{"id":332042,"date":"2025-05-27T06:33:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T05:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=332042"},"modified":"2025-05-27T21:03:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T20:03:42","slug":"iran-news-rouzbeh-parsi-resigns-amid-backlash-over-links-to-iranian-influence-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/iran-news-rouzbeh-parsi-resigns-amid-backlash-over-links-to-iranian-influence-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News: Rouzbeh Parsi Resigns Amid Backlash Over Links to Iranian Influence Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_332043\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-332043\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-332043\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rouzbeh-Parsi-at-Lund-University-09122021.jpg\" alt=\"Rouzbeh Parsi discusses Middle East governance at Lund University | Lund University YouTube, Dec. 8, 2021\" width=\"1000\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rouzbeh-Parsi-at-Lund-University-09122021.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rouzbeh-Parsi-at-Lund-University-09122021-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rouzbeh-Parsi-at-Lund-University-09122021-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rouzbeh-Parsi-at-Lund-University-09122021-751x420.jpg 751w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rouzbeh-Parsi-at-Lund-University-09122021-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rouzbeh-Parsi-at-Lund-University-09122021-696x389.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-332043\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rouzbeh Parsi discusses Middle East governance at Lund University | Lund University YouTube, December 8, 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rouzbeh Parsi, the director of the Middle East program at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tv4.se\/just-nu\/3PK7Nh6ZvBvs3pfv9TZRW5\/rouzbeh-parsi-lamnar-ui-utredningen-av-iranexperten-klar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has stepped down<\/a> following months of public scrutiny and institutional pressure over his connections to a covert influence network tied to the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Parsi\u2019s resignation follows reports concerning his ties to the Iranian regime and the &#8220;Iranian Experts Initiative,&#8221; a regime-orchestrated network launched by then Foreign Minister Javad Zarif to advance Tehran\u2019s strategic narratives in Western policy circles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Swedish broadcaster TV4 broke the story last winter and reported that Parsi had been involved with the &#8220;Iranian Experts Initiative.&#8221; According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tv4.se\/artikel\/4f72OQx4G6N0Mk0NTxiX8Y\/iranexperten-rouzbeh-parsi-kopplas-till-paverkansnaetverk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TV4&#8217;s earlier expos\u00e9<\/a>, leaked Iranian Foreign Ministry documents revealed that Parsi participated in meetings organized and funded by the regime and coordinated messaging with high-level Iranian diplomats.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"sv\" dir=\"ltr\">Utredningen av Iranexperten Rouzbeh Parsi \u00e4r klar.<br \/>Han frias fr\u00e5n anklagelser om inblandning i en iransk p\u00e5verkanskampanj \u2013 men l\u00e4mnar sin tj\u00e4nst.<br \/>Slutsatsen \u00e4r att han delvis har agerat p\u00e5 ett s\u00e4tt som \u00e4r of\u00f6renligt med sin roll p\u00e5 UI.<\/p>\n<p>Bilder fr\u00e5n TV4 Nyheterna 22:00 \/ TV4 Play <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7xthLzW1yj\">pic.twitter.com\/7xthLzW1yj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Filippa Fernqvist (@tv4filippa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tv4filippa\/status\/1927102656121561351?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 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 recent investigation verified Parsi&#8217;s participation in the network and criticized his lack of transparency with both UI and Lund University about this involvement. &#8220;This lack of openness is not consistent with the principles and interests of UI,&#8221; the report stated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Criticism intensified as public officials and commentators expressed alarm at Parsi\u2019s continued role in shaping Swedish foreign policy discourse. Sophie L\u00f6fvenmark, writing<a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressen.se\/ledare\/sofie-lowenmark\/kritikerna-har-haft-ratt-om-iran--experten\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> in <em>Expressen<\/em>, asserted<\/a> that Parsi had been &#8220;a member of an influence network for a brutal dictatorship that today poses a threat to Sweden, to Iranians in the country, and to Jewish communities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maria Malmer Stenergard, Sweden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tv4.se\/artikel\/1mo6JWHBlJqg49aHFJdPQq\/regeringen-agerar-efter-tv4-s-avsloejande\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Foreign Minister, said<\/a> on February 6, 2025: \u201cThe allegations [against Parsi] are very serious, and for that reason, we have contacted the Swedish Institute of International Affairs to obtain more information.\u201d<\/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;\">In response to a question about how the Swedish government would react if the accusations were confirmed, she emphasized that \u201cit is not possible to predict at this stage,\u201d but stated that the government has \u201copened the door for dialogue on the matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stenergard added: \u201cWhat I can say more generally is that Iran is conducting intelligence activities against Sweden, and we take this very seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tracing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>\u2019s Web of Influence in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/European?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#European<\/a> Politics<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MHj1gvKCtv\">https:\/\/t.co\/MHj1gvKCtv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1728836012221280755?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 26, 2023<\/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;\">This scandal has highlighted the clerical regime&#8217;s persistent and sophisticated efforts to embed operatives and sympathizers in Western institutions under the guise of academic expertise. Whether or not Rouzbeh Parsi was a paid asset, his resignation underscores the corrosive impact of Tehran&#8217;s soft-power campaigns on European democratic discourse.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As the Iranian regime faces intensifying internal dissent and regional isolation, its desperate reliance on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/demonizing-mek\/tracing-irans-web-of-influence-in-european-politics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">such influence operations<\/a> is not merely opportunistic\u2014it is existential. 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