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Lisa Daftari
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Editor in Chief, The Foreign Desk News
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Biography
Lisa Daftari is an award-winning investigative journalist focusing on foreign affairs with expertise in the Middle East and counterterrorism. She regularly appears on television and radio with commentary and analysis, providing exclusive reporting on vital developments in the region. Currently, she is an on-air Fox News political analyst and has previously been featured on CBS, NBC, PBS, the Washington Post, NPR, ABC, Voice of America, and others. Lisa has been interviewed in Spanish, English and Persian. Lisa’s areas of expertise and coverage include the Middle East and North Africa, terrorism, national security, the Arab Spring, global Christian persecution, human rights, cyber security and more. Lisa was invited to show her documentary film about an Iranian underground political movement in Congress. She frequently is called upon to give briefs and expert testimony for government and private entities. Lisa has worked for a number of think tanks in Washington, where she has written exclusive reports for the Pentagon and other government groups.
us-iran diplomacy, iraq & middle east, u.s. foreign policy, terror, boko haram, isis egypt, iraq., us politics, u.s, israel, anti-terror in the usa israeli-palestinian conflict, africa, iran, iran nuclear, technology, afghanistan usa politics, counterterrorism, nigeria, u.s., arab israeli conflict, u.k.iranian community, al qaeda, security and terrorism
Content
By Lisa Daftari| Washington Times Verified OPINION: We don’t want war. The Iranian people don’t want war. Here’s how we can help us both without firing a bullet. For decades, U.S. foreign policy toward Iran has been trapped in a false dichotomy. Democrats and Republicans have wavered between two simplistic, shortsighted options when dealing with Iran’s authoritarian regime with little consideration for alternatives. Bomb them, or let them get the bomb. That has been the debate.
By Lisa Daftari| The Foreign Desk News@ Lisa Daftari speaks with Naveen Day from Bridge City News about Trump's threat to put tariffs on Canada, the negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, and the hostages still held by Hamas. VIDEO
By Lisa Daftari| The Foreign Desk News@ Lisa Daftari joined Fox News at Night with Trace Gallagher to discuss Trump's Gaza plan, its feasibility, the reaction from the Arab world, including Jordan and Egypt, as well as the swiftness by which world leaders are responding to Trump in the short few weeks he's been in office. VIDEO
Company Info
The Foreign Desk News
Los Angeles, California, United States