Mohsen Milani, professor of politics at the University of South Florida and a leading scholar of Iranian politics, discusses why Iran is ready to talk with the US, and reenter the Iran nuclear deal, but only from a position of strength; why Iran is in a stronger regional position today than it was 30 years ago; what to expect in Iranian politics and the pres ... Show More
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Armenia's pro-Western prime minister won elections, but peace with Turkey & Azerbaijan remains a challenge
Tigran Grigoryan, director of the Center for Democracy and Security, a Yerevan-based think tank, argues that the road ahead for Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is fraught with risk. Pashinyan won by a wide margin in the June 7 election, but failed to clinch the super maj ... Show More
32m 18s
Oct 2018
Top Iran Expert Karim Sadjadpour: Tehran May Wait Out Trump Admin
In this week's episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell speaks with top Iran expert Karim Sadjadpour, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about the state of Iran's economy, its domestic politics, and its diplomatic posture vis a vis the We ... Show More
41m 13s
Apr 2023
Ali Vaez: Iran's Regional Policy
This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Ali Vaez of the International Crisis Group. They talk about the Saudi-Iranian agreement to resume diplomatic ties, how it fits into Iran’s wider foreign policy strategy around the region, and the prospects for a broader détente between ... Show More
38m 8s
Nov 2022
Iran Confronts Domestic and Regional Change
<p>As the world watches, protests continue to rage across Iran.</p> <p>With protests continuing across the country, Dr Neil Melvin is joined by Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, Senior Research Fellow, RUSI International Security Studies, to consider Iran's future as it faces a changing ... Show More
37m 4s
<p>Вечером 19 мая в Иране потерпел <a href="https://meduza.io/feature/2024/05/20/prezident-irana-ibragim-raisi-pogib-pri-krushenii-vertoleta-glavnoe" rel="noopener" target="_blank">крушение</a> вертолет, на борту которого находились президент Ирана Ибрагим Раиси и ряд других высо ... Show More
