Sina Toossi is a senior non-resident fellow at the Center for International Policy. He has a professional background in producing research and analysis on U.S.-Iran relations, U.S. foreign policy towards the Middle East, and nuclear policy issues. His work experience includes extensive political advocacy efforts to make diplomacy and the promotion of human rights a centerpiece of U.S. foreign policy, including co-leading grassroots campaigns calling for the restoration of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and highlighting the humanitarian costs of U.S. sanctions. Mr. Toossi’s background and in-depth understanding of Middle Eastern and Iranian culture enable his thorough and accurate analysis of the subject.

Previously, Sina was a senior research analyst at the National Iranian American Council, where he focused on tracking discourse within Iran on the impact of U.S. policies, spotlighting the human rights abuses of the Iranian government, and developing novel ideas to peacefully resolve U.S.-Iran disputes and other Middle Eastern conflicts. In this role, Sina wrote a resolution adopted by the Democratic National Committee in 2019 calling for a U.S. return to the Iran nuclear deal, and briefed Members of Congress and the Administration on Iran. Sina was also formerly a senior research specialist at Princeton University’s Program on Science and Global Security, where he undertook research projects on the Iran nuclear deal, a Middle East nuclear weapons-free zone, and relations between Iran and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.

Sina is a widely published writer on Iran and U.S. foreign policy. His articles have appeared in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, USA Today, and other outlets. His work earned recognition in Foreign Policy's "top five reads of the year on Iran" in 2020 and Al Jazeera English's "seven opinion pieces you should read" on the 2020 US presidential election. Additionally, his writing appeared in Foreign Policy's "5 top reads" of 2022 for an article on Iran's "Revolutionary Year."  In 2024, Sina received the Middle East Policy Council’s 40 Under 40 Award, which recognizes the breadth of cultural, economic, and political relationships between the US and countries of the Middle East. He has also been featured or quoted by BBC World News, CNN, the Guardian, Vox, BBC Persian, and more. He holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from American University and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.