
The Iran Podcast
Conversations on Iranian politics, society, and culture with host Negar Mortazavi.
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Latest episodes

Oct 10, 2024 • 28min
Israel-Iran Tensions
Negar Mortazavi discusses Israel-Iran tensions in an interview on CNN with Becky Anderson, on the Australian Radio, and on TRT World television.

Aug 25, 2024 • 42min
Israel, Lebanon and Iran
Negar Mortazavi speaks to journalist Ali Hashem in Doha about rising tensions between Israel, Iran and Lebanon as ceasefire talks continue in Qatar.

Aug 9, 2024 • 30min
Can Europe and Iran Relations Improve?
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Eldar Memedov, a European foreign policy expert based in Brussels, about Europe’s deteriorating relationship with Iran and whether Iran’s new reformist president can improve with the West.

Aug 6, 2024 • 7min
Tension Rises Between Iran and Israel
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Aljazeera English television about Israeli attacks on Hezbollah and Hamas leaders in Beirut and Tehran, and how Iran and its allies are planning to retaliate.

Aug 2, 2024 • 51min
Iran’s New President
Negar Mortazavi joins a University of South Florida podcast to discuss Iran’s snap presidential election, the surprise win of a moderate, and how the new President Masoud Pezeshkian can cha ge the country.

Jul 26, 2024 • 39min
President Pezeshkian
Who is Iran’s new reformist president, Dr Masoud Pezeshkian, and can he bring change? Negar Mortazavi speaks to Sina Toosi, Senior Nonresident Fellow at the Center for International Policy in Washington.

Jun 19, 2024 • 37min
Iran after Raisi: Presidential Election 2
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Mehran Kamrava, a professor of government at Georgetown University Qatar and Director of Iranian Studies at the Arab Center.

Jun 16, 2024 • 14min
Iran After Raisi: Presidential Election
Negar Mortazavi speaks to NPR radio about the six candidates cleared to run in Iran’s upcoming presidential election. The snap election comes less than a month after former President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash. The winner of the June 28 election will have to contend with a struggling economy, social discontent, and the ongoing challenge of U.S. sanctions.

Jun 6, 2024 • 28min
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.

Apr 30, 2024 • 31min
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.