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== Recognition == == Recognition ==
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In 2021 Mortazavi was featured by Tommy Williams' Blog in ] among 30 inspirational women who have made great achievements in various fields and continue to break boundaries.<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommywilliams1/2021/03/08/meet-30-inspirational-women-this-womens-history-month/?sh=47d665b45208</ref> This was a part of a series featuring underrepresented people making a difference. <ref>{{Cite web|last=Williams|first=Tommy|title=Meet 30 Inspirational Women This Women’s History Month|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommywilliams1/2021/03/08/meet-30-inspirational-women-this-womens-history-month/|access-date=2021-04-21|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> In 2021 Mortazavi was featured by Tommy Williams' Blog in ] among 30 inspirational women who have made great achievements in various fields and continue to break boundaries.<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommywilliams1/2021/03/08/meet-30-inspirational-women-this-womens-history-month/?sh=47d665b45208</ref> This was a part of a series featuring underrepresented people making a difference. <ref>{{Cite web|last=Williams|first=Tommy|title=Meet 30 Inspirational Women This Women’s History Month|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommywilliams1/2021/03/08/meet-30-inspirational-women-this-womens-history-month/|access-date=2021-04-21|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref>


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== Views and Controversies == == Views and Controversies ==
In an interview with ] on March 2016, Mortazavi asserted that she does not think that the ] of the ] controls the entirety of the political system in Iran.<ref>{{Citation|title=UpFront - Iran elections: Change or no change?|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrc34-dTrX4|language=en|access-date=2021-04-21}}</ref> In another interview with ] on November 2019, Mortazavi considered united states as "partially responsible" for the ] protests and crackdown by sanctioning Iran and worsening the economical situation in Iran.<ref>{{Citation|title=The Heat: Iran Protests|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiNn0O_Zi5E|language=en|access-date=2021-04-21}}</ref> In an interview with ] on March 2016, Mortazavi asserted that she does not think that the ] of the ] controls the entirety of the political system in Iran.<ref>{{Citation|title=UpFront - Iran elections: Change or no change?|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrc34-dTrX4|language=en|access-date=2021-04-21}}</ref> In another interview with ] on November 2019, Mortazavi considered united states as "partially responsible" for the ] protests and crackdown by sanctioning Iran and worsening the economical situation in Iran.<ref>{{Citation|title=The Heat: Iran Protests|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiNn0O_Zi5E|language=en|access-date=2021-04-21}}</ref>
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In December 2019, when ] estimated the death toll of the ] crackdown to be more than 1000 people<ref>{{Citation|title=US: Iran may have killed over 1,000 in protests|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9atp-eX8AE|language=en|access-date=2021-04-21}}</ref>, Mortazavi questioned the reliability of the report<ref>{{Citation|title=Iran Protests: Interview with Diplomatic Correspondent Negar Mortazavi|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7d-ukknR-A|language=en|access-date=2021-04-21}}</ref>. When ] launched an independent investigation on the matter, it reported the death toll to be around 1500 people<ref>{{Cite news|last=staff|first=Reuters|date=2019-12-23|title=Special Report: Iran’s leader ordered crackdown on unrest - 'Do whatever it takes to end it'|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-protests-specialreport-idUSKBN1YR0QR|access-date=2021-04-21}}</ref>, as reported by sources close to the inner circle of Islamic Republic's Supreme leader, ]. Meanwhile, Amnesty international was only able to verify the death of 304 civilians by security forces during the ] crackdown. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Document|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/document/?indexNumber=mde13%2f3308%2f2020&language=en|access-date=2021-04-21|website=www.amnesty.org|language=en}}</ref> In December 2019, when ] estimated the death toll of the ] crackdown to be more than 1000 people<ref>{{Citation|title=US: Iran may have killed over 1,000 in protests|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9atp-eX8AE|language=en|access-date=2021-04-21}}</ref>, Mortazavi questioned the reliability of the report<ref>{{Citation|title=Iran Protests: Interview with Diplomatic Correspondent Negar Mortazavi|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7d-ukknR-A|language=en|access-date=2021-04-21}}</ref>. When ] launched an independent investigation on the matter, it reported the death toll to be around 1500 people<ref>{{Cite news|last=staff|first=Reuters|date=2019-12-23|title=Special Report: Iran’s leader ordered crackdown on unrest - 'Do whatever it takes to end it'|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-protests-specialreport-idUSKBN1YR0QR|access-date=2021-04-21}}</ref>, as reported by sources close to the inner circle of Islamic Republic's Supreme leader, ]. Meanwhile, Amnesty international was only able to verify the death of 304 civilians by security forces during the ] crackdown. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Document|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/document/?indexNumber=mde13%2f3308%2f2020&language=en|access-date=2021-04-21|website=www.amnesty.org|language=en}}</ref>


After the downing of the ] by ]'s Aerospace Force, Mortazavi doubted the possibility that IRGC might have shot down the passenger plane<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Iran commentator Negar Mortazavi discusses the tragic plane crash hours after attack on U.S. bases {{!}} Watch News Videos Online|url=https://globalnews.ca/video/6385826/iran-commentator-negar-mortazavi-discusses-the-tragic-plane-crash-hours-after-attack-on-u-s-bases/|access-date=2021-04-21|website=Global News|language=en-US}}</ref>. When asked about why Iranian government is not willing to release airplane's black box, she mentioned that due to US sanctions, airplane crashes are common in Iran and the Iranian government might want to review the black box before handing it over <ref name=":0" />. After the downing of the ] by ]'s Aerospace Force, Mortazavi doubted the possibility that IRGC might have shot down the passenger plane<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Iran commentator Negar Mortazavi discusses the tragic plane crash hours after attack on U.S. bases {{!}} Watch News Videos Online|url=https://globalnews.ca/video/6385826/iran-commentator-negar-mortazavi-discusses-the-tragic-plane-crash-hours-after-attack-on-u-s-bases/|access-date=2021-04-21|website=Global News|language=en-US}}</ref>. When asked about why Iranian government is not willing to release airplane's black box, she mentioned that due to US sanctions, airplane crashes are common in Iran and the Iranian government might want to review the black box before handing it over <ref name=":0" />.


Several Iranian opposition activists criticized Mortazavi due to her pro-Islamic republic comments and coverage. In January 2021, ] criticized her for justification of wrongs and normalization of evil<ref>{{Cite web|title=https://twitter.com/majidtavakolii/status/1369713774542790658|url=https://twitter.com/majidtavakolii/status/1369713774542790658|access-date=2021-04-21|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref>, ] called Mortazavi as "one of the main propagandists of the Islamic Republic"<ref>{{Cite web|title=https://twitter.com/hosseinronaghi/status/1377350871420297216|url=https://twitter.com/hosseinronaghi/status/1377350871420297216|access-date=2021-04-21|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref>. Several Iranian opposition activists criticized Mortazavi due to her pro-Islamic republic comments and coverage<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-17|title=Iranian Regime’s Lobby Group NIAC Under Scrutiny|url=https://www.ncr-iran.org/en/uncategorized/iranian-regimes-lobby-group-niac-under-scrutiny/|access-date=2021-04-21|website=NCRI|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-14|title=Meet Islamic Republic (Iran) Lobby Group Making Off Millions of Dollars By Influencing US-Biden Policy on Iran|url=https://news.therkot.com/meet-islamic-republic-iran-lobbyist-making-millions-of-dollars-by-influencing-biden-policy-on-iran/|access-date=2021-04-21|website=RKOT® News {{!}}|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Board|first=ICBPS Editorial|date=2020-12-31|title=Iran Lobby: What You Should Know About Negar Mortazavi|url=http://box5389.temp.domains/~ecocheap/icbps/iran-lobby-what-you-should-know-about-negar-mortazavi/|access-date=2021-04-21|website=ICBPS|language=en-US}}</ref>. In January 2021, ] criticized her for justification of wrongs and normalization of evil<ref>{{Cite web|title=https://twitter.com/majidtavakolii/status/1369713774542790658|url=https://twitter.com/majidtavakolii/status/1369713774542790658|access-date=2021-04-21|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref>, ] called Mortazavi as "one of the main propagandists of the Islamic Republic"<ref>{{Cite web|title=https://twitter.com/hosseinronaghi/status/1377350871420297216|url=https://twitter.com/hosseinronaghi/status/1377350871420297216|access-date=2021-04-21|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref>.


==References== ==References==

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Iranian-American journalist (born 1981)
Negar Mortazavi
Born1981 (age 42–43)
Tehran, Iran
NationalityIranian, American
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Journalist, political analyst

Negar Mortazavi (Persian: نگار مرتضوی; born 1981) is an Iranian-American journalist and political analyst based in Washington DC. She is a columnist for The Independent and host of the Iran Podcast.

Career

Mortazavi has written for Foreign Policy magazine, Politico, and Huffington Post. She is a frequent commentator on Iranian affairs and US foreign policy who has appeared on MSNBC, BBC, PRI, Aljazeera, Huffington Post, and international outlets in France, China, Turkey, and Israel.

Mortazavi worked as a TV presenter at Voice of America Persian where she hosted a daily show that discussed current affairs with Iranians.

In 2019 Mortazavi led an investigative reporting project and later brought a lawsuit against the Department of State that exposed how a $1.5 million grant by the United States Department of State given to the “Iran Disinformation Project” was used to smear human rights activists, journalists, and academics, many of whom were American citizens. The State Department immediately suspended the Iran Disinformation Project and later terminated its funding.

In 2014, Mortazavi launched a Kickstarter campaign to travel to Brazil and live-tweet Iran's Team Melli presence at the 2014 FIFA World Cup for her Twitter followers as an independent reporter. The campaign was successful and Kickstarter featured it as one of the most creative campaigns launched on the platform.

Mortazavi previously worked for the International Center for Journalists, The National Iranian American Council (NIAC), and the United Nations headquarters in New York.

Recognition

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Negar Mortazavi and Mohammad Javad Zarif (Foreign Minister of The Islamic Republic of Iran)

In 2021 Mortazavi was featured by Tommy Williams' Blog in Forbes among 30 inspirational women who have made great achievements in various fields and continue to break boundaries. This was a part of a series featuring underrepresented people making a difference.

Mortazavi was named a MENA-American Young Leader by New America in 2020, among a group of leaders in diplomacy, national security, international development, and politics with unique perspectives that have been integral in re-shaping the discourse around the future of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and North Africa.

She was named a MENA Young Leader by Friends of Europe in 2017, as part of a new generation of leaders who are tackling the increasing disconnects between citizens and political elites, to rebuild the trust that is vital to democracies.

The Guardian newspaper named her one of the top 10 people to follow on Twitter for Iran commentary.

Life

Mortazavi was born and raised in Tehran, Iran. She went to school in Germany for two years, and later immigrated to the United States in 2002. Mortazavi received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Massachusetts and a Master of Arts from Brandeis University.

Views and Controversies

In an interview with Aljazireh on March 2016, Mortazavi asserted that she does not think that the supreme leader of the Islamic republic of Iran controls the entirety of the political system in Iran. In another interview with China Global Television Network on November 2019, Mortazavi considered united states as "partially responsible" for the Bloody November protests and crackdown by sanctioning Iran and worsening the economical situation in Iran.

File:NIAC4.jpg
Negar Mortazavi (second from left, middle row) and Mohammad Javad Zarif

In December 2019, when United states envoy to Iran estimated the death toll of the Bloody November crackdown to be more than 1000 people, Mortazavi questioned the reliability of the report. When Reuters launched an independent investigation on the matter, it reported the death toll to be around 1500 people, as reported by sources close to the inner circle of Islamic Republic's Supreme leader, Ali Khameneie. Meanwhile, Amnesty international was only able to verify the death of 304 civilians by security forces during the Bloody November crackdown.

After the downing of the Ukrainian flight PS752 by IRGC's Aerospace Force, Mortazavi doubted the possibility that IRGC might have shot down the passenger plane. When asked about why Iranian government is not willing to release airplane's black box, she mentioned that due to US sanctions, airplane crashes are common in Iran and the Iranian government might want to review the black box before handing it over .

Several Iranian opposition activists criticized Mortazavi due to her pro-Islamic republic comments and coverage. In January 2021, Majid Tavakoli criticized her for justification of wrongs and normalization of evil, Hossein Ronaghi called Mortazavi as "one of the main propagandists of the Islamic Republic".

References

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  2. "Iran Podcast" (Podcast).
  3. https://foreignpolicy.com/author/negar-mortazavi/
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  5. "BBC World Have Your Say: Syria "Stalemate", Rouhani's Iran & the UK Veil Debate".
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  8. "Contributor profile on Huffington Post".
  9. "VOA PNN Rooyekhat". Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  10. https://theintercept.com/2020/09/22/iran-disinfo-trump-state-department/
  11. "Trump administration says it has terminated support for controversial anti-Iran campaign that 'smeared US citizens'". The Independent. 2019-07-10. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  12. "US terminates funds for anti-Iran Twitter feed". AP News. 2019-07-10. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  13. "US cuts funds for 'anti-propaganda' Iran group that trolled activists". The Guardian. 2019-05-31.
  14. "Tweeting the World Cup: Iranian-American shares Iran's World Cup with the world". Yahoo News. June 22, 2014. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
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  16. ^ NIAC Welcomes New Media and Communications Staff at the Wayback Machine (archived 2016-03-04)
  17. https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommywilliams1/2021/03/08/meet-30-inspirational-women-this-womens-history-month/?sh=47d665b45208
  18. Williams, Tommy. "Meet 30 Inspirational Women This Women's History Month". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  19. "2020 Middle Eastern and North African American National Security & Foreign Policy Next Generation Leaders". New America. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
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  24. The Heat: Iran Protests, retrieved 2021-04-21
  25. US: Iran may have killed over 1,000 in protests, retrieved 2021-04-21
  26. Iran Protests: Interview with Diplomatic Correspondent Negar Mortazavi, retrieved 2021-04-21
  27. staff, Reuters (2019-12-23). "Special Report: Iran's leader ordered crackdown on unrest - 'Do whatever it takes to end it'". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-04-21. {{cite news}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  28. "Document". www.amnesty.org. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  29. ^ "Iran commentator Negar Mortazavi discusses the tragic plane crash hours after attack on U.S. bases | Watch News Videos Online". Global News. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  30. "Iranian Regime's Lobby Group NIAC Under Scrutiny". NCRI. 2020-01-17. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  31. "Meet Islamic Republic (Iran) Lobby Group Making Off Millions of Dollars By Influencing US-Biden Policy on Iran". RKOT® News |. 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  32. Board, ICBPS Editorial (2020-12-31). "Iran Lobby: What You Should Know About Negar Mortazavi". ICBPS. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  33. "https://twitter.com/majidtavakolii/status/1369713774542790658". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-04-21. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  34. "https://twitter.com/hosseinronaghi/status/1377350871420297216". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-04-21. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)

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