Arman Mahmoudian, professor specializing in the Middle East at the University of South Florida, tells the Observer that Israel "is not incapable" of dismantling and destroying Hamas, although so far "the objective of the Israel Defense Forces has not yet was hit." "So far, Hamas commanders are alive and the militants continue their rocket and mortar attacks against Israel."

 Arman Mahmoudian, a researcher from the University of South Florida (USA), tells LIGA.net that Iran is the most populated Shiite country. It is run by the Shiite clergy. The Iranian government sees itself as the protector and vanguard of Shia communities in the Middle East....

 Arman Mahmoudian, a lecturer in Russian and Middle Eastern studies at the University of South Florida studied in Tehran and Moscow, in an interview with DW, says, “Iran will not distance itself from Russia. But under these circumstances, Iran is trying to have a de-escalating effect towards the West - for example, by negotiating indirectly with the USA.” 

Arman Mahmoudian, researcher University of South Florida (USA) tells LIGA.net. that the end of the resolution will make supplies to Russia easier and faster in terms of transactions and logistics. There is also a possibility that Russia will say that since the sanctions are lifted, it can also give more weapons to Iran…

 Arman Mahmoudian, a researcher from the University of South Florida (USA), tells LIGA.net that I believe that the Armenian people feel abandoned and betrayed. Russia did not even try to choose an active diplomatic position and support Armenia...

Arman Mahmoudian, a political scientist at the University of South Florida. “I doubt that Russia, in decades or even more, can rebuild its influence over Russia’s backyard – the countries traditionally in its diaspora – and also in the West, which used to see Russia as a potential ally and now starts to view it as a threat.”

As Arman Mahmoudian, an expert on Russia who is an advisor at Washington-based geopolitical risk consultancy Gulf State Analytics, explained, “Saudi Arabia sees Russia as leverage over the United States more than an alternative power to the United States.”

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Arman Mahmoudian, a researcher at the Centre for Strategic and Diplomatic Studies, University of South Florida,;

“So, obviously Iran was skeptical about what was going on in the northeast of Syria,” he noted. “Now, inviting Syrian forces to Manbij and their presence in north would make the Kurds at some point dependent on Damascus, which can be used as leverage for Iran in her further relations with Syrian Kurds.” 

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