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U.S. HELICOPTER CRASH — IRAN DENIES DELIBERATELY TARGETING ATTACK AIRCRAFT

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Born in Iran & raised in Sweden, Parsi is now a leading U.S. Iran policy voice.

As EVP of the Quincy Institute — a think tank backed by both George Soros and Charles Koch — Parsi brings rare cross-cultural perspective to U.S.-Iran relations, having authored three books on the subject.

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