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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.
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Aug 29, 2025 • 35min
Shirin Ebadi: “We are moving closer to end of Islamic Republic” | Eye for Iran | EP 65
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi says Iran is heading toward collapse — with daily executions, economic freefall, and widespread shortages of water and electricity. In this Eye for Iran interview, she explains why reform is impossible, why Western governments have failed Iranians, and how the people themselves can bring about peaceful regime change through unity, nationwide strikes, and a UN-supervised referendum.Her message to Iranians: the cost of living under this regime is greater than the cost of change. Unity is the key to victory.

Aug 22, 2025 • 1h 17min
Awakening from nightmare: Iran’s future beyond the Islamic Republic | Eye for Iran | EP 65 |
Stanford professor and historian Abbas Milani says the Islamic Republic's real opposition is not abroad but inside the country — women walking unveiled, teachers refusing propaganda, and artists reimagining history. Calling the Islamic Republic a “cancer” and a “totalitarian nightmare,” Milani insists Iran’s resilience points to a brighter future as people have woken from that nightmare. “Iranian society is more represented by intellectuals who used to be religious and now go and kiss the feet of a Baha’i and say, I’m sorry for everything we have done to you,” Milani said. “That’s the future of Iran. Those women are the future of Iran. They are the opposition to this regime.”Watch the full conversation now on YouTube, or listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts.#iran #iranian #womanlifefreedom #podcast #youtube #shorts #news #irannews #1953coup #islamicrepublic #iranprotests

Aug 15, 2025 • 1h 9min
Israel now calls the shots on Iran as US steps back, ex-negotiator says | Eye for Iran | EP 64 |
Alan Eyre, who served as an Iran nuclear negotiator under Barack Obama, says the Trump administration has effectively ceded control of the Iran portfolio to Israel following joint strikes on Tehran’s nuclear facilities — a shift he warns could fuel a more dangerous phase, with 400 kilograms of enriched uranium still unaccounted for and Iran’s weakened leadership more resolved to go nuclear.Watch this week’s episode on YouTube or listen on any major podcast platform.#iran #israel #NuclearDeal #IranNuclearProgram #JCPOA #12DayWar#IsraelIran #MiddleEastPolitics #USForeignPolicy #TrumpIranPolicy #EyeForIran #AlanEyre #Diplomacy #Geopolitics #InternationalRelations #news #podcast #shorts #youttube

Aug 8, 2025 • 1h 2min
Iran regime change 'a matter of when not if', ex-US official says | Eye for Iran | EP 63 |
Former US State Department official Len Khodorkovsky tells Eye for Iran that Tehran’s newly activated National Defense Council is “pure theater” — a desperate bid to project strength as the Islamic Republic faces collapse. Comparing the move to “rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic,” he says Iran’s downfall is inevitable and only a matter of time. Watch the full interview on YouTube or listen on your favorite podcast platform for in-depth Middle East analysis.#iran #war #podcast #trump #us #usa #trump #israel #news #middleeast #politics ##LenKhodorkovsky #usiranrelations

Aug 1, 2025 • 39min
Iran’s water crisis is real and deliberately engineered, says climatologist | Eye for Iran | EP 62 |
Taps are dry. Water barely reaches the second floor. Families endure days without water in brutal summer heat—while the Iranian government holds the solution.In this week's episode of Eye for Iran, climatologist Dr. Nasser Karami exposes how Iran’s water crisis is not just environmental—it’s political. While officials warn that Tehran could run out of water within weeks, Karami explains this is a crisis deliberately engineered by the state to shift the burden of rising costs onto the public.Iran has water. But in summer—when delivering it is more expensive—the government deliberately limits access while keeping the consumer price unchanged, according to Karami. He calls it an “engineered drought”: a policy of fear and austerity designed to reduce demand without investing in long-term solutions.Instead of fixing broken infrastructure or reallocating just a fraction of the 90% of national water diverted to military-run agriculture, officials exaggerate shortages to justify inaction. Meanwhile, elite institutions like the Revolutionary Guards enjoy uninterrupted supply, while ordinary Iranians—especially in poorer regions—suffer inequality, forced migration, and ecological collapse.This is not simply about drought or climate. It's about manipulation, mismanagement, and monetizing scarcity at the public’s expense.You can watch the full episode on YouTube or listen on any podcast platform of your choosing.#water #iran #climatechange #iranian #podcast #news #shorts #youtube #iraninternational

Jul 25, 2025 • 47min
Israel’s strikes may be helping Iran regain power in Syria, expert warns | Eye for Iran | EP 61 |
Israel says its strikes in Syria are meant to protect the country’s Druze minority—but they may be creating an opening for Iran. University of Ottawa professor and former Canadian defense analyst Thomas Juneau warns that by weakening Syria’s fragile central government, Israel risks reviving Tehran’s old influence networks tied to the fallen Assad regime. “They are not all dead,” he told Eye for Iran. “Iran is already thinking about concrete plans to rebuild.” With over 1,100 dead in sectarian clashes and a shaky US- and Turkey-brokered ceasefire in place, Tehran appears poised to exploit the unrest.Watch this week’s episode of Eye for Iran on YouTube or listen on any major podcast platform.#iran #syria #israel #druze #arabs #trump #turkey #ceasefire #youtube #shorts #news #podcastclips #iranian

Jul 18, 2025 • 1h 10min
Is Iran in a post-Khamenei future already | Eye for Iran | Ep 60 |
For decades, the Islamic Republic sought to erase Iran’s pre-Islamic identity. Now, it’s embracing it. From Cyrus the Great murals to patriotic songs at Shia ceremonies, Tehran is reviving the very nationalism it once suppressed—and experts tell Eye for Iran this shift could signal more than desperation.Could the Islamic Republic's embrace of Persian pride reshape the state—or even lay the groundwork for a post-Islamist Iran? Join host Negar Mojtahedi with guests Arash Azizi, Behnam Ben Taleblu, Mehrzad Boroujerdi, and Jonathan Harounoff as they unpack what this ideological reversal reveals for the future of Iran. Available now on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts.#iran #iranian #israel #nationalism #islam #khamenei #news #podcast #shorts #youtube

Jul 11, 2025 • 39min
Eye for Iran | Ep 59 | Same goal, different war: are Trump and Netanyahu divided on Iran?
Trump talks peace, Netanyahu warns of war. But are they really divided? Michael Doran, a former White House official and senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, joins Eye for Iran with rare insight from inside Blair House, where Israeli and US officials are keeping quiet while strategy is shaped behind closed doors. From covert strikes to rhetorical sleight of hand, this episode unpacks the illusion of a rift—and the real red lines both leaders agree on.Watch now on YoutTube or listen on any podcast platform of your choosing. #iran #israel #iranian #bomb #war #trump #usa #nucleariran #netanyahu #washingtondc #youtube #podcast #news #shorts

Jul 4, 2025 • 21min
Eye 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 establishment could collapse from within, and why the recent strikes may have set the stage for a wider conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran.Watch the full episode on YouTube or Listen now on Spotify, Apple, or anywhere you get your podcasts.#iran #trump #johnbolton #EyeForIran #nucleariran #middleeast #netanyahu #ceasefire #regimechange #podcast #geopolitics #youtube #shorts #news

Jun 27, 2025 • 30min
Eye for Iran | Ep 57 | Where is the 900 pounds of Iran’s enriched uranium?
The threat of a nuclear Iran remains despite US and Israeli strikes crippling key nuclear sites, Olli Heinonen, the former Deputy Director General of the IAEA, told Eye for Iran.Around 400 kilograms—more than 900 pounds—of 60% enriched uranium is unaccounted for. Until the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirms its location, the risk remains high, Heinonen warned, because the material could be further enriched and used to make nuclear weapons.“One should not relax because this material as such is enough for 10 nuclear weapons if it is enriched further to 90%,” Heinonen told Eye for Iran. “So in a big picture, yes, Mr. Trump was correct, but it should have had this caveat telling that it's not yet over.” From secret sites to suspicious truck movements before the strikes, this episode uncovers the quiet race now underway to verify what Iran may still be hiding.Watch the full conversation on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.#iran #iranian #israel #israeli #fordow #irannuclearsites #unitedstates #trump #youtube #shorts #news #podcast


