Miad Maleki
United StatespoliticianMale6.0Global Dominance: 0.01%Miad Maleki is a prominent figure known for his role in shaping U.S. sanctions against Iran during the Trump administration. A Bahá'í and Israeli Zionist, Maleki immigrated to the United States in the early 2000s, serving briefly in the U.S. Air Force before joining the U.S. Department of the Treasury in 2017. As Deputy Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), he was instrumental in designing and implementing over 35 sanctions programs targeting Iran. Maleki recently gained attention for discussing his personal motivations behind the 'maximum pressure' campaign against Iran and for keeping the pen used by Trump to sign sanctions against the Iranian leader as a badge of honor.
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Miad Maleki, an associate fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, commented on the economic crisis in Iran.
Iran grocery theft reports reveal a worsening food inflation crisisUnited States· 2026-08-06
Miad Maleki, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital that the report should prompt a fresh assessment of the potential for political upheaval inside Iran.
Confidential Iran report finds only 9% of Iranians back the regimeUnited States· 2026-07-17
Miad Maleki indicated that the OFAC had sufficient evidence for the initial sanctions against Petro.
Tras la llamada con Donald Trump, ¿qué sigue para que Gustavo Petro salga de la lista Clinton o se quede en ella?
Colombia· 2026-07-03
Miad Maleki commented that the easing of sanctions provides an economic lifeline for Iran.
USA heben Öl-Sanktionen gegen Teheran fast ganz auf
Switzerland· 2026-06-23
Miad Maleki is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies who commented on the legal issues surrounding the investment fund for Iran.
Live Updates: US-Iran talks in Switzerland are postponed as Israel hits back at Hezbollah in LebanonUnited States· 2026-06-19Miad Maleki is recognized as the main architect of the Trump administration's sanctions against Iran.
فشار حداکثری به ایران را با انگیزه شخصی طراحی کردم! + عکس | خودکار امضای ترامپ را برای خودم نگه داشتم! | طراح تحریمهای ترامپ علیه ایران را بشناسید
Iran· 2025-09-29
