Saeed Ghasseminejad

Senior Iran and financial economics adviser

Saeed Ghasseminejad is a senior adviser at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and director of the Iran Prosperity Project at the National Union for Democracy in Iran. Follow him on X @SGhasseminejad.

Plume of smoke in Tehran, Iran

April 23, 2026

Finish the job: Why a half war with Iran is the most dangerous outcome

Iran's regime strategy relies on patience and survival after U.S. military strikes. An analysis argues six measures are needed to prevent future threats.

Saeed Ghasseminejad: President Joe Biden would give Iran what it wants most — so Iran hopes he defeats Trump

September 6, 2020

Saeed Ghasseminejad: President Joe Biden would give Iran what it wants most — so Iran hopes he defeats Trump

Biden has pledged to reenter the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that Trump withdrew from. If Biden does that, the most crippling economic sanctions on Iran would be suspended.