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Jay Solomon discusses his investigation into Trita Parsi and his influence on U.S. foreign policy regarding Iran.

Journalist Jay Solomon is back on the show this week to discuss his latest explosive investigation into Trita Parsi, the Iranian-born, Swedish-raised lobbyist who spent 20 years at the center of Washington’s foreign policy debate over Iran. Parsi built two influential organizations, cultivated powerful allies on both left and right, and consistently pushed a line on Iran that looked remarkably like the one coming out of Tehran’s foreign ministry. Now the Marco Rubio State Department is taking a serious look at his immigration status, and the organization Parsi co-founded, the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, is mobilizing lawyers and foundation money to fight back. Jay and Eli trace the full arc of the story, from Iran’s post-9/11 influence operation to the leaked Iranian emails that blew the lid off the Iran Experts Initiative, which counted Parsi’s brother among its members. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Host: Eli

Guest: Jay Solomon

Topics covered

• Iran
• foreign policy
• lobbying
• investigation
• influence operations

Keywords

• Iran
• Trita Parsi
• Jay Solomon
• foreign policy
• lobbyist
• Quincy Institute
• influence operations
• immigration status

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Organizations: Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, Marco Rubio State Department

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