Lisa Daftari

Lisa Daftari is a foreign policy analyst and editor-in-chief at The Foreign Desk.

LISA DAFTARI: Hormuz whiplash proves Tehran can't honor any deal it signs

April 18, 2026

LISA DAFTARI: Hormuz whiplash proves Tehran can't honor any deal it signs

Tehran's reversal on the Strait of Hormuz shows the Iranian regime cannot be trusted to uphold deals, relying on constant threats for leverage.

LISA DAFTARI: This Purim, we are all targets of the Iranian regime

March 4, 2026

LISA DAFTARI: This Purim, we are all targets of the Iranian regime

The ancient story of Purim mirrors modern Iran regime's ongoing threats to Israel and the West through terror proxies, information warfare and regional destabilization.

LISA DAFTARI: Trump didn’t start a war; he ended one, and Iranians are celebrating

February 28, 2026

LISA DAFTARI: Trump didn’t start a war; he ended one, and Iranians are celebrating

After 47 years of suffocation, Iranian people seize their own destiny as celebrations stretch from Tehran to Los Angeles in an unprecedented moment of hope.

College Middle Eastern studies departments are broken — shut them down to end campus radicalism

December 24, 2025

College Middle Eastern studies departments are broken — shut them down to end campus radicalism

Campus antisemitism linked to Middle Eastern studies programs as faculty allegedly praise Hamas while students face harassment and exclusion from spaces.