Kasra Naji (Persian: کسرا ناجی) is an Iranian journalist and news reporter working for BBC Persian.

[1] He worked as a journalist in Tehran for a number of years during the rise of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad until he was repeatedly denied a press card.

[2][3] Naji is a special correspondent for the BBC and has reported for The Economist, The Guardian, and the Los Angeles Times.

[2] He is also the author of 2008 book Ahmadinejad: The Secret History of Iran’s Radical Leader, which was published by the University of California Press.

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