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Growing number of Iranians believe war seeks to destroy their nation, not just regime, says Vali Nasr
Episode 241
Iranian-American academic Vali Nasr says rising civilian deaths and the destruction of iconic sites such as the Qajar-era Golestan Palace are turning…
3 months, 1 week ago
Iranian children make up 15% of civilians killed since US, Israel launched war, rights monitor says
Episode 240
On Feb. 28, the first day of the war in Iran, at least 175 people — most of them children — were killed when a U.S. missile struck a girls’ school in…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Friends with some benefits: Why Russia cannot overtly support Iran
Episode 239
Russia has close military and diplomatic ties with Iran but it also has cordial relations with Iran's foes, notably Israel. At the same time, it is b…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Partnership between Trump, Iran's Kurds still on agenda, says KDPI's Asso Hassan Zadeh
Episode 238
President Donald Trump says he has ruled out plans to ally with armed Iranian Kurdish opposition groups, after previously suggesting he would like th…
4 months ago
Most Iranians would reject US deal, fearing it enables regime survival, says Hamidreza Azizi
Episode 237
Iranian political scientist Hamidreza Azizi explains that a nuclear deal with the United States would be widely opposed by Iranians. He says trust in…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Iran’s clerical regime can reform itself — provided Khamenei goes, says Iranian historian Arash Azizi
Episode 236
Efforts to reach a diplomatic solution to the US-Iranian standoff over Tehran’s nuclear program are continuing apace. However, Iran’s Supreme Leader …
5 months ago
What does future hold for Syria's Kurds after dramatic losses to Damascus?
Episode 235
The Kurds of northeast Syria have suffered a series of humiliating setbacks over the past month, losing more than 80% of the territory they once cont…
5 months, 1 week ago
As violent protests continue to rock Iran, survival of country's long-reigning clerical regime has never looked as vulnerable
Episode 234
UK historian Christopher de Bellaige says Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, will fight till the bitter end as will the formidable Irania…
6 months ago
Why US pressure may finally force Israel into striking Syria security deal
Episode 233
A fifth round of US-brokered talks between Israel and Syria began in Paris on Jan. 5. Elizabeth Tsurkov, a senior fellow at the New Lines Institute, …
6 months, 1 week ago
The Saudi-UAE clash: The regional stakes and what Trump can do
Episode 232
Tensions between Saudi Arabia and the UAE are escalating anew in Yemen. Al-Monitor senior editor Joyce Karam says the clash is real, leaving the Trum…
6 months, 4 weeks ago