Personal Information

Academic Appointment

University of Isfahan, Department of Political Science

Education

Language Proficiency

Awards & Fellowships

Books & Book Chapters

Selected Book Chapters (International, English):

  1. Omidi, A. The War in Gaza and the Future of IMEC. In Strategic Navigation through Economic Corridors: Intersecting Geoeconomics and Geopolitics. Springer Nature Singapore, 2025.
  2. Omidi, A. China's Concurrent Gradual Strategy of De-Dollarization and Internationalization of the Yuan. In Implications, Prospects, and Challenges in China’s Global South Strategy. IGI Global, 2025.
  3. Omidi, A., Co-author. Iranian Media Coverage and Views of the United States and Trump. In Global Media Perceptions of the United States: The Trump Effect. Rowman & Littlefield, 2021, pp. 155–174.
  4. Omidi, A. Iran’s Geopolitical Capacities in the Connection and Synergy of the INSTC and BRI Corridors. In India’s Economic Corridor Initiatives: INSTC and Chabahar Port. Routledge, 2024.
  5. Omidi, A., Co-author.  “The Effect of Artificial Intelligence over the Educational System (School and University)” for the upcoming book “Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) for Productivity & Organizational Transition” (IGI Global, 2024).
  6.  Omidi, A., Co-author.  “A comparative analysis of the soft power of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America in Iraq” in the upcoming book, "Soft Power and Diplomatic Strategies in Asia and the Middle East” (IGI Global, 2024).
  7.  Omidi, A. “China and the Policy of Friendship with All Middle Eastern Countries: Benefits and Risks in Examining China's Global Engagement and Future Prospects(IGI Global, 2025).
  8. Omidi, A.  “Iran’s Perceived Geopolitical Concerns Regarding the Implementation of Article 9 of the Armenia–Azerbaijan Armistice Agreement (2020)” in “ Caucasia and Connectivity” (forthcoming, Rutledge, 2026).

Books (Persian):

  1. World Politics, the Menu for Choice. IPIS, 2002, ISBN: 964-361-126-4 (Translation from English to Persian)
  2. Regionalism in Asia: A Comparative Analysis of ECO, ASEAN and SAARC. IPIS, 2010, ISBN: 978-964-361-527-7
  3. The Cultural-Identical Roots of Confrontation between the US and Islamism. NedayeZeiton, 2013, ISBN: 978-600-5560-44-2
  4. Public International Law: Theory and Practice. Mizan, 2010, ISBN: 978-964-511-202-6
  5. Future Studies of Terrorism. Emam Hossein, 2021, ISBN: 978-622-286-009-7

Courses Taught

Peer-Reviewed Articles (Authored or Co-Authored) – Farsi & English

(Around 25 of the following articles were published in international Q1, Q2 and Q3 Scopus indexed journals)

  1. Omidi, A., & Emami, A.. Securitization of climate change in international politics: Trends, reasons, and individual and collective actions. Quarterly Journal of West Asia Political Research, 1(3), e228929.
  2. Bahramipoor, F., Omidi, A., & Ahmadian, G.. The analysis of the changing nature of diplomacy in the light of Metaverse expansion. International Studies Journal (ISJ), 21(4), 299–323.
  3. Khan, K. H., Bastanifar, I., Omidi, A., & Khan, Z. Integrating gravity models and network analysis in logistical strategic planning: A case of the India Middle-East Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC). Maritime Economics & Logistics, 27(1), 147–182.
  4. Omidi, A., & Roustaei, M.. Citizen diplomacy and Armenian-Azeri tensions: Challenges and opportunities. Central Eurasia Studies, 17(2), 29–56.
  5. Omidi, A. (n.d.). Azerbaijan’s relations with Israel: Classic alliance, strategic partnership, or marriage of convenience. Israel Affairs, 31(1), 9–24.
  6. Bastanifar, I., Omidi, A., & Khan, K. H.. A recursive networking economic analysis of international economic corridors: IMEEC and INSTC. Cogent Economics & Finance, 12(1), 2363457.
  7. Omidi, A., Khan, K. H., & Schortz, O.. Explaining the vicious circle of political repression and Islamic radicalism in Central Asia. Cogent Social Sciences, 10(1), 2350115.
  8. Mirahmadi, S., & Omidi, A. (n.d.). Applications of artificial intelligence in foreign policy decision-making: Capacities and challenges. Political Strategic Studies, 13(50), 259–300.
  9. Omidi, A., Bahramipour, F., & Barati, S.. Deconstructing the arguments in favour of politicisation of Muslim immigrants in the EU. International Journal on Minority and Group Rights, 1(aop), 1–28.
  10. Pirankhoo, S., Omidi, A., & Bastanifar, I. The political economy of internationalization of emerging currencies: An analysis of the trends and consequences of the internationalization of the yuan. Political and International Approaches, 16(2), 1–28.
  11. Bahramipour, F., Barati, B. S., & Omidi, A.. Securitization of the immigration phenomenon in the European Union: With an emphasis on Muslim minority. WORLD POLITICS, 13(4), 157–187.
  12. Khan, K. H., Omidi, A., & Alkan, A.. A comparative analysis of the gas pipeline geopolitics of China and India in the Central Asia Republics. India Quarterly, 09749284241264062.
  13. Omidi, A.. Analyzing the Persian Gulf naming dispute from international law perspective. The Chinese Journal of Comparative Law, 12, cxae010.
  14. Omidi, A., & Hafeez, M.. Indo-Iran relations: Impact of third-party influence. India Quarterly, 79(4), 594–610.
  15. Omidi, A., & Orhon Özdağ, H.. Analyzing the mutual geopolitical and security complementarity of Iran and Turkey: Border, energy, and water. Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, 25(5), 923–943.
  16. Mirahmadi, S., Pedram, M., & Omidi, A.. China's use of rare earth elements and its geopolitical implications. International Political Economy Studies, 6(1), 223–256.
  17. Omidi, A., & Khan, K. H. (n.d.). China-India counterbalancing measures through international corridors and ports: The focus on Chabahar and Gwadar ports. Journal of Liberty and International Affairs, 9(2), 144–163.
  18. Omidi, A., & Mirinamniha, M.. The role of cultural identity in the escalation of conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Journal of Central Asia and The Caucasus Studies, 28(119), 125–152.
  19. Omidi, A.. Russian-Iranian ties: Strategic alliance, strategic coalition, or strategic alignment (partnership). Russian Politics, 7(3), 341–365.
  20. Omidi, A., & Moradifar, S.. Social media and the political empowering of the Iranian people. Cyberpolitik Journal, 7(13), 24–46.
  21. Omidi, A. (n.d.). Analyzing the compatibility of the remedial right of secession with regard to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Region: Regional Studies of Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia, 11(2).
  22. Fallahi, E., Omidi, A., & Yazdani, E. (2022). Conceptual developments of Chinese nationalism and its impact on the development-based foreign policy. Geopolitics Quarterly, 18(65), 115–149.
  23. Omidi, A. (2022). The United States’ breaching of the Iranian people’s right to health and its legal liability in Donald Trump’s administration. Australian Journal of Human Rights, 27(2), 1–23.
  24. Omidi, A. & Mobini, Z. (2022). A discourse analysis of conflicting implications of terrorism in Iran: The US perspective. Chinese Political Science Review, 7(1), 1–20.
  25. Omidi, A. (2021). The evolutionary feature of Turkey’s soft power in the Middle East, 2011–2020. Insight Turkey, 23(4).
  26. Omidi, A., & Torabian, S. (2021). The UN Security Council’s role in the Syrian crisis: Pain killer in low politics and poor record in high politics (2011–2018). International Journal of New Political Economy, 2(2).
  27. Omidi, A., & Noolkar-Oak, G. (2021). Geopolitics of Chabahar Port for Iran, India, and Afghanistan. South Asia Research, 42(1), 21–39.
  28. Naghshbandi, A. O. J. (2021). Iran-India energy relationship: Potential, track record, and prospective scenarios. CASS Journal, 9(2), 19–33.
  29. Bagheri, M., Omidi, A., & Yazdani, E. (2021). The impact of the Resistance Axis on the strategic depth of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Political Studies of Islamic World, 10(2), 65–92.
  30. Omidi, A., & Moradifar, S. (2021). Strategic narrative of US digital diplomacy against China in the Corona pandemic. Political Quarterly, 51(2), 362–335.
  31. Omidi, A. (2021). Analysing Iran and India’s soft power in Afghanistan in the post-Taliban period. CASS Journal, 9(1), 1–14.
  32. Chaleshtari, N. H., & Omidi, A. (2021). Deconstruction of dictatorship in Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa’s works. Journal of Language and Literature, 21(1), 1–13.
  33. Fallahi, E., & Omidi, A. (2020). Analyzing China and IR Iran bilateral relations: Gap between expectations and realities. Political Knowledge, 16(2), 537–562.
  34. Omidi, A., & Moradifar, S. (2020). Digital controversy of Iran and the US (case study: Mohammad Javad Zarif and Mike Pompeo). Global Media Journal-Persian Edition, 15(1), 23–48.
  35. Omidi, A., & Torabian, S. (2020). Analyzing the performance of the UN Security Council and the reasons for its inefficacy in the Syrian crisis (2011–2018). Political Studies of Islamic World, 9(2), 145–163.
  36. Omidi, A. (2020). Trump’s maximum pressure policy, Iran’s perception of the hostility, and failure of diplomacy. Iranian Review of Foreign Affairs, 11(1), 303–330.
  37. Omidi, A., & Emami, A. (2020). The impact of US soft power on the United States' growing influence in Iraq. International Relations Research, 9(4), 251–283.
  38. Mobini Keshe, Z., & Omidi, A. (2019). Fourth wave of terrorism and the future trends of international terrorism. The Iranian Research Letter of International Politics, 7(2), 239–264.
  1. Moradifar, S., & Omidi, A. (2019). Analysis of the method and political objectives of cyber intervention elements associated with Russia in the US presidential election of 2016. Research Letter of International Relations, 12(47), 9–37.
  2. Fallahi, E., & Omidi, A. (2019). Comparative analysis of China's energy geopolitics in the Persian Gulf and Central Asia: With an eye on Iran’s position. Quarterly Energy Economics Review, 15(61), 29–66.
  3. Omidi, A., & Ghalamkari, A. (2019). The role of development-oriented foreign policy on Turkey’s economic progress (2002–2017). International Political Economy Studies, 2(1), 301–332.
  4. Omidi, A., Fallahi, E., & Barkhordari Naghani, T. (2019). Comparative analysis of USA and Russia's soft power in the South Caucasus. World Politics, 8(1), 229–259.
  5. Yousefi Kupai, G., Yazdani, E., & Omidi, A. (2019). Explaining the Islamic Republic of Iran’s soft power potentials and achievements in Latin America. Political Knowledge, 14(2), 165–198.
  6. Aghamohammadi, Z., & Omidi, A. (2019). Future studies of the Saudi Arabia role in light of relations with the United States in the Middle East (2017–2025): Challenges and strategies. Political and International Approaches, 9(4), 12–34.
  7. Omidi, A., & Mobini Keshe, Z. (2019). Futures studies of terrorism and the security of international system. Quarterly of Security Research, 26(26), 119–144.
  8. Omidi, A. (2019). Analysis of the relationship between foreign policy and economic development: Comparison of Khatami, Ahmadinejad, and Rouhani governments (1376–1396). The Islamic Revolution Approach, 13(46), 47–72.
  9. Omidi, S. M. A. (2019). Social media and its effects on political participation: A case study of political participation in the province of Mazandaran. Global Media Journal – Persian Edition, 13(26), 254–275.
  10. Omidi, A., & Fallahi, E. (2019). Iran's foreign policy in South Caucasus: Offensive or defensive? Central Eurasia Studies, 11(23), 417–433.
  11. Omidi, A., & Moradifar, S. (2019). How ISIS employs three generations of web. Communication Research, 25(96), 161–169.
  12. Soleimanzadeh, S., Omidi, A., & Barati, S. (2018). Trump's foreign policy strategy: Neo–isolationism–realism hybrid. Strategic Studies of Public Policy, 8(28), 269–283.
  13. Aghamohammadi, Z., & Omidi, A. (2018). The prospect of the United States and Saudi Arabia relations in light of Khashoggi murder. World Sociopolitical Studies, 2(4), 605–632.
  14. Mobini Keshe, Z., & Omidi, A. (2018). Futures studies of terrorism and the security of international system. Protective & Security Researches, 7(26), 119–144.
  15. Akhavan, B., Yazdani, E., & Omidi, A. (2018). Trump's foreign policy strategy on Iran's nuclear deal. International Relations Research, 8(2), 201–226.
  16. Kheiri, M., Yazdani, E., & Omidi, A. (2018). Explanation of the objectives of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq in alliance with Turkey. World Politics, 7(1), 81–106.
  17. Soleimanzadeh, S., Omidi, A., & Yazdani, E. (2018). A constructivist analysis of Iranophobia in US foreign policy in post-JCPOA era. Strategic Research of Politics, 7(24), 95–124.
  18. Aghamohammadi, Z., & Omidi, A. (2018). Analyzing the barbarism of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) according to psychological theory of group. Political Studies of Islamic World, 7(327), 121–141.
  19. Fallahi, E., & Omidi, A. (2017). Change and continuity in China's development-oriented foreign policy in Xi Jinping era. Political and International Approaches, 9(1), 147–178.
  20. Omidi, A., & Ebrahimi, S. (2017). The scope and horizon of the relations of Islamic Republic of Iran and Turkey (2011–2021).
  21. Yarmohammadeyan, H., Omidi, A., & Ebrahimi, S. (2017). Turkish-Iranian relations: Prospects amid uncertainty. Political Studies of Islamic World, 6(1), 17–33.
  22. Yazdani, E., Omidi, A., & ShahMohammadi, P. (2017). Belt–Road Initiative: Fortifier of Heartland Theory. Central Asia and The Caucasus Journal, 22(96), 163–188.
  23. Ali Omidi, Z. A. (2017). An Iranian narrative of Tehran–Riyadh tension escalation. Iranian Review of Foreign Affairs, 8.
  24. Hasan Poorbafrani, B. G., & Omidi, A. (2017). Analyzing the legal doctrine on necessity of equating modern piracy with terrorism (with emphasis on piracy off the coast of Somalia). Legal Studies, 9(2), 27–50.
  25. Ali Omidi, M. K. (2017). The Azerbaijan and Zionist regime relationship and its implications on national security of Iran. Quarterly of Strategic Studies, 19(3), 137–158.
  26. Omidi, A., & Rashidi, A. M. (2017). A comparative study of news framing by CNN and RT during Ukraine and Crimean crisis (2013–2015). New Media Studies, 3(10), 139–168.
  27. Omidi, A., Fallahi, E., & Agha Mohammadi, Z. (2016). The impact of Turkmenistan's foreign policy on its economy. Central Asia and The Caucasus Journal, 21(91), 1–36.
  28. Omidi, A., Pourbafrani, H., & Pourali, I. (2016). A confrontation between two legal perspectives: Analysis of the legal interaction and conflict between the IR Iran and the United Nations Human Rights Council. Public Law Studies Quarterly, 46(3), 581–602.
  29. Talei Hur, R., Omidi, A., & Basiri, M. (2016). Identity-based agents of opposition in IRI and USA relations. Journal of Islamic Revolution Studies, 13(45), 71–90.
  30. Omidi, A., & Mohammadi, A. (2016). The continental shelf in the southern neighborhood. Iranian Review of Foreign Affairs, 7(24), 85–110.
  31. Omidi, A., Mehdizadeh, R., & Mahmoudi, R. S. Z. (2016). Using scenario-based approach to the future of Iran’s foreign policy. Strategic Studies of Public Policy (Strategic Studies of Globalization).
  32. Omidi, A., & Kheiri, M. (2015). A discourse analysis of Islamism in Turkey and its impact on Ankara’s foreign policy (case study: Turkey and Israel relations in 2002–2015). Political Quarterly, 45(4), 843–858.
  33. Omidi, A. (2015). Is Iraq bound for the same destiny as Syria? Retrieved from http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/Is-Iraq-Bound.
  34. Omidi, A. (2015). India's energy strategy by 2035 and its implications for IR of Iran. Quarterly Energy Economics Review, 11(45), 1–28.
  35. Omidi, A., & Moradifar, S. (2015). Securitization of Iran’s nuclear program (2003–2013). World Politics, 3(4), 121–149.
  36. Omidi, A., & Rashid, M. (2015). Shift of great powers by 2025 and its political-security consequences for Iran (predicting the economic-military power of the US, China, Russia, and India). Strategic Studies of Public Policy (Strategic Studies of Globalization).
  37. Hatami, A., Omidi, A., & Rashidi Alavije, M. (2014). Comparative study of how the type of civil society may influence the type of transition in revolutions of Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya. Journal of Islamic Revolution Studies, 11(38), 123–140.
  38. Omidi, A. (2014). ICJ AO on Kosovo’s declaration of independence: Legal analysis of different perspectives. Journal of Public Law (Law Research Quarterly), 38.
  39. Omidi, A., & Rashidi, A. M. (2014). The role of Al Jazeera in framing of Syrian crisis (2011–2013). Journal of Culture-Communication Studies, 14(2456), 139–161.
  40. Omidi, A. (2013). Trinal methodological approach toward social sciences and its comparison with Allameh Tabataba’i’s theory of contingents. Wisdom and Philosophy, 9(36), 99–118.
  41. Omidi, A. (2013). Sustainable development and security and legal empowerment of local governments in Iran. Geographical Research, 28(4).
  42. Omidi, A., & Rezaii, F. (2013). Armenians genocide or the great tragedy 1915: Opponents argumentation. Journal of Historical Researches, 5(3), 57–76.
  43. Omidi, A. (2013). Iran’s narrative of security in Afghanistan and the feasibility of Iranian–US engagement. SIPRI Working Paper. Retrieved from https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/2016-04/ARD02.pdf
  44. Omidi, A. (2012). Iran and the security of Afghanistan after NATO’s pullout. Iranian Review of Foreign Affairs, 3(2), 48.
  45. Omidi, A., & Rashidi, A. M. (2012). The role of new media in the Arab revolutions (2011–2012). Journal of Culture-Communication Studies, 13(1749), 45–76.
  46. Omidi, A. (2012). A comparative analysis of the Turkish and Iranian foreign policy towards the Arab revolutions. Discourse: An Iranian Quarterly, 10(3–4), 29–52.
  47. Omidi, A. (2011). Structural challenges of Iran-Russia strategic relations: Iranian anti-imperialism approach and Russian pragmatism. Central Eurasia Studies, 4(8), 43–64.
  48. Omidi, A., & Rezaei, M. (2011). Legal considerations in Russia-Georgia war. PIR, 3(6), 103–133.
  49. Omidi, A., & Rezaei, F.. Neo-Ottomanism in Turkey's foreign policy: Its characteristics and consequences for the Middle East. Foreign Relations, 3(11), 231–260.
  50. Omidi, A., & Rezai, F.. The political and cultural impacts of globalization on Iranian ethnic groups: A field study on Azeri, Arab, Kurd, and Baluch students. Pizhuish-i Siyasat-i Nazari: Research in Political Science.
  51. Omidi, A., & AslaniAslemarz, A. (2009). Lessons from EU regional integration for ECO. The Journal of Planning and Budgeting, 14(2), 3–38.
  52. Omidi, A. (2008). A comparative study of governance structural models in multiethnic community regions: Lessons for Iran. The Journal of Planning and Budgeting, 13(1), 65–100.
  53. Omidi, A.. Conceptual expansions of self-determination of peoples: From independence of colonial territories to right of democracy for all. Private Law Studies, 38(2), 1–23.
  54. Omidi, A. (2008). The comparative what and how foreign policy: The case study of Iran and Syria relations. Middle East Studies Quarterly, 4th year.
  55. Omidi, A. (2007). International law and the construction of artificial islands. Political Information-Economics, 237–238.
  56. Omidi, A. (2006). A comparative study of geopolitics impacts on ECO and ASEAN. Geopolitics Quarterly, 2(3), 122–157.

 

Online Short Article and Commentary

1.      Omidi, A. (2023, November 15). The psychological consequences of the trauma of war in Gaza. Middle East Monitor. Retrieved from https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20231115-the-psychological-consequences-of-the-trauma-of-war-in-gaza/

2.      Omidi, A. (2023, October 4). What are the drivers and implications of reconciliation between Iran and Saudi Arabia? Middle East Monitor. Retrieved from https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20231004-what-are-the-drivers-and-implications-of-reconciliation-between-iran-and-saudi-arabia/

3.      Omidi, A. (2022, August). Tehran's leap to become a member of the BRICS. Hermes Research. Retrieved from https://www.hermesresearch.eu/short-comments.html

4.      Omidi, A. (2021, September). Taliban's reconquest of Afghanistan and Iran's hope and fear. Retrieved from https://nebula.wsimg.com/073503d42c8817c274023a9f031c7375?AccessKeyId=401F75AAF8C61A96E174&disposition=0&alloworigin=1

5.      Omidi, A. (2021, December 31). How can Iran be assured of the commitment of future US administrations to the nuclear deal? Modern Diplomacy. Retrieved from https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2021/12/31/how-can-iran-be-assured-of-the-commitment-of-future-us-administrations-to-the-nuclear-deal/

6.      Omidi, A. (2021, February). New US govt must revisit Iran strategy. Lokmaanya. Retrieved from https://www.lokmaanya.com/new-us-govt-must-revisit-iran-strategy/

7.      Omidi, A. (2016, November 10). Does Iranian law consider US a hostile state? Al-Monitor. Retrieved from http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/11/iran-us-hostile-state-belligerent-law-namazi.html

8.      Omidi, A. (2017, August 30). Trump’s executive order contravenes five major theories of international relations. Iran Review. Retrieved from http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/Trump-s-Executive-Order-Contravenes-Five-Major-Theories-of-International-Relations.htm

9.      Omidi, A. (2017, July 1). A comparative analysis of Saudi ultimatum to Qatar and Austria–Hungary ultimatum to Serbia. IR Diplomacy. Retrieved from http://www.irdiplomacy.ir/fa/page/1969766

10.  Omidi, A. (2017, June 10). Why Saudi Arabia moved to cut ties with Qatar: Future scenarios. Iran Review. Retrieved from http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/Why-Saudi-Arabia-moved-to-cut-ties-with-Qatar-Future-Scenarios.htm

11.  Omidi, A. (2017, March 13). Five fallacies in Netanyahu’s remarks during meeting with Putin about the myth of Haman and Esther. Iran Review. Retrieved from http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/Five-Fallacies-in-Netanyahu-s-Remarks-during-Meeting-with-Putin-about-the-Myth-of-Haman-and-Esther.htm

12.  Omidi, A. (2017, February 14). What must Iran's reaction to Trump be, chicken game or bullfighting? Iran Review. Retrieved from http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/What-Must-Iran-s-Reaction-to-Trump-Be-Chicken-Game-or-Bullfighting-.htm

13.  Omidi, A. (2017, February 1). Turkish constitution reform: Paradox between authoritarianism and stable state. IR Diplomacy. Retrieved from http://www.irdiplomacy.ir/fa/page/1966470

14.  Omidi, A. (2016, November 23). Iran and the first 100 days of Trump presidency. IR Diplomacy. Retrieved from http://www.irdiplomacy.ir/fa/page/1964920

15.  Omidi, A. (2016, October 28). The main reason Rouhani replaced three of his ministers. Al-Monitor. Retrieved from http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/10/rouhani-cabinet-reshuffle-ministers-resign.html

16.  Omidi, A. (2016, October 2). Five reasons Rouhani will be president for another term. Al-Monitor. Retrieved from http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/10/five-reasons-five-more-years-rouhani-reelection-may-2017.html

17.  Omidi, A. (2016, August 31). Why Russian warplanes might return to Iran. Al-Monitor. Retrieved from http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/08/iran-hamedan-noje-airbase-russia-airstrikes-syria.html

18.  Omidi, A. (2016, September 17). Aftermaths of Saudi Arabia complaint against Iran on breach of the UNSC Resolution 2216. IR Diplomacy. Retrieved from http://www.irdiplomacy.ir/fa/page/1963205

19.  Omidi, A. (2016, September 9). Does Iranian law green light encounters with US warships? Al-Monitor. Retrieved from http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/09/iran-us-strait-of-hormuz-irgc-patrol-boats-us-vessels.html

20.  Omidi, A. (2016, August 1). Is the complaint filed with UN against Iran by Kuwait and Saudi Arabia valid? Iran Review. Retrieved from http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/Is-the-Complaint-Filed-with-the-UN-against-Iran-by-Kuwait-and-Saudi-Arabia-over-Iran-s-Alleged-Marine-Transgressions-Valid-.htm

21.  Omidi, A. (2016, July 9). 5 reasons Rouhani may not win second term. Al-Monitor. Retrieved from http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/07/iran-president-rouhani-second-term-prospects.html

22.  Omidi, A. (2016, June 21). Outcomes of changes of persons in Iranian Foreign Ministry. IR Diplomacy. Retrieved from http://www.irdiplomacy.ir/fa/page/1960306

23.  Omidi, A. (2016, June 1). Is Iran about to cut Muqtada al-Sadr loose? Al-Monitor. Retrieved from http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/05/iran-iraq-muqtada-sadr-parliament-storming.html

24.  Omidi, A. (2016, May 25). Four ways US seizure of Iranian assets will impact bilateral ties. Al-Monitor. Retrieved from http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/05/us-supreme-court-2-billion-iranian-assets-seizure.html

25.  Omidi, A. (2016, May 3). What options Tehran has in the face of US seizure of $2bn of Iranian bonds? Iran Review. Retrieved from http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/What-Options-Tehran-Has-in-the-Face-of-US-Seizure-of-2bn-of-Iranian-Bonds-.htm

26.  Omidi, A. (2016, May). Moghtada Al-Sadr: Results of rebellion. IR Diplomacy. Retrieved from http://www.irdiplomacy.ir/fa/page/1959221

27.  Omidi, A. (2016, March). Iran missile tests, legal logic and political expediency. IR Diplomacy. Retrieved from http://www.irdiplomacy.ir/fa/page/1957612

28.  Omidi, A. (2016, April). JCPOA lessons in track two diplomacy. IR Diplomacy. Retrieved from http://www.irdiplomacy.ir/fa/page/1957941

29.  Omidi, A. (2016, January 5). Five reasons so many Iranians are rushing to run for office. Al-Monitor. Retrieved from http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/01/iran-parliament-assembly-experts-election-surge-candidates.html

30.  Omidi, A. (2016, January 3). What message does give the execution of Sheikh Nimr? IR Diplomacy. Retrieved from http://www.irdiplomacy.ir/fa/page/1955273

31.  Omidi, A. (2015, November 17). Will Rouhani and Zarif defy Khamenei by holding direct talks with US on Syria? Al-Monitor. Retrieved from http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/11/iran-us-syria-direct-bilateral-talks.html

32.  Omidi, A. (2015, December 23). If it ain't broke, don't fix it: Why Turkey and Iran's 376 years of peace will continue. Al-Monitor. Retrieved from http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/12/iran-turkey-tension-syria-yemen-iraq.html

33.  Omidi, A. (2015, December 13). Realities, charges and hypotheses in rhetoric exchanges between Iran-Turkey. IR Diplomacy. Retrieved from http://www.irdiplomacy.ir/fa/page/1954680

34.  Omidi, A. (2015, October 27). Iran February (2016) parliamentary elections and the problem of sanctions for President Rouhani. IR Diplomacy. Retrieved from http://www.irdiplomacy.ir/fa/page/1953307

35.  Omidi, A. (2015, October 10). What could a “harsh” Iranian reaction to Riyadh constitute? Al-Monitor. Retrieved from http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/10/iran-saudi-tension.html

36.  Omidi, A. (2015, September 16). A pragmatic solution for the Syrian tragedy. IR Diplomacy. Retrieved from http://www.irdiplomacy.ir/en/page/1952035/A+Pragmatic+Solution+for+the+Syrian+Tragedy+.html

37.  Omidi, A. (2015, September 30). Obama and Zarif shaking hands and its implications. IR Diplomacy. Retrieved from http://www.irdiplomacy.ir/fa/page/1952477/

38.  Omidi, A. (2015, August 31). What if Obama fails to veto Congress rejection of JCPOA? Iran Review. Retrieved from http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/What-if-Obama-Fails-to-Veto-Congress-Rejection-of-JCPOA-.htm

39.  Omidi, A. (2015, July 20). Iran-US relations following nuclear deal: Thermidor or normal. Foreign Policy Journal. Retrieved from http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/author/ali-omidi/

40.  Omidi, A. (2015, June 4). Perception and misperception in the Iran-Saudi Arabia tensions. Online Opinion. Retrieved from http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/author.asp?id=6834

41.  Omidi, A. (2014, July 18). Is Iraq bound for the same destiny as Syria? Foreign Policy Journal. Retrieved from http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/author/ali-omidi/

42.  Omidi, A. (2014, September 2). Possible scenarios for Ukraine. Iran Review. Retrieved from http://www.iranreview.org/cms/searchResult.aspx?query=Ali%20Omidi

43.  Omidi, A. (2014, December 20). Three reasons for global oil price slump. Iran Review. Retrieved from http://www.iranreview.org/cms/searchResult.aspx?query=Ali%20Omidi

44.  Omidi, A. (2014, August 12). Why Israel's impunity goes unpunished by international authorities. Online Opinion. Retrieved from http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/author.asp?id=6834

45.  Omidi, A. (2015, March 16). US senators’ letter lacks legal basis. Iran Review. Retrieved from http://www.iranreview.org/cms/searchResult.aspx?query=Ali%20Omidi

46.  Omidi, A. (2014, September 1). Possible scenarios for Ukraine: Giving autonomy to eastern regions key to crisis resolution. Foreign Policy Journal. Retrieved from http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/author/ali-omidi/

47.  Omidi, A. (2015, June 2). Why Zarif’s visit to Oman is important? Iran Review. Retrieved from http://www.iranreview.org/cms/searchResult.aspx?query=Ali%20Omidi

48.  Omidi, A. (2015, June 19). The Arab states are not opposed to the Iran nuclear deal. Online Opinion. Retrieved from http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/author.asp?id=6834

49.  Omidi, A. (2015, June 16). Israel is lying: Arab states not opposed to Iran nuclear deal. Iran Review. Retrieved from http://www.iranreview.org/cms/searchResult.aspx?query=Ali%20Omidi

50.  Omidi, A. (2014, April 23). Prospect of negotiation on the legal regime of Caspian Sea. Borna News Agency. Retrieved from http://www.bornanews.ir/Pages/News-181981.aspx

51.  Omidi, A. (2014, May 4). Why Europe cannot impose crippling sanctions against Russia? Iran Review. Retrieved from http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/Why-Europe-Cannot-Impose-Crippling-Sanctions-against-Russia-.htm

52.  Omidi, A. (2014, March 14). Are Russia’s positions on Ukraine, Crimea legal? Iran Review. Retrieved from http://www.iranreview.org/cms/classificationList.aspx?classification=5805ce58-bdc0-466b-94b9-028081c34ea2

53.  Omidi, A. (2014, March 10). Rivalry between the US and Russia on Ukraine: New cold war or European concert. Fars News Agency. Retrieved from http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13921218001031

54.  Omidi, A. (2014, February 27). Will Russia deploy military forces to Ukraine? Iran Review. Retrieved from http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/Will-Russia-Deploy-Military-Forces-to-Ukraine-.htm

55.  Omidi, A. (2014, January 20). Cabinet crisis in Lebanon. Institute for Peace and Security. Retrieved from http://peace-ipsc.org/fa/

56.  Omidi, A. (2014, January 29). How can the Syrian crisis be handled? IR Diplomacy. Retrieved from http://www.irdiplomacy.ir/fa/page/1927697

57.  Omidi, A. (2013, October 9). Bibi needs something more than nuclear bomb caricature. IR Diplomacy. Retrieved from http://www.irdiplomacy.ir/index.php/page/view/id/1922556

58.  Omidi, A. (2013, October 2). Israel, Achilles’ heel of Iran-US diplomacy. International Opinion. Retrieved from http://www.international.to/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9703:israel-achilles-heel-of-iran-us-diplomacy&catid=219:iran-review&Itemid=313

59.  Omidi, A. (2013, September 7). The implications of transferring of Iranian nuclear dossier from Iran National Security Council to Foreign Ministry. IR Diplomacy. Retrieved from http://www.irdiplomacy.ir/fa/page/1921026

60.  Omidi, A. (2013, September 2). Iran’s response to any the US-led military attack against Syria. Middle East Online. Retrieved from http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=61044

61.  Omidi, A. (2013, August 15). The US is seeking wrestling with Iran, not negotiation. IR Diplomacy. Retrieved from www.irdiplomacy.ir/fa/page/1919711/آمریکا+به+دنبال+کشتی+با+ایران+است+نه+مذاکره.html

62.  Omidi, A. (2013, June 21). Election of Rouhani makes military option against Iran seem irrational. Iran Review. Retrieved from http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/Election-of-Rohani-Makes-Military-Option-against-Iran-Seem-Irrational.htm

63.  Omidi, A. (2013, May 23). What message new US sanctions are meant to convey to Iran’s next president? Iran Review. Retrieved from http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/What-Message-New-US-Sanctions-Are-Meant-to-Convey-to-Iran-s-Next-President-.htm

64.  Omidi, A. (2013, February 28). Syria crisis and tension in Iran's relations with Turkey. Iran Review. Retrieved from http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/Syria-Crisis-and-Tension-in-Iran-s-Relations-with-Turkey.htm

65.  Omidi, A. (2013, February 4). Symbolic importance of the venue of negotiations in diplomatic efforts. Iran Review. Retrieved from http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/Symbolic-Importance-of-the-Venue-of-Negotiations-in-Diplomatic-Efforts.htm

66.  Omidi, A. (2012, July 29). Understanding Iran’s perception of Syrian turbulence. Foreign Policy Journal. Retrieved from http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2012/07/29/understanding-irans-perception-of-syrian-turbulence/

67.  Omidi, A. (2012, May 31). Is it morally legitimate for Israel to address the Iranian nuclear issue? Foreign Policy Journal. Retrieved from http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2012/05/31/is-it-morally-legitimate-for-israel-to-address-the-iranian-nuclear-issue/

68.  Omidi, A. (2011, December 23). Will Iran block the Hormuz Strait? Foreign Policy Journal. Retrieved from http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2011/12/23/will-iran-block-the-hormuz-strait/

69.  Omidi, A. (2013, February 18). The West will not cancel the sanctions in Kazakhstan negotiation! IR Diplomacy. Retrieved from http://irdiplomacy.ir/fa

70.  Omidi, A. (2011, July 28). Iran: Will the Russian nuclear initiative break the deadlock? Foreign Policy Journal. Retrieved from http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2011/07/28/will-the-russian-nuclear-initiative-break-the-deadlock/

71.  Omidi, A. (2011, June 17). The ultra-importance of Turkish AKP’s parliamentary victory for Iran. Foreign Policy Journal. Retrieved from http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2011/06/17/the-ultra-importance-of-turkish-akps-parliamentary-victory-for-iran/

72.  Omidi, A. (2011, May 27). Problematic future of Khatami in Iranian political sphere. Foreign Policy Journal. Retrieved from http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2011/05/27/problematic-future-of-khatami-in-iranian-political-sphere/

73.  Omidi, A. (2011, May 14). Arms racing between Khamenei and Ahmadinejad and its impact on the US-Iran relations. Foreign Policy Journal. Retrieved from http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2011/05/14/arms-racing-between-khamenei-and-ahmadinejad-and-its-impact-on-the-us-iran-relations/

74.  Omidi, A. (2012, July 17). Why the West does not want to solve the nuclear dilemma with Iran. Online Opinion. Retrieved from http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=13870

75.  Omidi, A. (2010, August 18). What would be Iranian reaction to any foreign assault? IR Diplomacy. Retrieved from http://www.irdiplomacy.ir/en/page/8355/What+would+be+Iranian+Reaction+to+any+Foreign+Assault%3F.html

76.  Omidi, A. (2012, March 7). The imagined nationalism and its role in Iranian offensive nuclear policy. Online Opinion. Retrieved from http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=13337

77.  Omidi, A. (2011, December 28). How could Iran militarily close the Strait of Hormuz? Online Opinion. Retrieved from http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/author.asp?id=6834

78.  Omidi, A. (2011, May 29). Do sanctions change the Iranian political will? Middle East Online. Retrieved from http://middle-east-online.com/english/?id=46376

79.  Omidi, A. (2012, July). Iranian perspective on the Caspian Sea: A sui generis view which benefits all. Presented at the Engaged Scholarship Conference. Retrieved from http://e12.cgpublisher.com/proposals/294/index_html

80. Omidi, A. (2011, June 28). Iranian military strategy to any foreign assault. The Global Politician. Retrieved from http://www.globalpolitician.com/26943-iran-military-strategy-defense

 

 

Presentation in Overseas International Conferences

 

  1. Gulf and Globe 2009, Annapolis-USNA, USA, January 2009. Here I presented a Paper titled”A Joint and Inter-Regional Security Regime in the Persian Gulf: Iranian perspective”.
  2. Bilateral Cultural-Political Relations between Iran –Russia, Moscow, October 2006. Here I presented a Paper titled” Biases in Teaching of Iran-Russian History in Iran”.
  3. Globalisation for Common Good, June, 2008-Melbourne, Australia. Here I presented a Paper titled “The Challenges between Iran and the West: A Constructivist Approach”.
  4. Global Communication Association Conference, 2010, Krakow, Poland. Here I presented a Paper titled” The Role of Internet in Political Development of Iran”.
  5. Global Communication Association Conference, 2011, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia. Here I presented a Paper titled” The Role of Aljazeera in Arab Spring”.
  6. Global Communication Association Conference, 2018, Madrid, Spain. Here I presented a Paper titled” Analysing the Impact of Virtual Social Media on Political Participation in Iran (Statistical Study: Tehran, Mazandaran and Bushehr Provinces).
  7. “Iran’s Geopolitical Capacities in the Connection and Synergy of the INSTC”

presented a Paper titled “Iran’s Geopolitical Capacities in the Connection and Synergy of the INSTC and BRI Corridors” in3rd International Conference On Central Asia (ICCA), Silk Road Research Center, Ala-Too International University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan(Date: 21st October, 2022).

 

 

For a complete list of publications, presentations, and professional activities, please visit my institutional profile: http://ase.ui.ac.ir/aliomidi/