Alan Eyre (diplomat)

He studied American literature at Dartmouth College and became interested in Sufi poetry, so he taught himself Persian. He lived for a few years in Los Angeles and made friends in the city's large Iranian expatriate community.^[1] His favorite football team is "Tractor Tabriz" in Iran.

Eyre was the head of Iran office at the U.S. Consulate in Dubai, and is a fluent Persian speaker with Iranian proverbs and expressions. Eyre has been interviewed in Persian by some Persian-language media.^{[2] [3]}

Eyre was involved in the nuclear talks with Iran and participated in written framework agreement negotiation.^[4]

He is currently a Distinguished Diplomatic Fellow at the Middle East Institute^[5], and is a frequent guest contributor to PBS News Hour on the 2026 Iran war.