Princeton parts ways with controversial ex-Iranian official after 15 years

August 9, 2025   

(Iran International) Former Iranian nuclear negotiator and senior diplomat turned Princeton academic Hossein Mousavian has left the university in what is described by Princeton as retirement, while activists call it a dismissal following sustained campaign pressures.

Mousavian’s 15-year tenure at Princeton University ended on June 1, according to an “employee retirements” statement by the university dated June 4.

However, the nonprofit organization Alliance Against Islamic Regime of Iran Apologists (AAIRIA) says his departure was a result of its two-year campaign aimed at exposing his alleged ties to the Islamic Republic and widespread calls for his dismissal.

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