Iran’s Next President

<p>Ep. 137: Negar Mortazavis speaks to Robert Malley about his new book, with Hussein Agha, “Tomorrow Is Yesterday: Life, Death, and the Pursuit of Peace in Israel/Palestine”. They also discuss US-Iran tensions and negotiate under Presidents Obama, Biden and Trump.</p> 

<p>Ep. 136: Negar Mortazavi speaks to Alberto Fittarelli, Senior Researcher at Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto, about Israel-liked influence operations that were pushing for regime-change in Iran during the 12 day war. </p><p><br></p><p>Citizen Lab report: https://citize ... Show More

<p>Ep. 135: Negar Mortazavi speaks to Hamidreza Azizi about Iran’s shifting regional strategy after the 12-day war with Israel, and the limits of the Axis of Resistance against Israel and the U.S. </p> 

Iranians are voting for a new president – but the first round of the election saw the lowest voter turnout in the country’s history. Will more people turn out on Friday for the final round of the vote, or will this trend continue? And why has turnout been so low?  In this episode ... Show More

Fareed gives his take on President Trump's fiery UNGA speech. Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif discusses the future of the Iran Nuclear Deal. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani tells Fareed about his somewhat unlikely friendliness with President Trump and offers his opinion on Tru ... Show More

‏يدلي الناخبون الإيرانيون يوم 28 يونيو/حزيران بأصواتهم في الانتخابات الرئاسية المبكرة التي تشهدها البلاد بعد مقتل الرئيس الإيراني السابق إبراهيم رئيسي في حادث تحطم مروحية في مايو/ أيار الماضي. ويتوقع مراقبون أن تكون هذه الانتخابات صعبة إذ تأتي في ظل تحديات داخلية وإقليمية ودولية ... Show More

<p>Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has been killed in a helicopter crash, along with the foreign minister and six others. Now, the government will have to carry out elections during a turbulent moment for Iran and the region. How will Raisi’s death play out?</p> <p><strong>In this ... Show More

<p><em>Iran. Since Hamas&#39;s attack on Israel, U.S. politicians and pundits have been debating how the United States should position its foreign policy toward Iran.</em></p><p><br></p><p>You can read today&#39;s podcast<a href="https://www.readtangle.com/"> ⁠⁠here⁠⁠</a>, our “U ... Show More

At the start of March polling stations for Iran's legislative elections opened, and yet, very few Iranians turned up. It was a record low turnout, with just 40.64 percent of eligible voters casting their ballot.The low turnout reflected the discontent in the country, and the poor ... Show More

The death of Ebrahim Raisi will spark succession battles both for the presidency and for supreme leader-in-waiting. What kind of Iran will result? Accusations and evidence of Chinese espionage are stacking up in and raising tensions with Britain (9:57). And how the careers advise ... Show More

<p>The death of Ebrahim Raisi will spark <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/05/19/the-death-of-irans-president-will-spark-a-high-stakes-power-struggle?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.conten ... Show More