Hamid Ahmadi is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Middle East Strategic Studies. He is also professor of political science in Tehran University. Dr. Ahmadi's research interests include politics and government in the Middle East, Iranian foreign policy, political sociology of contemporary Iran, and contemporary Islamic fundamentalist movements.

Seyed Asadollah Athari is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Middle East Strategic Studies. He is also a faculty member at the Department of Law and Political Science, Islamic Azad University, Takestan Branch. Dr. Athari's research interests include Middle East issues, Turkey studies, and defense diplomacy.

Kayhan Barzegar is Director of the Institute for Middle East Strategic Studies in Tehran. He is also a faculty member and Chair of the Department of Political Science and international Relations at the Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch in Tehran. Dr. Barzegar's research interests include the Middle East issues, Iran-US relations, and politics of Iran's nuclear program.

Hossein Daheshyar is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Middle East Strategic Studies. He is also a faculty member at the Department of Law and Political Science, Allameh Tabatabaee University. Dr. Daheshyar's research interests include Middle East issues and the U.S. foreign policy.

Mohammad Hossein Hafezian is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Middle East Strategic Studies. He is also a faculty member at the Department of Law and Political Science, Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch. Dr. Hafezian's research interests include the Middle East issues and women studies.

Mohammad Ali Mohtadi is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Middle East Strategic Studies. Mr. Mohtadi's research interests include the Middle East issues and international relations studies.