“There’s No Turning Back for Them” — Hagar Chemali on the Protests in Iran

Former spokesperson for the U.S. Mission to the UN and former Middle East Director at the National Security Council in the Obama White House Hagar Chemali joins Ron Steslow to discuss the protests in Iran

(01:46) What started the protests and how they’ve evolved

(06:19) How these protests compare to previous ones

(08:08) The role of the Supreme Leader in Iran

(10:57) Why it’s difficult to get accurate news from Iran

(15:55) Why ending the mandatory hijab rule wouldn’t end the protests 

(23:00) What we know about executions of protestors

(31:41) Tension of US interests vs democratic values

(55:40) Iran's place on the UN Commission on the Status of Women

(1:01:37) How the protests in Iran connect to the other protests happening around the globe

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