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Eye For IranTehran turns on itself as Iran’s regime fractures | Eye for Iran | EP 100 |Veteran journalist Eli Lake of The Free Press and host of the Breaking History podcast joins Eye for Iran to discuss real fractures inside Iran’s regime, why Tehran’s leadership may be turning on itself and how internal power struggles could eventually bring down the Islamic Republic from within. Lake says Iran’s rulers now need a deal more than Washington does, and argues any negotiations should begin with restoring internet access, freeing political prisoners and ending executions.Lake also offers hope for Iran’s future, saying the Iranian people remain the country’s greatest strength...
2026-04-241h 30Eye For Iran
Eye For IranTehran turns on itself as Iran’s regime fractures | Eye for Iran | EP 100 |Veteran journalist Eli Lake of The Free Press and host of the Breaking History podcast joins Eye for Iran to discuss real fractures inside Iran’s regime, why Tehran’s leadership may be turning on itself and how internal power struggles could eventually bring down the Islamic Republic from within. Lake says Iran’s rulers now need a deal more than Washington does, and argues any negotiations should begin with restoring internet access, freeing political prisoners and ending executions.Lake also offers hope for Iran’s future, saying the Iranian people remain the country’s greatest strength...
2026-04-241h 30Eye For Iran
Eye For IranIran war: ceasefire holds, Strait of Hormuz reopens — what now? | Eye for Iran | EP 99 |A fragile ceasefire may be holding between the United States and Iran — but is the war really over, or just paused?As the Strait of Strait of Hormuz reopens after weeks of disruption, new questions are emerging about the true impact of the conflict: who’s actually winning, how much pressure the Islamic Republic is under, and whether this moment leads to a deal — or another round of escalation.On this episode of Eye for Iran, Charlie Brown, Senior Advisor at United Against Nuclear Iran, and Dr. Iman Nasseri, Managing Director for the Middle East at FGE, b...
2026-04-171h 30Eye For Iran
Eye For IranIran war: ceasefire holds, Strait of Hormuz reopens — what now? | Eye for Iran | EP 99 |A fragile ceasefire may be holding between the United States and Iran — but is the war really over, or just paused?As the Strait of Strait of Hormuz reopens after weeks of disruption, new questions are emerging about the true impact of the conflict: who’s actually winning, how much pressure the Islamic Republic is under, and whether this moment leads to a deal — or another round of escalation.On this episode of Eye for Iran, Charlie Brown, Senior Advisor at United Against Nuclear Iran, and Dr. Iman Nasseri, Managing Director for the Middle East at FGE, b...
2026-04-171h 30Eye For Iran
Eye For IranIran-US ceasefire: pause before escalation or deal? | Eye for Iran | EP 98 |A fragile ceasefire appears to be in place between Iran and the United States, but is it really a ceasefire, or simply a brief pause before a new phase of conflict?In this episode of Eye for Iran, former CIA analyst and former National Security Council director Ken Pollack explains why he believes both sides may not have agreed to the same terms, and why the current moment could still lead to renewed escalation. He also warns that if this war ends with the regime intact, the Iranian people may once again be left to pay the price.
2026-04-101h 10Eye For Iran
Eye For IranIran-US ceasefire: pause before escalation or deal? | Eye for Iran | EP 98 |A fragile ceasefire appears to be in place between Iran and the United States, but is it really a ceasefire, or simply a brief pause before a new phase of conflict?In this episode of Eye for Iran, former CIA analyst and former National Security Council director Ken Pollack explains why he believes both sides may not have agreed to the same terms, and why the current moment could still lead to renewed escalation. He also warns that if this war ends with the regime intact, the Iranian people may once again be left to pay the price.
2026-04-101h 10Eye For Iran
Eye For IranUAE hits Iran’s economic lifeline | Decoding Trump’s speech | Special report| Eye for Iran | EP 97 |The UAE’s arrest of dozens linked to the IRGC’s sanctions-evasion network could mark one of the biggest blows yet to Tehran’s economic lifeline. Former U.S. Treasury sanctions strategist Miad Maleki, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Research Director Daniel Roth, and Iran International senior economic journalist Mohammad Machine-chian break down what this could cost the regime — and whether it could cripple Tehran’s ability to fund repression, proxies and sanctions evasion. Then Republican strategist, former Bal Harbour, Florida Mayor and Standpoint podcast host Gabe Groisman unpacks what President Trump’s Iran speech really signaled, wh...
2026-04-031h 09Eye For Iran
Eye For IranUAE hits Iran’s economic lifeline | Decoding Trump’s speech | Special report| Eye for Iran | EP 97 |The UAE’s arrest of dozens linked to the IRGC’s sanctions-evasion network could mark one of the biggest blows yet to Tehran’s economic lifeline. Former U.S. Treasury sanctions strategist Miad Maleki, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Research Director Daniel Roth, and Iran International senior economic journalist Mohammad Machine-chian break down what this could cost the regime — and whether it could cripple Tehran’s ability to fund repression, proxies and sanctions evasion. Then Republican strategist, former Bal Harbour, Florida Mayor and Standpoint podcast host Gabe Groisman unpacks what President Trump’s Iran speech really signaled, wh...
2026-04-031h 09Eye For Iran
Eye For IranIran just proved its reach — how much further will this war go? | Eye for Iran | EP 96 |A war already underway — now entering a more dangerous phase.We begin with Iran’s reported strike toward Diego Garcia — a moment that signals something critical: this threat is no longer abstract. It is real.Defense experts Farzin Nadimi of The Washington Institute and Janatan Sayeh of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) break down what this reveals about Iran’s capabilities — from vast underground missile networks, some “the size of small cities,” to a growing global threat. As Sayeh warns, “Iranian missiles and drones were already being used on European soil through Russia — now the regime itself...
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Eye For IranIran just proved its reach — how much further will this war go? | Eye for Iran | EP 96 |A war already underway — now entering a more dangerous phase.We begin with Iran’s reported strike toward Diego Garcia — a moment that signals something critical: this threat is no longer abstract. It is real.Defense experts Farzin Nadimi of The Washington Institute and Janatan Sayeh of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) break down what this reveals about Iran’s capabilities — from vast underground missile networks, some “the size of small cities,” to a growing global threat. As Sayeh warns, “Iranian missiles and drones were already being used on European soil through Russia — now the regime itself...
2026-03-271h 05Eye For Iran
Eye For IranThe call for another uprising in Iran is near, Israeli security insider says| Eye for Iran | EP 95 |“It’s a matter of weeks.”That is Brigadier General (res.) Amir Avivi’s message on what may come next in Iran. The Israeli security insider and chairman of the Israel Defense and Security Forum says conditions could soon be in place for Iranians to rise up safely against the Islamic Republic. But, he says, Israel and the US would first assess whether those conditions had truly been met — and would remain overhead in the skies, with drones and advanced capabilities, to protect the people of Iran.“Above their heads, there will be Israeli drones and American cap...
2026-03-201h 09Eye For Iran
Eye For IranThe call for another uprising in Iran is near, Israeli security insider says| Eye for Iran | EP 95 |“It’s a matter of weeks.”That is Brigadier General (res.) Amir Avivi’s message on what may come next in Iran. The Israeli security insider and chairman of the Israel Defense and Security Forum says conditions could soon be in place for Iranians to rise up safely against the Islamic Republic. But, he says, Israel and the US would first assess whether those conditions had truly been met — and would remain overhead in the skies, with drones and advanced capabilities, to protect the people of Iran.“Above their heads, there will be Israeli drones and American cap...
2026-03-201h 09Eye For Iran
Eye For IranInside Iran: Basij strikes, purported message & voices from Tehran | Eye for Iran | EP 94 |The war against the Islamic Republic may be entering a new phase after Israeli drone strikes targeted Basij checkpoints in Tehran. The Basij — a paramilitary force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) — has long been responsible for carrying out repression and violently suppressing protests across Iran. In this episode of Eye for Iran, John Hannah, who served in senior foreign policy positions for both Democratic and Republican administrations, including as former Vice President Dick Cheney’s National Security Advisor from 2005–2009 and Deputy National Security Advisor for the Middle East from 2001–2005, explains why these strikes could mark a turning po...
2026-03-131h 33Eye For Iran
Eye For IranInside Iran: Basij strikes, purported message & voices from Tehran | Eye for Iran | EP 94 |The war against the Islamic Republic may be entering a new phase after Israeli drone strikes targeted Basij checkpoints in Tehran. The Basij — a paramilitary force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) — has long been responsible for carrying out repression and violently suppressing protests across Iran. In this episode of Eye for Iran, John Hannah, who served in senior foreign policy positions for both Democratic and Republican administrations, including as former Vice President Dick Cheney’s National Security Advisor from 2005–2009 and Deputy National Security Advisor for the Middle East from 2001–2005, explains why these strikes could mark a turning po...
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Eye For IranIran's regime needs to be "removed from power", says Ted Cruz | Eye for Iran | EP 93 |Senator Ted Cruz joins Eye for Iran as the United States and Israel intensify their campaign against the Islamic Republic. In this episode, Cruz lays out what he sees as the objective of the war, whether regime change is now on the horizon, what victory would look like, and whether limited U.S. ground engagement is possible.Host Negar Mojtahedi also speaks with Mark Dubowitz, CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, about possible endgame scenarios, and also taking a deeper look at Mojtaba Khamenei, the man now in charge of the Islamic Republic.From...
2026-03-0659 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranIran's regime needs to be "removed from power", says Ted Cruz | Eye for Iran | EP 93 |Senator Ted Cruz joins Eye for Iran as the United States and Israel intensify their campaign against the Islamic Republic. In this episode, Cruz lays out what he sees as the objective of the war, whether regime change is now on the horizon, what victory would look like, and whether limited U.S. ground engagement is possible.Host Negar Mojtahedi also speaks with Mark Dubowitz, CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, about possible endgame scenarios, and also taking a deeper look at Mojtaba Khamenei, the man now in charge of the Islamic Republic.From...
2026-03-0659 minIran 1400 Podcast
Iran 1400 PodcastCivic Society and Iran’s Unfinished FutureIn this episode, we explore the ideas behind the article “Civic Society and Iran’s Unfinished Future,” published by the Iran 1400 Project.At a time when war, repression, and political uncertainty dominate discussions about Iran’s future, much of the public debate has become focused on personalities, political factions, or competing visions of leadership. Yet beneath these struggles lies a deeper question: what civic foundations are necessary for any legitimate and durable political order to emerge?Drawing on the broader framework of the Iran 1400 Project, this episode examines the long evolution of civil society in Iran—fro...
2026-03-0622 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEU lawmaker to Iran's regime: “Your time is up” | Eye for Iran | EP 92 |"Your time is up.”A senior European lawmaker from Malta delivers a direct message to Tehran on this episode of Eye for Iran. Daniel Attard — Member of the European Parliament and Vice-Chair of the European Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with Iran — calls for tougher action against the Islamic Republic following its deadly crackdown on protesters, urging Europe to expel Iranian diplomats, halt trade, and increase pressure on the regime while standing firmly with the Iranian people.“The time for negotiation is over. We must match the courage of the people of Iran,” Attard tells Eye for Iran, ar...
2026-02-2753 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEU lawmaker to Iran's regime: “Your time is up” | Eye for Iran | EP 92 |"Your time is up.”A senior European lawmaker from Malta delivers a direct message to Tehran on this episode of Eye for Iran. Daniel Attard — Member of the European Parliament and Vice-Chair of the European Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with Iran — calls for tougher action against the Islamic Republic following its deadly crackdown on protesters, urging Europe to expel Iranian diplomats, halt trade, and increase pressure on the regime while standing firmly with the Iranian people.“The time for negotiation is over. We must match the courage of the people of Iran,” Attard tells Eye for Iran, ar...
2026-02-2753 minEye For Iran
Eye For Iran'A plea for help': why are Iranian people watching the skies?| Eye for Iran | EP 90A high stakes week in Washington raises one question: are we watching “good cop bad cop” diplomacy that is really a prelude to military strikes on the Islamic Republic? After President Donald Trump meets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US military deployments intensify, Dr. Eric Mandel, founder and director of MEPIN (Middle East Political and Information Network), and Ambassador John Craig, a former American diplomat, unpack the pressure campaign on Tehran, the tight circle around Trump and why one guest calls this moment a prequel to military action.Then the human reality behind the geopolitics. Mina, speaking from...
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Eye For Iran'A plea for help': why are Iranian people watching the skies?| Eye for Iran | EP 90A high stakes week in Washington raises one question: are we watching “good cop bad cop” diplomacy that is really a prelude to military strikes on the Islamic Republic? After President Donald Trump meets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US military deployments intensify, Dr. Eric Mandel, founder and director of MEPIN (Middle East Political and Information Network), and Ambassador John Craig, a former American diplomat, unpack the pressure campaign on Tehran, the tight circle around Trump and why one guest calls this moment a prequel to military action.Then the human reality behind the geopolitics. Mina, speaking from...
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Eye For IranAre US strikes now imminent? | Eye for Iran | EP 88As President Donald Trump issues a final warning to Tehran and US military assets appear to be moving into place, a defining question emerges: are targeted strikes against the Islamic Republic now around the corner?In this special edition of Eye for Iran, Negar Mojtahedi is joined by four crucial voices as Iran faces an unprecedented moment of crisis and possibility.Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus analyzes what potential US and Israeli military action could look like, which targets could weaken the regime’s command structure and what must follow to prevent chaos in a post-Islamic Republic Ir...
2026-01-301h 21Eye For Iran
Eye For IranAre US strikes now imminent? | Eye for Iran | EP 88As President Donald Trump issues a final warning to Tehran and US military assets appear to be moving into place, a defining question emerges: are targeted strikes against the Islamic Republic now around the corner?In this special edition of Eye for Iran, Negar Mojtahedi is joined by four crucial voices as Iran faces an unprecedented moment of crisis and possibility.Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus analyzes what potential US and Israeli military action could look like, which targets could weaken the regime’s command structure and what must follow to prevent chaos in a post-Islamic Republic Ir...
2026-01-301h 21Eye For Iran
Eye For IranIran is bleeding: Will the world act now? | Eye for Iran | EP 87As Iran’s streets turn into killing fields, the debate in Washington is no longer theoretical. Eye for Iran examines the Islamic Republic’s escalating violence against civilians under a near total digital blackout and asks the most urgent question yet: what will the world do now?Michael Makovsky, President and CEO of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA), and Blaise Misztal, the Institute’s Vice President for Policy, argue the United States should pursue one clear objective: regime collapse. They explain why this moment may be a rare strategic window, what collapse could unlock for US...
2026-01-231h 35Eye For Iran
Eye For IranIran is bleeding: Will the world act now? | Eye for Iran | EP 87As Iran’s streets turn into killing fields, the debate in Washington is no longer theoretical. Eye for Iran examines the Islamic Republic’s escalating violence against civilians under a near total digital blackout and asks the most urgent question yet: what will the world do now?Michael Makovsky, President and CEO of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA), and Blaise Misztal, the Institute’s Vice President for Policy, argue the United States should pursue one clear objective: regime collapse. They explain why this moment may be a rare strategic window, what collapse could unlock for US...
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Eye For IranInside Iran's killing spree: eyewitness speaks out | Eye for Iran | EP 86An eyewitness who recently fled Iran and whose identity is being withheld for his safety recounts indiscriminate gunfire that turned city streets into a battlefield. He says he saw thousands of bodies stored at a cemetery as families searched for missing loved ones during a nationwide digital blackout.He is risking his life to speak out and send a message to the world that the killings are still ongoing and Iranians urgently need help. He describes witnessing indiscriminate gunfire directed at unarmed civilians, narrowly escaping being shot himself.Eye for Iran host Negar Mojtahedi speaks with...
2026-01-161h 04Eye For Iran
Eye For IranInside Iran's killing spree: eyewitness speaks out | Eye for Iran | EP 86An eyewitness who recently fled Iran and whose identity is being withheld for his safety recounts indiscriminate gunfire that turned city streets into a battlefield. He says he saw thousands of bodies stored at a cemetery as families searched for missing loved ones during a nationwide digital blackout.He is risking his life to speak out and send a message to the world that the killings are still ongoing and Iranians urgently need help. He describes witnessing indiscriminate gunfire directed at unarmed civilians, narrowly escaping being shot himself.Eye for Iran host Negar Mojtahedi speaks with...
2026-01-161h 04Eye For Iran
Eye For IranIran on the brink of a revolution: is this the moment? | Eye for Iran | EP 85A wounded protester in Iran puts it starkly: “I’m not scared. For 47 years, I’ve been dead.”As protests spread across the country and chants turn openly existential, this special episode of Eye for Iran asks the question many are now asking: is Iran approaching a revolution? Is this the moment?Negar Mojtahedi is joined by former UK Security Minister and Member of Parliament Tom Tugendhat, former senior CIA official Norman Roule, Jason Brodsky, policy director at United Against Nuclear Iran, and David Patrikarakos, journalist, author and special correspondent for The Daily Mail.Tugendha...
2026-01-091h 25Eye For Iran
Eye For IranIran on the brink of a revolution: is this the moment? | Eye for Iran | EP 85A wounded protester in Iran puts it starkly: “I’m not scared. For 47 years, I’ve been dead.”As protests spread across the country and chants turn openly existential, this special episode of Eye for Iran asks the question many are now asking: is Iran approaching a revolution? Is this the moment?Negar Mojtahedi is joined by former UK Security Minister and Member of Parliament Tom Tugendhat, former senior CIA official Norman Roule, Jason Brodsky, policy director at United Against Nuclear Iran, and David Patrikarakos, journalist, author and special correspondent for The Daily Mail.Tugendha...
2026-01-091h 25Eye For Iran
Eye For Iran"Mullahs must get lost": Iran protests threaten to topple the theocracy | Eye for Iran | EP 84Chants of “Mullahs must get lost” are spreading across Iran six days after a collapsing currency and shuttered bazaars triggered the largest nationwide protests since the 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom movement. What began as demonstrations over economic hardship has evolved into a nationwide uprising directly targeting the Supreme Leader, posing one of the most serious challenges to Iran’s theocracy in years.On Eye for Iran, host Negar Mojtahedi asks: Can the Islamic Republic still control the situation — or is something deeper breaking?Joining us:* Shayan Samii — former US government appointee in intelligence and foreign policy
2026-01-021h 41Eye For Iran
Eye For Iran"Mullahs must get lost": Iran protests threaten to topple the theocracy | Eye for Iran | EP 84Chants of “Mullahs must get lost” are spreading across Iran six days after a collapsing currency and shuttered bazaars triggered the largest nationwide protests since the 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom movement. What began as demonstrations over economic hardship has evolved into a nationwide uprising directly targeting the Supreme Leader, posing one of the most serious challenges to Iran’s theocracy in years.On Eye for Iran, host Negar Mojtahedi asks: Can the Islamic Republic still control the situation — or is something deeper breaking?Joining us:* Shayan Samii — former US government appointee in intelligence and foreign policy
2026-01-021h 41Eye For Iran
Eye For IranIran 2025: crisis without collapse —Israel, accountability & YouTube creators | Eye for Iran | EP 83Iran exits 2025 under visible strain. Direct confrontation with Israel, setbacks to Tehran’s proxy network, and rising domestic pressure have shaken the regime — but not toppled it.In this Eye for Iran special, Avi Melamed, Jay Solomon, and Dr. Shahram Kholdi explain what really changed inside Iran, what didn’t, and the biggest risks heading into 2026 — including potential renewed conflict between Iran, Israel and Hezbollah.We also speak with Shahin Milani, Executive Director of the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, about a landmark criminal complaint naming 40 Iranian officials for alleged crimes against humanity during the Women, Life, Fr...
2025-12-261h 07Eye For Iran
Eye For IranIran 2025: crisis without collapse —Israel, accountability & YouTube creators | Eye for Iran | EP 83Iran exits 2025 under visible strain. Direct confrontation with Israel, setbacks to Tehran’s proxy network, and rising domestic pressure have shaken the regime — but not toppled it.In this Eye for Iran special, Avi Melamed, Jay Solomon, and Dr. Shahram Kholdi explain what really changed inside Iran, what didn’t, and the biggest risks heading into 2026 — including potential renewed conflict between Iran, Israel and Hezbollah.We also speak with Shahin Milani, Executive Director of the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, about a landmark criminal complaint naming 40 Iranian officials for alleged crimes against humanity during the Women, Life, Fr...
2025-12-261h 07Eye For Iran
Eye For IranDrought to Flooding, Travel Ban on Iranians and Mass Arrests in Iran | Eye for Iran | EP 82Iran's convergence of crises is upending people's lives both inside and outside the country.On this episode of Eye for Iran, we examine three developments you need to understand right now. Environmental researcher and hydraulic structures expert Roozbeh Eskandari explains how Iran can go from severe drought to destructive flooding, why these extremes are driven by mismanagement rather than nature alone and why flooding does little to resolve Iran’s deepening water crisis.We then turn to the United States, where expanded travel bans and immigration restrictions are leaving many Iranians in limbo. Iranian-American immigration attorney Al...
2025-12-191h 03Eye For Iran
Eye For IranDrought to Flooding, Travel Ban on Iranians and Mass Arrests in Iran | Eye for Iran | EP 82Iran's convergence of crises is upending people's lives both inside and outside the country.On this episode of Eye for Iran, we examine three developments you need to understand right now. Environmental researcher and hydraulic structures expert Roozbeh Eskandari explains how Iran can go from severe drought to destructive flooding, why these extremes are driven by mismanagement rather than nature alone and why flooding does little to resolve Iran’s deepening water crisis.We then turn to the United States, where expanded travel bans and immigration restrictions are leaving many Iranians in limbo. Iranian-American immigration attorney Al...
2025-12-191h 03Eye For Iran
Eye For IranWhy the Islamic Republic endures despite discontent | Eye for Iran | EP 81Former CIA analyst and National Security Council director Kenneth Pollack joins Eye for Iran to explain why he believes Iran has been in a “pre-revolutionary state” for years, why revolutions succeed only when regimes lose the will or capacity to use force and how Khamenei’s eventual succession could reshape everything.Then, Behnam Ben Taleblu of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) breaks down President Donald Trump’s new National Security Strategy and why Iran is dramatically downplayed compared to 2017 — plus the risks of an “indifference” moment when the Islamic Republic, according to Taleblu, is “down but not out.”
2025-12-1258 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranWhy the Islamic Republic endures despite discontent | Eye for Iran | EP 81Former CIA analyst and National Security Council director Kenneth Pollack joins Eye for Iran to explain why he believes Iran has been in a “pre-revolutionary state” for years, why revolutions succeed only when regimes lose the will or capacity to use force and how Khamenei’s eventual succession could reshape everything.Then, Behnam Ben Taleblu of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) breaks down President Donald Trump’s new National Security Strategy and why Iran is dramatically downplayed compared to 2017 — plus the risks of an “indifference” moment when the Islamic Republic, according to Taleblu, is “down but not out.”
2025-12-1258 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranIran’s cultural explosion: is it real or state controlled? | Eye for Iran | EP 80This week on Eye for Iran, we look at Iran through three connected lenses: history, culture, and a society that some say is transforming in real time.First, Ambassador John Limbert – one of the American diplomats taken hostage in 1979 – reflects on what he witnessed in the early days of the revolution, how the Islamic Republic has (and hasn’t) changed over five decades, and why the hostility between Washington and Tehran has outlasted the Cold War. He reacts to Donald Trump’s assertion that “Iran is a bully no more,” and explains why he’s wary of predictions about the Isla...
2025-12-051h 02Eye For Iran
Eye For IranIran’s cultural explosion: is it real or state controlled? | Eye for Iran | EP 80This week on Eye for Iran, we look at Iran through three connected lenses: history, culture, and a society that some say is transforming in real time.First, Ambassador John Limbert – one of the American diplomats taken hostage in 1979 – reflects on what he witnessed in the early days of the revolution, how the Islamic Republic has (and hasn’t) changed over five decades, and why the hostility between Washington and Tehran has outlasted the Cold War. He reacts to Donald Trump’s assertion that “Iran is a bully no more,” and explains why he’s wary of predictions about the Isla...
2025-12-051h 02Eye For Iran
Eye For IranIran wary of US push in Venezuela | IRGC cyber leak & child marriage probe | Eye for Iran | EP 79The United States has launched one of its most visible military deployments in years off the coast of Venezuela — a major operation aimed at narco-terror networks and the Maduro government. Retired four-star General Joseph Votel joins Eye for Iran to explain how decisions like this are made, what Washington’s posture actually signals, and why moves in the Caribbean inevitably carry an indirect message for countries like Iran, even if they aren’t the main focus.Next, we examine an Iran International investigation revealing new details about “Department 40,” an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) intelligence and cyber unit known as C...
2025-11-2850 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranIran wary of US push in Venezuela | IRGC cyber leak & child marriage probe | Eye for Iran | EP 79The United States has launched one of its most visible military deployments in years off the coast of Venezuela — a major operation aimed at narco-terror networks and the Maduro government. Retired four-star General Joseph Votel joins Eye for Iran to explain how decisions like this are made, what Washington’s posture actually signals, and why moves in the Caribbean inevitably carry an indirect message for countries like Iran, even if they aren’t the main focus.Next, we examine an Iran International investigation revealing new details about “Department 40,” an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) intelligence and cyber unit known as C...
2025-11-2850 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranWould Iran race toward the bomb? | Eye for Iran | EP 78Iran says it is ready to talk to the United States on its own terms and has paused uranium enrichment after US and Israeli strikes. At the same time Tehran is allegedly building a secret enrichment site at Pickaxe Mountain and blocking inspectors. This while a leaked UN watchdog report shows there is no clear oversight of its 60 percent enriched uranium - enough for around ten nuclear weapons.In this episode of Eye for Iran Negar Mojtahedi sits down with nonproliferation expert Mark Fitzpatrick, author of “The Iranian Nuclear Crisis,” former US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Non Proliferation and...
2025-11-2142 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranWould Iran race toward the bomb? | Eye for Iran | EP 78Iran says it is ready to talk to the United States on its own terms and has paused uranium enrichment after US and Israeli strikes. At the same time Tehran is allegedly building a secret enrichment site at Pickaxe Mountain and blocking inspectors. This while a leaked UN watchdog report shows there is no clear oversight of its 60 percent enriched uranium - enough for around ten nuclear weapons.In this episode of Eye for Iran Negar Mojtahedi sits down with nonproliferation expert Mark Fitzpatrick, author of “The Iranian Nuclear Crisis,” former US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Non Proliferation and...
2025-11-2142 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranIran’s water crisis, Israel–Iran tensions and Syria’s new direction | Eye for Iran | EP 77Iran is confronting one of the most serious environmental and geopolitical turning points in its modern history. In this edition of Eye for Iran, three critical conversations reveal how quickly conditions are shifting and what may come next for the region.The episode opens with Dr. Kaveh Madani, former senior Iranian environmental official and now head of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health. He warns that Tehran is rapidly approaching what he calls Day Zero, with major reservoirs hitting dead storage, groundwater collapsing, and millions of residents at risk of losing reliable access to...
2025-11-141h 06Eye For Iran
Eye For IranIran’s water crisis, Israel–Iran tensions and Syria’s new direction | Eye for Iran | EP 77Iran is confronting one of the most serious environmental and geopolitical turning points in its modern history. In this edition of Eye for Iran, three critical conversations reveal how quickly conditions are shifting and what may come next for the region.The episode opens with Dr. Kaveh Madani, former senior Iranian environmental official and now head of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health. He warns that Tehran is rapidly approaching what he calls Day Zero, with major reservoirs hitting dead storage, groundwater collapsing, and millions of residents at risk of losing reliable access to...
2025-11-141h 06Eye For Iran
Eye For IranFrom guns to votes? Iran's plan in Iraq and why it matters | Eye for Iran | EP 76Tehran is allegedly urging its Shia militias in Iraq to swap guns for ballots in a shift that could reshape Baghdad’s power balance and test Washington’s resolve. “Iraq may become, in a very odd way, the Achilles heel of the Trump administration,” said historian Dr Shahram Kholdi on Eye for Iran. Jay Solomon, author of the Iran Wars, said that while Tehran is “on its back foot,” it remains “committed to rebuilding its proxy network." Alex Vatanka, Director of the Iran Program at the Middle East Institute, added that “the regime is trying to rebuil...
2025-11-0747 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranFrom guns to votes? Iran's plan in Iraq and why it matters | Eye for Iran | EP 76Tehran is allegedly urging its Shia militias in Iraq to swap guns for ballots in a shift that could reshape Baghdad’s power balance and test Washington’s resolve. “Iraq may become, in a very odd way, the Achilles heel of the Trump administration,” said historian Dr Shahram Kholdi on Eye for Iran. Jay Solomon, author of the Iran Wars, said that while Tehran is “on its back foot,” it remains “committed to rebuilding its proxy network." Alex Vatanka, Director of the Iran Program at the Middle East Institute, added that “the regime is trying to rebuil...
2025-11-0747 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEx-Israeli intel officer: Iran–Israel war ‘almost imminent’ | Eye for Iran | EP 73Former Israeli intelligence officer Danny Citrinowicz tells Eye for Iran a new and far deadlier conflict between Israel and Iran is “almost imminent.”Citrinowicz says both sides wrongly believe they “won” the last war — a miscalculation that makes another, even more violent escalation inevitable. He warns the United States is still chasing a deal while Israel aims to weaken or topple the clerical establishment, a dangerous imbalance that could ignite a wider regional war.We also examine satellite evidence appearing to show Iran’s rebuilding its nuclear capabilities south of Natanz, President Trump’s Knesset speech claiming victo...
2025-10-1749 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEx-Israeli intel officer: Iran–Israel war ‘almost imminent’ | Eye for Iran | EP 73Former Israeli intelligence officer Danny Citrinowicz tells Eye for Iran a new and far deadlier conflict between Israel and Iran is “almost imminent.”Citrinowicz says both sides wrongly believe they “won” the last war — a miscalculation that makes another, even more violent escalation inevitable. He warns the United States is still chasing a deal while Israel aims to weaken or topple the clerical establishment, a dangerous imbalance that could ignite a wider regional war.We also examine satellite evidence appearing to show Iran’s rebuilding its nuclear capabilities south of Natanz, President Trump’s Knesset speech claiming victo...
2025-10-1749 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranWhy some hardliners in Iran want to keep sanctions in place | Eye for Iran | EP 72Oil sanctions were meant to throttle Iran’s revenue but have instead enriched its elite.Eurasia Group Iran and oil analyst Greg Brew joins Negar Mojtahedi to explain how Iran keeps selling over a million barrels of barrels a day through shadow networks which profit wildly from the murky trade.We also explore China’s role in sustaining Iran’s oil industry and shadowy tycoons like Babak Zanjani, who embody the paradox of Iran’s undercover economy. You can watch the full episode on YouTube or listen on any podcast platform of your choosing.#iraninternational #ایران_اینترنشنال #iran #china #sanctions #oil #usa #tr...
2025-10-1047 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranWhy some hardliners in Iran want to keep sanctions in place | Eye for Iran | EP 72Oil sanctions were meant to throttle Iran’s revenue but have instead enriched its elite.Eurasia Group Iran and oil analyst Greg Brew joins Negar Mojtahedi to explain how Iran keeps selling over a million barrels of barrels a day through shadow networks which profit wildly from the murky trade.We also explore China’s role in sustaining Iran’s oil industry and shadowy tycoons like Babak Zanjani, who embody the paradox of Iran’s undercover economy. You can watch the full episode on YouTube or listen on any podcast platform of your choosing.#iraninternational #ایران_اینترنشنال #iran #china #sanctions #oil #usa #tr...
2025-10-1047 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 58 | John Bolton: "The surrender of the Ayatollahs"Is this the beginning of the end for Iran’s ruling regime? Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton joins Eye for Iran to unpack Trump’s strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, the controversial ceasefire, and why he believes now was the time to finish the job.Bolton argues the ceasefire was a mistake that gave Iran breathing room just when the Islamic Republic was most vulnerable. He says Trump isn’t driven by strategy but by optics—and that his real motive may be winning a Nobel Peace Prize. Bolton also explains how Iran’s ruling establishmen...
2025-07-0420 minIran 1400 Podcast
Iran 1400 PodcastJustice in Iran and Its Civic Future🎧 Episode Title: Justice in Iran and Its Civic FutureWhat does justice really mean in Iran today—and how can it be reclaimed by the people? In this episode, we explore the long arc of justice in Iran, from fragmented courts in the Qajar era to the authoritarian judiciary of the Islamic Republic. But the focus is on the present: a system in crisis, and the growing demand for a justice rooted not in power, but in civic agency, ethical responsibility, and public trust.Drawing on ideas from Aram Hessami’s Two Three Words and other I...
2025-06-1119 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 53 | Truckers' strike: is it the spark that could shift Iran's future?Truckers across Iran are refusing to drive—shutting down ports, blocking highways, and squeezing the economy. But this isn’t just about fuel hikes or wages. It’s a nationwide cry for dignity—and it’s gaining traction fast.Joining host Negar Mojtahedi on Eye for Iran is Nazanin Afshin-Jam, a prominent human rights activist; Alireza Nader, an Iran analyst and former senior researcher at the RAND Corporation; and Mahdi Ghodsi, an economist with the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies.Together, they unpack why this strike feels different from previous unrest, how it exposes the vulnerabil...
2025-05-3052 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 46 | Iran: deal or no deal?Tehran and Washington head into high-stakes talks in Oman this weekend that could decide whether the region is headed for detente or all-out war. Will these negotiations open the door to a nuclear deal or mark the beginning of a dangerous escalation? On Eye for Iran, we’ve brought together a powerhouse panel to break it all down: Gabriel Noronha, former Special Advisor for the Iran Action Group at the US State Department under Trump, Arash Azizi, Iran analyst and author of What Iranians Want, Jay Solomon, investigative reporter with The Free Press, Behnam Be...
2025-04-121h 10Eye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 46 | Iran: deal or no deal?Tehran and Washington head into high-stakes talks in Oman this weekend that could decide whether the region is headed for detente or all-out war. Will these negotiations open the door to a nuclear deal or mark the beginning of a dangerous escalation? On Eye for Iran, we’ve brought together a powerhouse panel to break it all down: Gabriel Noronha, former Special Advisor for the Iran Action Group at the US State Department under Trump, Arash Azizi, Iran analyst and author of What Iranians Want, Jay Solomon, investigative reporter with The Free Press, Behnam Be...
2025-04-121h 10Eye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 45 | Iran may never be this vulnerable again -Mideast analystIn the shadow of President Donald Trump’s threats to strike Iran and following more than a year of punishing Israeli attacks, a battered but unbowed Islamic Republic is plotting its comeback, warns Middle East security analyst Dr. Eric Mandel.“Iran is not giving up,” said Mandel, founder of MEPIN, the Middle East Political Information Network. “Iran's proxies, they may be down—Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis—but they're not stopping.”According to Mandel, the moment to pressure Iran is now. He calls it a fleeting “window of opportunity” that could soon close. A potential ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine...
2025-04-0450 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 45 | Iran may never be this vulnerable again -Mideast analystIn the shadow of President Donald Trump’s threats to strike Iran and following more than a year of punishing Israeli attacks, a battered but unbowed Islamic Republic is plotting its comeback, warns Middle East security analyst Dr. Eric Mandel.“Iran is not giving up,” said Mandel, founder of MEPIN, the Middle East Political Information Network. “Iran's proxies, they may be down—Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis—but they're not stopping.”According to Mandel, the moment to pressure Iran is now. He calls it a fleeting “window of opportunity” that could soon close. A potential ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine...
2025-04-0450 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 44 | Iran ensures military gets paid, people struggleOrdinary Iranians are bearing unprecedented economic pain as their Islamic government's row with its hated enemies Israel and the United States ramps up and Tehran prioritizes military spending to shore up defense and its regional clout. Iran implemented a 200 percent increase in military spending for the Persian year beginning this month and will aim to boost revenue through higher taxes despite a big deficit and a moribund currency besetting the economy.According to Mahdi Ghodsi, an economist at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, and Mohamad Machine Chian, a senior researcher at the Center of Governance and...
2025-03-2849 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 44 | Iran ensures military gets paid, people struggleOrdinary Iranians are bearing unprecedented economic pain as their Islamic government's row with its hated enemies Israel and the United States ramps up and Tehran prioritizes military spending to shore up defense and its regional clout. Iran implemented a 200 percent increase in military spending for the Persian year beginning this month and will aim to boost revenue through higher taxes despite a big deficit and a moribund currency besetting the economy.According to Mahdi Ghodsi, an economist at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, and Mohamad Machine Chian, a senior researcher at the Center of Governance and...
2025-03-2849 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 43 | Iran's turning point: will 2025 be the year of war or a nuclear deal?Iran will witness a turning point this year, marked by what may be the most consequential decision yet to be made by the country’s Supreme Leader. The outcome will likely come down to two options: pursuing a nuclear deal or facing the prospect of war. That’s according to Mark Dubowitz, the CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) and a well-known voice on Iran policy. He told Eye for Iran that the Trump administration is preparing for all scenarios — including military action if diplomacy fails. While Trump’s goal is to block all pathways to Iran...
2025-03-2139 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 43 | Iran's turning point: will 2025 be the year of war or a nuclear deal?Iran will witness a turning point this year, marked by what may be the most consequential decision yet to be made by the country’s Supreme Leader. The outcome will likely come down to two options: pursuing a nuclear deal or facing the prospect of war. That’s according to Mark Dubowitz, the CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) and a well-known voice on Iran policy. He told Eye for Iran that the Trump administration is preparing for all scenarios — including military action if diplomacy fails. While Trump’s goal is to block all pathways to Iran...
2025-03-2139 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 41 | How Iran's losses will lead to Turkey's gainsGlobal alliances are in flux as President Donald Trump casts doubt on U.S. commitments. Amid rising geopolitical tensions, a 40-year insurgency between Turkey and the outlawed PKK has ended in a ceasefire. Ankara has reportedly offered peacekeepers to Ukraine, contingent on a war-ending agreement.As Turkey navigates domestic challenges, it could seek to replace Iran as the dominant regional power, said Henri Barkey, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, to Iran International. Meanwhile, Russia has positioned itself as a mediator between Washington and Tehran over nuclear talks."No leader has done more...
2025-03-0753 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 41 | How Iran's losses will lead to Turkey's gainsGlobal alliances are in flux as President Donald Trump casts doubt on U.S. commitments. Amid rising geopolitical tensions, a 40-year insurgency between Turkey and the outlawed PKK has ended in a ceasefire. Ankara has reportedly offered peacekeepers to Ukraine, contingent on a war-ending agreement.As Turkey navigates domestic challenges, it could seek to replace Iran as the dominant regional power, said Henri Barkey, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, to Iran International. Meanwhile, Russia has positioned itself as a mediator between Washington and Tehran over nuclear talks."No leader has done more...
2025-03-0753 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 39 | Military hits on Iran's enrichment sites won't resolve nuclear crisisSina Azodi, an expert on U.S.-Iran relations, told the Eye for Iran podcast that Irancould rebuild nuclear facilities hit by air attacks which would delay but not resolve the crisis.Azodi's analysis comes as Israel weighs striking Iran’s nuclear sites, per U.S. intelligence assessments cited by The Wall Street Journal in February.Iran could rebuild nuclear facilities hit by air attacks within 6 to 12 months, Azodi said, referring to publicly available data.If strikes fail to end Iran’s nuclear program, he warned, Tehran may pursue the 'ultimate weapon of d...
2025-02-2127 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 39 | Military hits on Iran's enrichment sites won't resolve nuclear crisisSina Azodi, an expert on U.S.-Iran relations, told the Eye for Iran podcast that Irancould rebuild nuclear facilities hit by air attacks which would delay but not resolve the crisis.Azodi's analysis comes as Israel weighs striking Iran’s nuclear sites, per U.S. intelligence assessments cited by The Wall Street Journal in February.Iran could rebuild nuclear facilities hit by air attacks within 6 to 12 months, Azodi said, referring to publicly available data.If strikes fail to end Iran’s nuclear program, he warned, Tehran may pursue the 'ultimate weapon of d...
2025-02-2127 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 37 | Bolton: Trump’s Iran policy lacks strategyAmbassador John Bolton, appearing on this week's episode of Eye for Iran, argues that Trump has issued conflicting statements on Iran. While reinstating his maximum pressure campaign to cut Iran’s oil exports to zero, Trump has also expressed a willingness to negotiate, aiming for a verifiable agreement to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. During the signing of an executive order memorandum, Trump even admitted he was "torn" about enforcing tough measures on Iran. Is this part of a grand strategy, or something else? We explore the answers with Bolton. #iraninternational #ایران_اینترنشنال #trump #iran #israel #youtube #shorts #news #podcast #youtube...
2025-02-0727 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 37 | Bolton: Trump’s Iran policy lacks strategyAmbassador John Bolton, appearing on this week's episode of Eye for Iran, argues that Trump has issued conflicting statements on Iran. While reinstating his maximum pressure campaign to cut Iran’s oil exports to zero, Trump has also expressed a willingness to negotiate, aiming for a verifiable agreement to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. During the signing of an executive order memorandum, Trump even admitted he was "torn" about enforcing tough measures on Iran. Is this part of a grand strategy, or something else? We explore the answers with Bolton. #iraninternational #ایران_اینترنشنال #trump #iran #israel #youtube #shorts #news #podcast #youtube...
2025-02-0727 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 34 | Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal strikes blow at Iran’s hostage diplomacyThe ceasefire deal announced this week between Israel and Hamas sends a signal of defeat to the Islamic Republic of Iran, a former hostage in Tehran who was also part of influencing the ceasefire negotiations told Iran International.Nizar Zakka, the head of Hostage Aid Worldwide, was kidnapped in 2015 by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) after being invited to attend a conference in Tehran. The US-Lebanese dual national was locked up four years in Iran’s notorious Evin prison, spending 18 months in solitary confinement.“It's a big lesson that this [hostage diplomacy] will not work,” said Zakka on Eye...
2025-01-1729 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 34 | Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal strikes blow at Iran’s hostage diplomacyThe ceasefire deal announced this week between Israel and Hamas sends a signal of defeat to the Islamic Republic of Iran, a former hostage in Tehran who was also part of influencing the ceasefire negotiations told Iran International.Nizar Zakka, the head of Hostage Aid Worldwide, was kidnapped in 2015 by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) after being invited to attend a conference in Tehran. The US-Lebanese dual national was locked up four years in Iran’s notorious Evin prison, spending 18 months in solitary confinement.“It's a big lesson that this [hostage diplomacy] will not work,” said Zakka on Eye...
2025-01-1729 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 33 | The Untold Story form the last Israeli military attaché in IranAs the United States bid farewell to former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday, his legacy surrounding Iran's 1979 revolution returned to the spotlight. For Yitzhak Segev, Israel's last military attaché in Iran before the revolution, it is Carter who is partially responsible for the rise of Islamic rule in Iran.Serving as military attaché in Iran from 1977 to 1979, Segev shared the conversations he had with Carter that offer a nuanced picture of an American president grappling with supporting a democratic movement in Iran while focused on out manoeuvring the Soviet Union amid the Cold War.#iran #israël #mid...
2025-01-1053 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 33 | The Untold Story form the last Israeli military attaché in IranAs the United States bid farewell to former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday, his legacy surrounding Iran's 1979 revolution returned to the spotlight. For Yitzhak Segev, Israel's last military attaché in Iran before the revolution, it is Carter who is partially responsible for the rise of Islamic rule in Iran.Serving as military attaché in Iran from 1977 to 1979, Segev shared the conversations he had with Carter that offer a nuanced picture of an American president grappling with supporting a democratic movement in Iran while focused on out manoeuvring the Soviet Union amid the Cold War.#iran #israël #mid...
2025-01-1053 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 32 | Why 2025 is set to be tougher for IranFor some countries in the Middle East, 2024 was a year of historic changes and milestones, but for Iran it appears to be one of setbacks and defeat for its clerical establishment.The fall of Iran’s greatest Arab ally in the region, Bashar Al-Assad capped off a disastrous year that saw Iran’s proxy forces diminished that further fueled domestic and economic unrest. Kamran Matin, an international relations scholar from Sussex University in the UK told the Eye for Iran podcast that 2025 will likely be an even more difficult year for the Islamic Republic. What could 2025 hold for the...
2025-01-0337 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 32 | Why 2025 is set to be tougher for IranFor some countries in the Middle East, 2024 was a year of historic changes and milestones, but for Iran it appears to be one of setbacks and defeat for its clerical establishment.The fall of Iran’s greatest Arab ally in the region, Bashar Al-Assad capped off a disastrous year that saw Iran’s proxy forces diminished that further fueled domestic and economic unrest. Kamran Matin, an international relations scholar from Sussex University in the UK told the Eye for Iran podcast that 2025 will likely be an even more difficult year for the Islamic Republic. What could 2025 hold for the...
2025-01-0337 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 29 | Despite Syria setback, Iran could strike deal with Trump - former envoy saysWith Iran losing Syria, one of its greatest Arab allies and satellite states, president-elect Donald Trump will likely still strike a deal with Iran. Trump’s maximum pressure policy was never aimed at regime change, despite some expectations, his last special envoy for Iran told Iran International's Eye for Iran podcast. It was about making a deal. Elliott Abrams, the former special representative for Iran during the first Trump administration, said achieving a comprehensive plan to halt Iran’s nuclear and regional ambitions is likely the endgame for Trump’s second presidency.#iran #podcast #youtubeshorts #youtube #news #trump #syria...
2024-12-1339 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 29 | Despite Syria setback, Iran could strike deal with Trump - former envoy saysWith Iran losing Syria, one of its greatest Arab allies and satellite states, president-elect Donald Trump will likely still strike a deal with Iran. Trump’s maximum pressure policy was never aimed at regime change, despite some expectations, his last special envoy for Iran told Iran International's Eye for Iran podcast. It was about making a deal. Elliott Abrams, the former special representative for Iran during the first Trump administration, said achieving a comprehensive plan to halt Iran’s nuclear and regional ambitions is likely the endgame for Trump’s second presidency.#iran #podcast #youtubeshorts #youtube #news #trump #syria...
2024-12-1339 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 26 | Iran's nuclear program is on a path to military conflict -ex UN inspectorFormer UN inspector David Albright told the Eye for Iran podcast that he feels worried about the future with Iran getting closer to a nuclear bomb, saying that the current mechanisms are not working to detect suspicious activity. Albright, who is the founder and president of the non-profit Institute for Science and International Security, told Iran International there's overwhelming evidence to suggest Iran is hiding and keeping secrets on its nuclear program. He said the technical team in Iran is ready to build a bomb but international pressure, the unpredictability of incoming president Donald Trump and the changing...
2024-11-2239 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 26 | Iran's nuclear program is on a path to military conflict -ex UN inspectorFormer UN inspector David Albright told the Eye for Iran podcast that he feels worried about the future with Iran getting closer to a nuclear bomb, saying that the current mechanisms are not working to detect suspicious activity. Albright, who is the founder and president of the non-profit Institute for Science and International Security, told Iran International there's overwhelming evidence to suggest Iran is hiding and keeping secrets on its nuclear program. He said the technical team in Iran is ready to build a bomb but international pressure, the unpredictability of incoming president Donald Trump and the changing...
2024-11-2239 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 25 | White House shakeup, Trump's picks 'baby steps' to change in IranMajor (ret) Andrew Fox joined the 'Eye for Iran' podcast to discuss the future of Iran with the return of Donald Trump to the White House and the clues his cabinet picks offer. While many believe Trump's arrival and choosing the likes of Iran hawk Marco Rubio as Secretary of State spell trouble for Tehran, Fox sees it more as "baby steps" for change in the Islamic Republic down the road but nothing immediate. The Trump administration's first goals are to limit Iran's aggression in the region and prevent it from becoming a nuclear power. But will that strategy work...
2024-11-1531 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 25 | White House shakeup, Trump's picks 'baby steps' to change in IranMajor (ret) Andrew Fox joined the 'Eye for Iran' podcast to discuss the future of Iran with the return of Donald Trump to the White House and the clues his cabinet picks offer. While many believe Trump's arrival and choosing the likes of Iran hawk Marco Rubio as Secretary of State spell trouble for Tehran, Fox sees it more as "baby steps" for change in the Islamic Republic down the road but nothing immediate. The Trump administration's first goals are to limit Iran's aggression in the region and prevent it from becoming a nuclear power. But will that strategy work...
2024-11-1531 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 22 | Iran may be more dangerous after Israel's air attacksWhen Israel struck Iran on October 26, many wondered if the limited attack would push the Islamic Republic into a corner or embolden them. Eylon Levy, a former Israeli government spokesman, told this week's Eye for Iran podcast that the latter option was the most likely outcome. With Iran's proxies deteriorating and direct strikes occurring between the two regional rivals, Levy is asked if Iran will double down on its floundering strategy or change course?#eyeforiran #israel #iran #iraninternational #israeliranwar #podcast #geopolitics Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-11-0129 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 22 | Iran may be more dangerous after Israel's air attacksWhen Israel struck Iran on October 26, many wondered if the limited attack would push the Islamic Republic into a corner or embolden them. Eylon Levy, a former Israeli government spokesman, told this week's Eye for Iran podcast that the latter option was the most likely outcome. With Iran's proxies deteriorating and direct strikes occurring between the two regional rivals, Levy is asked if Iran will double down on its floundering strategy or change course?#eyeforiran #israel #iran #iraninternational #israeliranwar #podcast #geopolitics
2024-11-0129 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 18 | Israel's attack on Iran may include Khamenei's Tehran residenceRetired Lt. Colonel Jonathan Conricus, a senior fellow at Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joined this week's episode of Eye for Iran to discuss possible Israeli targets in Iran -including the official residence of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. He also discusses how much arsenal Iran possesses and what steps Israel will take to first peel away Iran's defensive capabilities. Conricus, a former spokesperson for Israel's military, foresees multiple strikes in Iran, and how targeting regime officials, though risky, is not off the table. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-10-0422 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 18 | Israel's attack on Iran may include Khamenei's Tehran residenceRetired Lt. Colonel Jonathan Conricus, a senior fellow at Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joined this week's episode of Eye for Iran to discuss possible Israeli targets in Iran -including the official residence of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. He also discusses how much arsenal Iran possesses and what steps Israel will take to first peel away Iran's defensive capabilities. Conricus, a former spokesperson for Israel's military, foresees multiple strikes in Iran, and how targeting regime officials, though risky, is not off the table.
2024-10-0422 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 14| Should we be worried about Iran's ballistic missiles and nuclear ambitions?A recent report questions the accuracy of Tehran's long-vaunted missile program.  On this episode of Eye for Iran,  we speak with Farzin Nadimi, a Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute, specializing in the security and defense affairs of Iran and the greater region, and Jay Solomon, an investigative reporter with the Free Press. They tell us about how some of Iran's missiles are percise and deadly and how Iran is a lot closer to the nuclear bomb than most experts thought. Find out how Iran's missile program is connected to its nuclear ambitions, and why that matters.
2024-09-0638 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 11| Iran and Israel playing ‘chicken' amid ratcheting nuclear threatWhile Iran and Israel remain on the knife edge of all-out war, the two adversaries appear to be playing ‘chicken’, according an international relations expert speaking on this week’s episode of Eye for Iran.The tension between the two countries comes in the backdrop of the highest threat to regional stability.Tehran, long suspected by Israel to have ambition of obtaining nuclear arms, is planning to test nuclear bomb detonators, according to exclusive reporting by Iran International.University of Waterloo Political Scientist Professor Bessma Momani tells Eye for Iran podcast that this is part of a psychological warfare by Iran t...
2024-08-1729 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 8 | Is Israel's anti-Iran messaging failing and what is Biden's Iran legacy?During his address to Congress this week, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for a military alliance in the Middle East to counter Iran. The Eye for Iran podcast talks to one of his former advisors, Alex Selsky about this plan and what Netanyahu’s speech meant for the US and Iran. Also on this week’s episode, we’ll be asking Iranian-American advocate Sarah Raviani about President Joe Biden’s legacy on Iran as he made the historic decision to drop out of the US presidential elections.
2024-07-2635 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran I Ep 4 I Next steps after Canada lists IRGC as terrorist entity & Iran's ElectionsOn this week's episode of Iran International's English podcast 'Eye for Iran', host Negar Mojtahedi speaks with Minister Melissa Lantsman, Deputy Leader of Canada's opposition party, the Conservatives. What will be Canada’s next steps after enlisting Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist entity and why did the government act now? And Negar also discusses Iran's elections and what Iran's Supreme Leader’s legacy will be, with Patrick Clawson from the Washington Institute.
2024-06-2828 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 3 | Hamid Nouri: Is Iran's Hostage Diplomacy Outplaying the West?In this week’s episode of ‘Eye for Iran,’ how is Iran’s hostage diplomacy working against the interest of West nations? As a convicted war criminal Hamid Nouri walks free following a prisoner swap deal between Iran and Sweden, host Negar Mojtahedi speaks with two people who have been personally impacted by Iran's violations of human rights and unjust detentions.  In this episode, we hear from Iranian-Canadian human rights lawyer Kaveh Shahrooz, talking about his uncle Mehrdad Ashtari who was killed during the 1988 political prisoner massacre that involved Nouri. Alongside Sharooz is Mariam Claren, a German-Iranian fighting for her mot...
2024-06-2139 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 2 | 'Not Free and Fair' Elections in IranFrom Iran International comes the 'Eye for Iran' podcast, a weekly show that will take listeners beyond the headlines, deep into the Iran stories that matter most. With compelling interviews, expert analysis and high-impact investigations, host Negar Mojtahedi examines the latest developments in and around Iran. In this episode of ‘Eye for Iran,' Negar speaks with author and journalist Arash Azizi and Former Iran Advisor at the US State Department Gabriel Noronha on Iran's upcoming snap election, which many consider to be a selection process highly engineered by the state. They look into the candidates selected by the Guardian Co...
2024-06-1436 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 2 | 'Not Free and Fair' Elections in IranFrom Iran International comes the 'Eye for Iran' podcast, a weekly show that will take listeners beyond the headlines, deep into the Iran stories that matter most. With compelling interviews, expert analysis and high-impact investigations, host Negar Mojtahedi examines the latest developments in and around Iran. In this episode of ‘Eye for Iran,' Negar speaks with author and journalist Arash Azizi and Former Iran Advisor at the US State Department Gabriel Noronha on Iran's upcoming snap election, which many consider to be a selection process highly engineered by the state. They look into the candidates selected by the Guardian Co...
2024-06-1436 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 1 | The race to replace Raisi: Will Iran's election shake things up?From Iran International comes the 'Eye for Iran' podcast, a weekly show that will take listeners beyond the headlines, deep into the Iran stories that matter most. With compelling interviews, expert analysis and high-impact investigations, host Negar Mojtahedi examines the latest developments in and around Iran. In the first episode of ‘Eye for Iran,' Negar speaks with Jason Brodsky, the policy director of United Against Nuclear Iran and Behnam Ben Taleblu, a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) about the significance of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s death and how the event is perceived by the...
2024-06-0735 minEye For Iran
Eye For IranEye for Iran | Ep 1 | The race to replace Raisi: Will Iran's election shake things up?From Iran International comes the 'Eye for Iran' podcast, a weekly show that will take listeners beyond the headlines, deep into the Iran stories that matter most. With compelling interviews, expert analysis and high-impact investigations, host Negar Mojtahedi examines the latest developments in and around Iran. In the first episode of ‘Eye for Iran,' Negar speaks with Jason Brodsky, the policy director of United Against Nuclear Iran and Behnam Ben Taleblu, a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) about the significance of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s death and how the event is perceived by the...
2024-06-0735 minSAIS Rethinking Iran
SAIS Rethinking IranSaudi-Iran RelationsBilateral relations between Riyadh and Tehran have been strained over several geopolitical issues. The two regional rivals broke diplomatic ties in 2016 but have recently engaged in four rounds of direct negotiations to resolve regional disputes. Yemen remains a battleground between the two countries who are seen as supporting opposing sides. However, recent diplomatic developments reflect the potential for improving ties and a possible exchange of diplomats between the two countries. What is the future of Iran and Saudi’s shared leadership of the region and what conditions might need to be met for normalcy in Saudi–Iran relations?   HES...
2022-11-141h 01SAIS Rethinking Iran
SAIS Rethinking IranThe Discovery of Iran: Taghi Arani, a Radical CosmopolitanTHE DISCOVERY OF IRAN offers a fresh perspective on Iranian nationalism, centring its analysis on critical intellectual debates emanating from a transnational experience of community of Iranian émigrés, activists, and scholars in 1920s Weimar Berlin, and later in Iran until the mid 1930s. The book pays special attention to the writings of a particularly innovative activist intellectual, Taghi Arani, to argue that the interwar period was marked by a robust civil society that routinely debated questions of identity, history, and Iran’s place in a rapidly changing world.   ALI MIRSEPASSI is Albert Gallatin Research Excellence Professor of Mi...
2022-11-141h 04Iran 1400 Podcast
Iran 1400 PodcastIran-China Relations: Geopolitics and DiplomacyThis episode is the second part of a two-part conversation with Dr. William Figueroa about his article for the Iran 1400 Project entitled “Constitutionalism Across Asia: Iran and China.” Sydney Martin and Dr. Figueroa discuss Iran-China relations today and the geopolitical implications of the Iranian and Chinese constitutional revolutions discussed in the previous episode. Dr. Figueroa analyzes Iran and China’s often disproportionate relationship, providing his thoughts on a variety of aspects and events, from the  Iran-China 25-year agreement to the Russia-Ukraine War, to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s recent trip to Taiwan. Constitutionalism Across Asia: Iran and China...
2022-09-1226 minIran 1400 Podcast
Iran 1400 PodcastIran-China Relations: The Imagined Community of Asian Constitutional StatesThis episode is part one of a two-part conversation with Dr. William Figueroa about his article for the Iran 1400 Project entitled “Constitutionalism Across Asia: Iran and China.” Sydney Martin and Dr. Figueroa discuss the influence of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution on Chinese elites and the impact of pan-Asian and anti-colonial sentiment on Iran, China, and greater Asia. Dr. Figueroa provides background on the Chinese constitutional revolution, pointing out the similarities between it and Iran. He details how technological advancements such as the first large-scale international telegraph network allowed people to keep up with world events and highlights the imagined glob...
2022-08-1626 minIran 1400 Podcast
Iran 1400 PodcastSpotlighting an Author - Stephanie Cronin - Social Histories of IranOn November 19th the Iran 1400 Project hosted a Spotlighting an Author event with distinguished social historian, Stephanie Cronin of Oxford University. Dr. Cronin discussed her newly-released book, Social Histories of Iran: Modernism and Marginality in the Middle East, which problematizes concepts of modernity in Iran and the broader Middle East with a global comparative perspective. The book investigates the lives of the underclasses of Iranian society in the 19th and 20th centuries and their particular relationship with both socio-economic hierarchies and modernity. A central argument of the book is that modernity was a project conducted by the elite classes...
2021-11-231h 20Iran 1400 Podcast
Iran 1400 PodcastSpotlighting an Author: Annie Tracy Samuel: The Unfinished History of the Iran-Iraq WarIn this Spotlighting an Author event, Dr. Annie Tracy Samuel discussed the IRGC’s roles and power in contemporary Iran and demonstrates how the history of the Iran–Iraq War has an immense bearing on the Islamic Republic’s present and future. During the extensive Q&A section of the event, Tracy Samuel answered a series of questions with topics from the most important lessons learned by the IRGC  to similarities between the acceptance of Security Council Resolution 598 and the acceptance of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. About Annie Tracy Samuel: Dr. Annie Tracy S...
2021-10-081h 19Iran 1400 Podcast
Iran 1400 PodcastSpotlighting an Author - John Ghazvinian: America and Iran: A History, 1720 to the PresentThis episode is the audio version of the Spotlighting an Author event with John Ghazvinian who presented his new book "America and Iran: A History, 1720 to the Present". Ghazvinian provided a captivating account of the U.S.-Iran relationship within the last 300 years and discussed the history that is rarely explored, from Christian missionaries in Iran, to the American fascination with Persia in the early 1900s. He further argued that a better understanding of the two countries’ rich history could be the key to a stronger future.    📚 Link to purchase the book: https://amzn.to/2SAUWqX  The 19...
2021-09-0355 min