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#334 – Abbas Amanat: Iran Protests, Mahsa Amini, History, CIA & Nuclear Weapons

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Is the Islamic Republic the Champion of the Palestinians?

The Iranian regime sees itself as the champion of the Palestinians now. The rest of the support for the Palestinians, including Arab nationalism, basically reached a stage of bankruptcy. If you ask if tomorrow there would be a poll or a referendum, I would doubt that 80% of the Iranian people would approve of the policies of the Islamic Republic vis a vis Palestine. And therefore, it is upon the Iranian regime, Iranian Islamic Republic to support the cause of the Palestinians.

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