114 episodes

Conversations on Iranian politics, society, and culture with host Negar Mortazavi.

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The Iran Podcast Negar Mortazavi

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Conversations on Iranian politics, society, and culture with host Negar Mortazavi.

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    Iran After Raisi: Nuclear Program

    Iran After Raisi: Nuclear Program

    Will Iran change its nuclear strategy after the death of its president Ebrahim Raisi? Negar Mortazavi speaks to Kelsey Davenport of the Arms Control Association and Sina Azodi of George Washington University.

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    • 27 min
    Israel-Hamas War and the GCC

    Israel-Hamas War and the GCC

    Negar Mortazavi speaks to Giorgio Cafiero, CEO of Gulf States Analytics and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University, about the Israel-Hamas war and the GCC countries.

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    • 31 min
    War in the Middle East

    War in the Middle East

    Negar Mortazavi speaks to Barbara Slavin, a distinguished fellow at the Stimson Center in Washington, about the Israel-Hamas war, US-Iran tensions, the Axis of Resistance, the influence of Arab countries, and the impact of this war in the Middle East on the upcoming US presidential elections.

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    • 28 min
    Will the US and Iran go to war?

    Will the US and Iran go to war?

    Negar Mortazavi speaks to Benjamin Friedman, policy director at Defense Priorities in Washington. Friedman previously worked as a defense analyst at the Cato Institute and at the Center for Defense Information. He has edited three books on defense policy and strategy and has published academic essays in International Security, Political Science Quarterly, Foreign Affairs, and World Affairs.

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    • 29 min
    The Axis of Resistance

    The Axis of Resistance

    Negar Mortazavi speaks to Mehran Kamrava, Professor of Government at Georgetown University in Qatar and director of the Iranian Studies Unit at the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies. Kamrava is the author of a number of books including Righteous Politics: Power and Resilience in Iran; A Dynastic History of Iran: From the Qajars to the Pahlavis; Triumph and Despair: In Search of Iran's Islamic Republic; and, A Concise History of Revolution.



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    • 32 min
    Israel-Hamas and Iran #3

    Israel-Hamas and Iran #3

    Negar Mortazavi speaks to Matt Duss, Executive Vice President, and Sina Toosi, Senior Fellow, at the Center for International Policy, about the Israel-Hamas war, the Biden administration’s policy, and the role of Iran and its regional allies.

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    • 35 min

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