Azadeh Moaveni

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Associate Professor @nyuniversity, Director, Global Journalism @nyu_journalism | author, THE EAST WING (October 2026, St. Martin's Press)

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Azadeh Moaveni @AzadehMoaveni Oct 20

An excerpt from my book THE EAST WING, which you can indeed preorder now.

VANITY FAIR Verified account @VanityFair Oct 20

An exclusive excerpt from ‘The East Wing: Power, Intrigue, and the Untold Story of America’s First Ladies’ by Azadeh Moaveni goes inside Jill Biden’s turbulent White House tenure—from that disastrous presidential debate to Hunter Biden’s trial.

“Some aides would later say [Joe Biden] deteriorated rapidly…during Hunter’s traumatic trial. It was the same month he didn’t recognize George Clooney at a fundraiser, alarmed bigwig donors by appearing ‘almost catatonic,’ and caught a terrible cold.

[…] Many senior Democrats blamed her, along with the rest of the family and his close aides, for hiding his condition.”

Read more: vanityfair.visitlink.me/GhPvqr

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Azadeh Moaveni @AzadehMoaveni Oct 20

One year ago today, the East Wing was demolished.

When I began writing THE EAST WING, I never imagined the building itself would be destroyed before I finished.

It’s a tremendous loss. Read my piece in the @nytimes, and preorder THE EAST WING. The building may be gone, but its history lives on in the stories of the women who shaped it.

nytimes.com/2026/10/20/opi…

www.nytimes.com Opinion | What We Lost When We Lost the East Wing (Gift Article) Mr. Trump appears to wish to be both president and first lady.

Azadeh Moaveni @AzadehMoaveni Sep 24

Wow, a huge batch return of looted Syrian antiquities, 36 pieces altogether, by the Manhattan DA. Thirteen seized from the Met, four seized from collection of Michael Steinhardt. All heading back to Syria, and good for Damascus. Peace has many dividends.

Alvin Bragg @ManhattanDA Sep 23

Today we announced the historic return of 36 antiquities, collectively valued at more than $5 million, to the people of Syria. Learn more here: manhattanda.org/d-a-bragg-anno…
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Azadeh Moaveni @AzadehMoaveni Sep 17

Is the Iranian delegation to the UNGA the first in history to be banned from buying …..luxury goods? I do wonder how much more efficient all UN delegations would be under such a ban? This is the big reform no one ever proposes.

Jennifer Hansler @jmhansler Sep 17

“The (Iranian) delegation will be under travel restrictions and will face prohibitions on the purchase of luxury and other goods per our policy,” a US State Department spokesperson said. “The delegation is smaller than last year.”
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Azadeh Moaveni @AzadehMoaveni Aug 23

The fight over the Guardian Iran letter is utterly dispiriting. The letter itself is insufferable and ignorant, as is nearly the entirety of the response. The quality of misguided interventions was higher in the 70s, when Allen Ginsberg and Kate Millet were getting things wrong.