The University of Washington has demoted an Iranian American international studies professor, after he criticized U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran and condemned Israeli settler colonialism. Aria Fani will remain an associate professor at the UW’s Jackson School of International Studies but will no longer serve as director of its Middle East Center. He told The Seattle Times, “There’s a chilling effect on not just my academic freedom, but that of my colleagues; anyone who dares to speak out against the war and against aggression.”