Nicholas Hopton

The Iranian diplomat trying to stop Armageddon

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Nicholas Hopton

Nicholas Hopton is the director general of the Middle East Association, and was Britain’s ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran from 2016 to 2018. He also served as ambassador to Libya, Qatar and Yemen.

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