The Iran Podcast

Negar Mortazavi speaks to John Tirman, Director of MIT Center for International Studies, about four decades of animosity between Iran and the United States, key historical events that have caused the enmity, and how the national narratives of the two countries put them at odds over the decades.

A number of Arab countries have normalized ties with Israel under the 2020 Abraham Accords. Negar Mortazavi joined a panel of experts to discuss Israeli-Arab cooperation, concerns over Iran, and the stalled Palestinian peace process with Omar Baddar, co-host of “This is Palestine” podcast, Paul Salem, President of the Middle East Institute, and Dan Arbell, a 25-year veteran of the Israeli Foreign Service, hosted by Nathan King on CGTN's "The Heat". Produced by Joshua Barlow. Music by 127. Logo art by Mina Jafari.

Negar Mortazavi moderates a panel discussion at George Washington University about Russia’s attack on l Ukraine and its implications on the Middle East Security Complex, with Alex Vatanka from MEI, Sina Azodi from GWU and Nicole Grajewski from Harvard.

Negar Mortazavi speaks to Tom Collina, Policy Director at Ploughshares Fund, about the war in Ukraine, how nuclear weapons enabled Russia’s attack, and why the JCPOA is a good deal. Produced by Joshua Barlow. Music by 127. Logo by Mina Jafari. To support the Iran Podcast, go to anchor.fm/theiranpodcast/support

Negar Mortazavi joined Alicia McBride and Jack Gordon on Tacoma Radio to discuss US-Iran diplomacy and nuclear disarmament. The program is called Interfaithish that brings people of different beliefs and cultural backgrounds together to talk about our commonalities and differences. Produced by Joshua Barlow. Music by 127. Logo by Mina Jafari. To support the Iran Podcast, go to anchor.fm/theiranpodcast/support 

Negar Mortazavi speaks to Zahra Tabatabai, founder and CEO of Back Home Beer, who is brewing beer in New York with flavors from Iran that are inspired by her grandfather’s old recipes. She uses ingredients sourced from the Middle East like Sumac, sour cherries, and a special Persian blue salt that is mined in Iran. Produced by Joshua Barlow. Music by 127. Logo by Mina Jafari. To support the Iran Podcast, go to anchor.fm/theiranpodcast/support

Negar Mortazavi speaks with Mark Fitzpatrick, former acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Non-Proliferation, about Russia’s attack on Ukraine, threats of a nuclear standoff, the Budapest Memorandum, Chernobyl, and the current Iran nuclear talks in Vienna. Produced by Joshua Barlow. Music by 127. Logo by Mina Jafari. To support the Iran Podcast, go to anchor.fm/theiranpodcast/support

Negar Mortazavi and Tom O’Connor discuss the final stage of the nuclear talks, and the importance of domestic politics in Tehran and Washington, hosted on Twitter Space with host Saeed Azimi. Produced by Joshua Barlow. Music by 127. Logo by Mina Jafari. To support the Iran Podcast, go to anchor.fm/theiranpodcast/support

A conversation hosted on Los Angeles Public Radio about Biden’s nuclear diplomacy with Iran and opposition from Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, with Estee Chandler and Assal Rad. Produced by Joshua Barlow. Music by 127. Logo by Mina Jafari. To support the Iran Podcast, go to anchor.fm/theiranpodcast/support

A conversation about the dehumanization of Iranians in US political discourse, media coverage, and cultural products, and how it leads to bad policies that harm Iranians in Iran as well as Iranian-Americans in the United States. Negar Mortazavi moderated this live conversation on Twitter Space with Assal Rad from NIAC, Niki Akhavan from Catholic University, and Pouya Alimagham from MIT. Produced by Joshua Barlow. Music by 127. Logo by Mina Jafari. To support the Iran Podcast, go to anchor.fm/theiranpodcast/support