s engagement with the IEI went beyond mere academic collaboration and involved active participation in discussions that aligned with Tehran\u2019s strategic interests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">UI has publicly reaffirmed its confidence in Parsi, stating that his involvement in the network was intended to <em>\u201cunderstand Iranian policymaking.\u201d<\/em> However, critics argue that these explanations do not sufficiently address concerns about potential Iranian influence in Swedish foreign policy discourse.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"sv\" dir=\"ltr\">Regeringen agerar efter TV4:s avsl\u00f6jande \u2013 kr\u00e4ver svar fr\u00e5n UI \u2022 L\u00e4ckta dokument kopplar Rouzbeh Parsi till ett iranskt p\u00e5verkansn\u00e4tverk \u2022 Utrikesministern: Mycket allvarliga p\u00e5st\u00e5enden:  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5DwS4gM6gp\">https:\/\/t.co\/5DwS4gM6gp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3hoccSHrTf\">pic.twitter.com\/3hoccSHrTf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TV4 Nyheterna (@Nyheterna) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nyheterna\/status\/1887489594117038281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Sweden Democrats have formally submitted a question to the Swedish Foreign Minister, asking for clarification on the government\u2019s response to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/demonizing-mek\/tracing-irans-web-of-influence-in-european-politics\/\">Iran\u2019s influence operations<\/a> through the IEI network. The party has urged authorities to investigate the full extent of Tehran\u2019s activities in Sweden.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Responding to concerns about Iranian intelligence activities, Stenergard warned that the regime in Iran poses significant intelligence threats to Sweden. She emphasized that Sweden is taking Iran\u2019s operations seriously and will take necessary measures based on the findings of the ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Swedish government has launched an inquiry into allegations that Rouzbeh Parsi, head of the Middle East program at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI), has ties to an [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":328408,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[292],"class_list":{"0":"post-328406","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-terrorism-a-fundamentalism","8":"tag-iranian-lobby"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran News: Swedish Government Investigates 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