Mohammad Nahavandian
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Mohammad Nahavandian is an Iranian politician and economist who served as the Vice President for Economic Affairs. He was formerly Chief of Staff of the President of Iran, serving from 2013 until 2017.
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Oct 4, 2026
Center
At a book launch for 'The Era of Mohsen', the former Rouhani economic aide said Iran has failed to reconcile individual interest with collective good over the past century.
Pragmatists view Nahavandian's remarks as a coded critique of the system's inability to build a functioning private sector, which is exactly the policy vacuum that keeps the rial falling.
Oct 3, 2026
Center
Not directly in today's articles, but his absence from recent economic decision-making highlights the sidelining of pragmatic economists.
Pragmatists regard him as a competent technocrat whose exclusion from key posts reflects the dominance of security-first thinking over economic pragmatism.