Abbas Milani is a prominent Iranian-American scholar and historian. He serves as the Director of Iranian Studies at Stanford University and is also a Research Fellow and co‑director of the Iran Democracy Project at the Hoover Institution. Milani is known for his extensive scholarly work on modern Iranian history, U.S.–Iran relations, and political movements, with notable publications including Eminent Persians (2008) and The Shah (2011) . ranian history, U.S.–Iran relations, and political movements, with notable publications including Eminent Persians (2008) and The Shah (2011) . more