Arman Zarei is a visiting research fellow at the Institute for Middle East Strategic Studies. He is also a Ph.D. student of Political Science in Tehran University. Mr. Zarei's research interests include Iran and great powers studies, Iran foreign policy, and terrorism studies.

Mehdi Zolfaghari is a visiting research fellow at the Institute for Middle East Strategic Studies. He is also a Ph.D. student of International Relations in the Allameh Tabatabai University. Mr. Zolfaghari's research interests include the terrorism, Iran and great powers studies and the Middle East issues.