Parsi
noun
Par·si
ˈpär-(ˌ)sē 
variants
or less commonly Parsee
1
: a Zoroastrian descended from Persian refugees settled principally at Mumbai (Bombay)
2
: the Iranian dialect of the Parsi religious literature
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Why President Biden Failed at getting Israel to yes: Interview
Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, discuses the latest on the ceasefire deal (now on hold)between Israel and Hamas.
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The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
Trump could make an improvement to U.S. foreign policy, write Samuel Moyn, a professor of law and history at Yale, and Trita Parsi of the Better Order Project at the Quincy Institute.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Iran may also use its proxies in the region as leverage in potential talks with an incoming Trump administration, Parsi said.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
Ideas By Trita Parsi August 1, 2024 12:54 PM EDT
Trita Parsi is the executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, a think-tank that advocates for a U.S. foreign policy centered on diplomacy and military restraint.
—Trita Parsi, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
Trita Parsi from the Quincy Institute in Washington, an expert on Iran and U.S.-Israel relations, points out in an interview with Morning Edition's Leila Fadel that despite public defiance from the Netanyahu government, the U.S. has tremendous influence.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024
Iran’s membership also undermines leverage Washington held over Tehran as a kind of global gatekeeper, said Trita Parsi of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.
—Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2023
For Parsi, however, the greatest danger lies in the fraying social fabric of Western liberal societies.
—Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
Here's what that means for the Middle East Opposing interests proved too strong, Parsi said, and normalization never took place.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 14 June 2023
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The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
Trump could make an improvement to U.S. foreign policy, write Samuel Moyn, a professor of law and history at Yale, and Trita Parsi of the Better Order Project at the Quincy Institute.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Iran may also use its proxies in the region as leverage in potential talks with an incoming Trump administration, Parsi said.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
Ideas By Trita Parsi August 1, 2024 12:54 PM EDT
Trita Parsi is the executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, a think-tank that advocates for a U.S. foreign policy centered on diplomacy and military restraint.
—Trita Parsi, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
Trita Parsi from the Quincy Institute in Washington, an expert on Iran and U.S.-Israel relations, points out in an interview with Morning Edition's Leila Fadel that despite public defiance from the Netanyahu government, the U.S. has tremendous influence.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024
Iran’s membership also undermines leverage Washington held over Tehran as a kind of global gatekeeper, said Trita Parsi of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.
—Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2023
For Parsi, however, the greatest danger lies in the fraying social fabric of Western liberal societies.
—Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
Here's what that means for the Middle East Opposing interests proved too strong, Parsi said, and normalization never took place.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 14 June 2023
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Parsi
noun
Par·si
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: a Zoroastrian descended from Persian refugees settled principally at Mumbai (Bombay)
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