Iranian American journalist Suzanne Kianpour says the women of Iran fear there won’t be real change: “The last thing Iran needs,” Suzanne said, “is misogynists in cloaks replaced by misogynists in Western suits.”

What Americans Get Wrong About Iran (With Hooman Majd and Suzanne Kianpour) www.levernews.com/what-america...

President Trump is vowing to keep the U.S. blockade on the Strait of Hormuz in place until a peace deal is “100% complete.” “Global Power Shifts” podcast co-host @kianpourworld.bsky.social and The Insider Editor @michaeldweiss.bsky.social give their analysis and insight. www.ms.now/weekends-wit...

Watch me explain why the Iranian diaspora is celebrating a win today 👇🏽

If you're a person of faith, it's a serious test of that faith to pray for someone you detest. That's a good reason to try and do it.

Every single person in the United States of America should be extremely alarmed that Charlie Kirk has been shot and killed for his political views, even if his views were not aligned with yours. ESPECIALLY if his views were not yours.

Happy Fathers Day to the men who raise their boys right so they don’t turn into insecure world leaders with daddy issues that ruin life for everyone else

One thing is for certain and we’d suspected it for some time: the Iranian regime has deep security cracks giving Mossad intelligence moles - as seen by the precision of targeting, to know where people were sleeping at 3:30am.

For the people texting me about tensions in the Middle East, took a break from my honeymoon to answer your questions open.substack.com/pub/kianpour...

"The creation of a Palestinian state — or just a credible process toward one with backing from most Arab states — would strip Tehran of its ideological cover. All that would be left is a government that can’t provide its citizens with electricity, salaries, or security." - @kianpourworld.bsky.social

Some words from yours truly on President Trump’s trip to the Gulf in the UAE’s oldest English language newspaper. www.khaleejtimes.com/world/gulf/t...

President Trump changing the name of the Gulf ahead of his trip to the region is more likely a move to make the Arabs happy than necessarily to make the Persians mad—which it will. It’s the one thing everyone agrees on, whether pro- or anti-regime: it’s the Persian Gulf.

Researchers from the US: You're welcome here! The Commission announced the new #ChooseEuropeInitiative today, aiming to safeguard scientific freedom, provide better financing for researchers from abroad and cut red tape. Europe won't budge.🔗 bit.ly/4k6KfE4

Hi team - moved back to the US from Dubai, where’s the best American city for family and career?

lol what ?

Who’s the future of the Democratic Party? I raise you Senator Cory Booker. Having covered him in my congressional correspondent days, I wondered when his time would come. He made history today with a 24 hr speech speaking out against the Trump admin - breaking Strom Thurmond’s record set in 1957.

I’m not sure anyone on this platform, which appears to be the X liberal alternative, is watching @newsmax.com, but former Deputy National Security Adviser KT McFarland says re Iran she wouldn’t be surprised if by the end of the year there’s a ‘deal, relationship or they’re in an even worse place’

Them: start your own business. Entrepreneurship: the lows are repeated slaps in the face, the highs are “yay this person didn't ignore me!" Bank the win and survive off that for 3 months. To be fair, this is not much different to journalism: it looks glamorous on TV but the BTS grind is brutal.

Normalize not having meetings / calls without deliverables.

It’s been a busy 6 weeks in Dubai so I wrote about all the changes I’m seeing at the intersection of media, fashion, diplomacy, the creator economy and business of influence. Speaking of, please support this Newsfluencer by subscribing at www.helmettoheels.com open.substack.com/pub/kianpour...

News with Suz: Trump's Foreign Policy Bombshells www.helmettoheels.com/p/news-with-...

Biden: “I think I left my aviators in the Oval Office” Melania:

Hanging out in BlueSky feels like transporting back to the good old days of 2010. Shakespeare asked “what’s in a name?” Well, everything. This place is light and the other is dark. My own name Suzanne means the intensity of the fire in Farsi and my parents really didn’t think this through 😂

ChatGPT is to this generation as WebMD was to millennials coming of age

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TikTok is modern soft power at its peak, reshaping global views. In Dubai, it’s flipping the script: “I trust China more,” people say, brushing off U.S. data security concerns with “WhatsApp & Instagram do the same.” U.S. policymakers must rethink public diplomacy in this new digital era.

It’s not rocket science: high cost of living + low wages = delayed parenthood.

Having a chat with a girlfriend in Dubai today. “Globalization era is over,” she said. And then saw a reel that said “for immigrants, they don’t want you as soon as you’ve done your job.”

This platform proving to have an immediate benefit to my life, an experience I haven't had on social media for a long time. Thank you @byrontau.bsky.social !

When are these bloody flying taxis gonna finally show up in Dubai to clear the roads UGH. Traffic is merde.

RIP to the President from my home state who lectured at my alma mater @emoryuniversity. My parents met when he was POTUS during the Iran hostage crisis - my dad an Iranian immigrant, a student in Alabama, a difficult time of anti Iranian sentiment. Even my Sicilian grandfather did not approve.

Very on brand for a news story to break on the eve of a very important day in kianpourworld ⛪️ . My friend Joel Rubin with his deep knowledge keeping us up to speed

Maid of Honor preparing for a “last jingle” and bridal brunch Me: isn’t it funny the liquor store is called Burka’s? MOH: **blank stare** Me: you don’t know what a burka is? MOH: I know what a Birkin is A humorous fashion meets foreign affairs moment in the wild. Helmet to Heels.

Ps one of the key takeaways in this hearing about the future of media is that BlueSky is very much here and in the mix when it comes to avenues of disseminating trusted information.

Remember the Barbie trend? Well it’s cold and gray and rainy in London so we’re channeling pink in Parliament heading to a foreign affairs committee hearing because, Helmet to Heels. Don’t let anyone ever tell you you can’t do both 💅🏽

Knock knock is anyone here?