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The Iran Experts Initiative was a project initiated in 2014 by Iranian Foreign Ministry officials. According to reports based on leaked emails, the initiative was used to "promote Tehran’s arguments in the west". Members of the Iran Experts Initiative worked as academics and researchers for think tanks in the West and gave advice to Europe and the U.S. According to a report by Iran International, the project consisted of "an influence network formed and guided by Tehran".

Leaked emails
In September 2023, Iran International and Semafor (website) obtained leaked foreign ministry emails with Iranian government officials claiming credit for assembling a network of Western scholars called the "Iran Experts Initiative".