Emory fires Iranian official's daughter after campus protests over controversial hiring decision

The girl of a elder Iranian authoritative who publically criticized U.S. engagement against President Donald Trump regarding intervening inIran’s protests has reportedly been fired from her teaching station astatine a apical U.S. college.

The Emory Wheel, Emory University's quality outlet, reported the School of Medicine Dean announced successful an email Jan. 24 that Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani was nary longer a assemblage employee.  

Ardeshir-Larijani was an adjunct prof successful the section of hematology and aesculapian oncology astatine Emory's aesculapian school.

"The announcement follows a Jan. 19 protestation wherever Iranian-American demonstrators gathered extracurricular Emory’s Winship Cancer Institute to reason the employment of Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani by the University," the outlet said.

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Ali Larijani, a elder Iranian authoritative and erstwhile parliamentary speaker, arrives successful Beirut, Lebanon, connected Sept. 27, 2025, to be a memorial work for Hezbollah person Hassan Nasrallah. (Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images via AFP/Getty Images)

Ardeshir-Larijani's Emory module leafage and her Emory Healthcare pages were besides nary longer disposable online.

The nonprofit Alliance Against Islamic Regime of Iran Apologists (AAIRIA) claimed

The nonprofit Alliance Against Islamic Regime of Iran Apologists (AAIRIA) claimed that Ardeshir-Larijani had lived and worked successful the U.S. for respective years.

The radical besides cited the nonrecreational illustration connected Emory Healthcare’s authoritative website arsenic showing a listing for a pistillate called Ardeshir-Larijani who is simply a U.S.-trained hematologist-oncologist and practicing successful Atlanta.

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The claims had archetypal drawn attraction amid escalating tensions betwixt the U.S. and Iran pursuing the outbreak of protests and reports of deaths during an aggravated crackdown from Dec. 28.

Trump warned of imaginable U.S. enactment successful response.

In a Jan. 2 Truth Social post, the president warned that if Iran "violently kills peaceful protesters" the US "will travel to their rescue", saying "we are locked and loaded and acceptable to go." 

Trump’s remarks prompted warnings from elder Iranian officials, who said immoderate American interference would transverse a "red line."

Ali Larijani had posted connected X that U.S. interference successful Iran’s interior affairs would "[destabilize] the full region" and "[destroy] American interests."

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"The American radical indispensable cognize that Trump is the 1 who started this adventure," helium wrote, "and they should wage attraction to the information of their soldiers."

AAIRIA responded by urging U.S. authorities to reappraisal the migration and visa presumption of Ardeshir-Larijani and her husband.

The radical urged officials to find whether continued residence successful the U.S. aligns with U.S. law, nationalist information considerations and principles of accountability and quality rights, successful a connection shared online.

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Larijani's girl has reportedly been relieved of her teaching occupation astatine Emory University. (Str/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., besides called connected Emory to disregard Ardeshir-Larijani and the state’s aesculapian committee to revoke her aesculapian license.

Ardeshir-Larijani’s dismissal besides arrived 2 weeks aft sanctions had been placed connected her begetter by the Treasury Department, who said that helium "is liable for coordinating the effect to the protests connected behalf of the Supreme Leader of Iran and has publically called for Iranian information forces to usage unit to repress peaceful protesters," and has publically defended the regime’s actions.

Ali Larijani has portrayed the U.S. arsenic a hostile powerfulness successful the past.

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A 2018 study by The Washington Times highlighted what critics described arsenic a treble modular among Iranian officials whose relatives unrecorded oregon enactment successful Western countries.

Fox News Digital has reached retired to the White House and the Department of Homeland Security for remark and Emory University for comment.