Ivan Kesic

Ivan Kesic is a Croatia-based freelance writer and open-source data analyst who has contributed to “Balkans Post” & “Sahar Balkan.” He worked as a writer at the Cultural Center of Iran in Zagreb from 2010 to 2016.

The US is Waging a Quiet Scientific War Against Iran

Not so long ago, scientists were true diplomats of pacifism, but today they became a favorite target to decelerate the national progress and discourage future generations of scientists.

Ivan Kesic
By Ivan Kesic
Iranian scientists

Science diplomacy has long been recognized as one of the most powerful reconciliation tools and has a proven track record in building bridges and helping pave the way for cooperation on broader issues, especially between politically opposed countries. Over the past few decades, successive American administrations, along with experts and scientists,

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Under Trump, US Pushes”Let ‘Em All Die” Policy Towards Iran Flood Victims

In comparison with the Trump administration, even George W. Bush and his neoconservative government seem like humanitarians.

Ivan Kesic
By Ivan Kesic
Iran | flood

Since 19 March 19, devastating floods swept across large areas of Iran, triggered by the heaviest downpours in many years. Heavy rainfall began two and a half weeks ago, overflowing rivers, washing away bridges, inundating houses and destroying infrastructural establishments in the northern, western and central parts of the country. According to

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An Agenda Unveiled: How Reuters Joined the US Government’s Offensive Against Iran

A 2013 Reuters report on Iran’s Setad has been cited in four books and was recently used to justify more sanctions on Iran by Mike Pompeo, but a look into the report’s sources and accuracy reveal questionable journalism and a clear agenda.

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By Ivan Kesic
Paridokht Khaze

Ever since the beginning of Iran's 1979 revolution, the United States has been leading a propaganda campaign against the country, minimizing its own harmful role in key historical events, justifying an ousted monarchal t regime, and demonizing its new political system. Frequently it is done in lighter forms, such as constant criticism of the new

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A Skewed 5-year-old Reuters Report on Iran Fueled Mike Pompeo’s Latest Diatribe

This year, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made speeches about corruption and property confiscation in Iran that borrowed animating details from a skewed, 5-year-old story that is gaining influence, writes Ivan Kesic.

Ivan Kesic
By Ivan Kesic
Mike Pompeo | Venezuela Iran

When U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gave speeches about mega corruption in Iran this year, he did not cite a Reuters’ 2013 article or give credit to its three reporters; Steve Stecklow, Babak Dehghanpisheh and Yeganeh Torbati. Instead, he presented it as the kind of specialized knowledge that only a high-ranking official such as himself

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