Iran He has made his mark in the Norwegian
public sphere as a staunch opponent of the Iranian
theocracy, often condemning the regime in the media. In June 2009 he called for tough sanctions against Iran including a complete boycott of the regime. During the 2009
Iranian election protests he described the regime as
not only a threat against the Iranian people, but the entire world at large. In response to the violent crackdown on the protesters he called the Iranian leadership a "terror-regime", and compared Iran's
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to
comical Ali. A fierce critic of the
Red-green coalition's foreign policy on Iran, he states : ''The Norwegian government's failed policies are putting world peace in danger. By giving this
islamo-fascist regime with nuclear ambitions resources and technology, they are sustaining and legitimizing its existence''
Immigration Keshvari is known taking a hard stance on immigration, calling for a complete ban on further immigration to Norway, a stop to the practice of accepting
asylum seekers in Norway, and the deportation of immigrants convicted of crimes. He has repeatedly called for a complete ban on further immigration to Norway, stating that it is not sustainable in the long-term. Responding to government plans to open a centre for asylum-seekers on
Andøya in 2008 he described the plans as "irresponsible" and "almost madness" and stated that immigration to Norway was "totally out of control". Outspoken against what he perceives as progressive ethnic segregation of Oslo neighborhoods, Keshvari has repeatedly accused fellow politicians who reside in Oslo's largely homogeneous west-end of having "elitist-attitudes" when praising the situation. Especially he targeted the Conservative Party's
Julie Brodtkorb who he believed had "elitist-syndrome". In response to public outcry over the establishment of
roma tent encampments in the center of Oslo during the summer of 2012, Keshvari demanded their "immediate expulsion" along with the forced closure of such camps, while reiterating the need for a total ban on public
begging, but at the same he warned politicians against inflaming already high
anti-roma sentiment in the city. He also opposes
female genital mutilation.
Animal rights Keshvari has advocated a rich and diverse wildlife in and around Oslo. He has opposed calls from the
Centre Party for the culling of the
grey wolf population in the
østmarka woods outside Oslo. == Controversy ==