Sika Sadoddin is a French-Iranian political scientist specializing in Gulf geopolitics, Saudi-Iranian rivalry and China’s role in the Persian Gulf. She holds a PhD in Middle Eastern Studies and an MA in Political Science from the University of Tehran, and has taught at the University of Tehran, Shahid Beheshti University and Qom Mofid University, as well as serving as a lecturer in political science at Riverside City College in Riverside, California, from 2023 to 2026. A former visiting scholar at Portland State University and the Middle East Studies Center, she has published analysis in outlets including Manara Magazine, Cambridge MENAF, International Policy Digest and Middle East Monitor.