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Oct 2022
41m 50s

The Iranian Regime Still Sucks

ANDREW HEATON
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The government of Iran has shut down its Internet, and brutally clamped down on dissent. Why are the people protesting, and are they within striking distance of revolution? Should America root for them from the sidelines, or send guns?

Lisa Daftari of The Foreign Desk joins to discuss

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