Assal Rad, a Senior Research Fellow at NIAC (the National Iranian American Council) joins Rania Khalek Dispatches to discuss the ongoing suffering of Iranians from US sanctions, the return to the Iran nuclear deal, and how little has actually changed under Biden as his team seems to escalate.
Oct 23
Are Democrats Hijacking the Palestine Movement? w/ Sana Saeed
Is the Democratic Party actually changing to embrace Palestine and left-wing causes, or is it doing what it always does: absorbing the movement that threatens it?Rania Khalek is joined by journalist and writer Sana Saeed to talk about Zohran Mamdani, Abdul El-Sayed, and how the a ... Show More
1h 13m
Jul 27
Terror, Pogroms & Land Theft: Inside Israel's Final Push to Take the West Bank, w/ Jasper Nathaniel
Journalist Jasper Nathaniel just spent a month in the occupied West Bank, and he came back with a warning: while the world watches Gaza, Israel is finishing a decades-long project to dominate the West Bank and drive Palestinians off their land for good.Rania Khalek talks with him ... Show More
45m 10s
Sep 2025
Under Pressure: Will Snapback Sanctions Bring Iran Back to the Table?
With Iran's nuclear program devastated, the reimposition of UN sanctions looming, and Tehran grappling with the fallout of the 12-Day War, is the time ripe for Iran to return to the negotiating table? MEI Distinguished Diplomatic Fellow Alan Eyre — former senior US diplomat and m ... Show More
32m 1s
Nov 2024
Diplomacy is Not a Dirty Word
Negar Mortazavi in conversation with Steven Simon, Lara Friedman, Nader Hashemi, and Jon Hoffman, discussing US policy in the Middle East under Biden and Trump. This panel was hosted in person by the National Iranian American Council.
1h 19m
Feb 2021
Why Biden hasn’t reentered the Iran deal — yet | Worldly in 10
Zack, Jenn, and Alex break down why the Biden administration hasn’t yet reentered the Iran nuclear deal. They explain that the process of rejoining is more complicated than it might seem, but that it’s still likely the deal will come back eventually. They then debate the pros and ... Show More
9m 44s