Masoud Zamani

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Masoud Zamani is a lecturer of International Law and International Relations at the University of British Columbia, Department of Political Science.

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Unchanging Waters: Persian Gulf Name Dispute in International Law

On May 7, the Associated Press published an unconfirmed report indicating that the Trump Administration is considering adopting the term “Arabian Gulf” in place of the historically established name “Persian Gulf.” During a press briefing, President Trump remained deliberately noncommittal, stating, “I don’t want to hurt any feelings,” and added that he would make a final…

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Location, Location, Location: Targeting Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and Questions of Extraterritoriality in NIACs

In the early hours of Wednesday morning on 31 July 2024, it was confirmed that Hamas political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, who had traveled to Tehran for the inauguration ceremony of Iran’s new president, was killed in Iran's capital as a result of a strike in his place of temporary residence. The specifics of this strike are not…

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