{"id":1338,"date":"2026-08-22T13:06:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T09:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/en\/?page_id=1338"},"modified":"2026-08-22T13:06:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T09:36:20","slug":"scientific-council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/en\/scientific-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientific Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">This council comprises distinguished scholars and university faculty in Eurasian studies, alongside prominent policymakers and seasoned diplomats active in the region:<\/p>\n<p>Behzad Ahmadi &#8211; Assistant Professor, Faculty of World Studies; Head of the Center for North American and European Studies<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-12159 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Hassan Ahmadian &#8211; Assistant Professor of West Asian and North African Studies, University of Tehran<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-12158 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"127\" height=\"136\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Armina Arm &#8211; Senior Research Fellow in Russian Affairs<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-12163 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%85-200x300.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 106px) 100vw, 106px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/\u0627\u0631\u0645-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/\u0627\u0631\u0645-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/\u0627\u0631\u0645.jpeg 720w\" alt=\"\" width=\"106\" height=\"159\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Bahram Amirahmadian &#8211; University Lecturer and Senior Fellow in Eurasian Studies<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7945\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"127\" height=\"157\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Mohammadreza Bahrami &#8211; PhD in International Relations; Former Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Afghanistan<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7958\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 127px) 100vw, 127px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u0636\u0627\u0628\u0647\u0631\u0627\u0645\u06cc.jpg 813w, https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u0636\u0627\u0628\u0647\u0631\u0627\u0645\u06cc-268x300.jpg 268w, https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u0636\u0627\u0628\u0647\u0631\u0627\u0645\u06cc-768x861.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"127\" height=\"142\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Hassan Beheshtipour &#8211; Senior Fellow in Eurasian Studies<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7947\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%B4%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"133\" height=\"157\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Mojtaba Demirchilou &#8211; PhD in International Relations; Former Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Georgia and Kazakhstan<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7954\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/%D8%AF%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1%DA%86%DB%8C.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 132px) 100vw, 132px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u062f\u0645\u06cc\u0631\u0686\u06cc.png 365w, https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u062f\u0645\u06cc\u0631\u0686\u06cc-252x300.png 252w\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"157\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Mehdi Sanaei &#8211; Associate Professor of International Relations, University of Tehran<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7941\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"134\" height=\"158\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Mohsen Shojaei &#8211; PhD in Russian Language and Literature; Faculty Member, Islamic Azad University<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7948\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/%D8%B4%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B9%DB%8C.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"127\" height=\"155\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Mohsen Shariatinia &#8211; Faculty Member, Shahid Beheshti University; Senior Fellow in China Studies<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/%D8%B4%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B9%D8%AA%DB%8C.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 135px) 100vw, 135px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u0634\u0631\u06cc\u0639\u062a\u06cc.jpg 211w, https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u0634\u0631\u06cc\u0639\u062a\u06cc-150x150.jpg 150w\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"136\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Mahmood Shoori &#8211; PhD in International Relations; Senior Fellow in Eurasian Studies<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C.%D8%AF.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 137px) 100vw, 137px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u0634\u0648\u0631\u06cc.\u062f.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u0634\u0648\u0631\u06cc.\u062f-300x263.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"137\" height=\"120\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Hamidreza Azizi &#8211; PhD in International Relations; Senior Fellow in Eurasian Studies<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7951\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/%D8%B9%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%B2%DB%8C.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"157\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Seyed Mohammad Kazem Sajjadpour &#8211;\u00a0Professor, School of International Relations (Ministry of Foreign Affairs); Senior Diplomat<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7946\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"112\" height=\"134\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Elaheh Karimi Riabi &#8211; Assistant Professor, University of Tehran; Secretary of the Summit of Top Iranian and Russian Universities<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7952\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%85%DB%8C.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"177\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Jahangir Karami &#8211; Associate Professor, University of Tehran; Senior Fellow in Russian Studies<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7944\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4-%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%85%DB%8C.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"117\" height=\"144\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Davood Kiani &#8211; Associate Professor, Islamic Azad University; Senior Fellow in European Studies<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-11534 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG-20241127-WA0000-1-300x199.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG-20241127-WA0000-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG-20241127-WA0000-1-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG-20241127-WA0000-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG-20241127-WA0000-1.jpg 1080w\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"102\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Vali Golmohammadi &#8211; Faculty Member, Tarbiat Modares University; Senior Fellow in Turkish Studies<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7953\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/%DA%AF%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF%DB%8C.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u06af\u0644\u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f\u06cc.jpg 853w, https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u06af\u0644\u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f\u06cc-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u06af\u0644\u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f\u06cc-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u06af\u0644\u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f\u06cc-768x768.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Rahman Ghahremanpour &#8211; Senior Fellow in International Relations<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-12160 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ghahramanpoor-238x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"109\" height=\"138\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Ebrahim Motaghi &#8211; Professor of Political Science; Dean of the Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-12162 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cbccdab502c647b592b4ff3df07fa282-217x300.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 103px) 100vw, 103px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cbccdab502c647b592b4ff3df07fa282-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cbccdab502c647b592b4ff3df07fa282.jpg 709w\" alt=\"\" width=\"103\" height=\"142\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Zahra Mohammadi &#8211; Associate Professor of Russian Language and Literature, University of Tehran<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-11742 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/photo_2025-01-11_12-12-05-224x300.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/photo_2025-01-11_12-12-05-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/photo_2025-01-11_12-12-05-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/photo_2025-01-11_12-12-05-768x1029.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/photo_2025-01-11_12-12-05.jpg 937w\" alt=\"\" width=\"126\" height=\"169\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Seyed Masoud Mousavi Shafaee &#8211; Faculty Member, Tarbiat Modares University<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-12161 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"101\" height=\"139\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Seyed Rasoul Mousavi &#8211; PhD in International Relations; Former Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Tajikistan<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7949\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%88%DB%8C.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"127\" height=\"157\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This council comprises distinguished scholars and university faculty in Eurasian studies, alongside prominent policymakers and seasoned diplomats active in the region: Behzad Ahmadi &#8211; Assistant Professor, Faculty of World Studies; Head of the Center for North American and European Studies Hassan Ahmadian &#8211; Assistant Professor of West Asian and North African Studies, University of Tehran [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1338"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1338"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1338\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1339,"href":"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1338\/revisions\/1339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iras.ir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}