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Israel-Hamas and Iran #3 from 2023-11-22T21:04:01
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Matt Duss, Executive Vice President, and Sina Toosi, Senior Fellow, at the Center for International Policy, about the Israel-Hamas war, the Biden administration’s policy, ...
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Israel-Hamas and Iran #2 from 2023-11-12T14:21:35
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Nader Hashemi, Director of the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding and Associate Professor of Middle East and Islamic Politics at Georgetown University. --- Send ...
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Israel-Hamas and Iran #1 from 2023-11-07T18:29:30
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Trita Parsi, Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft in Washington DC. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/...
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The Battles of the Ayatollah from 2023-09-30T17:25:16
Negar Mortazavi speaks with Alex Vatanka about Iran’s domestic politics and mass protests, the crisis of legitimacy and the issue of leadership succession, Tehran’s deescalation with Washington and...
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One Year After Mahsa Amini from 2023-09-19T02:34:43
A year has passed since the death in custody of Mahsa Amini and the Woman, Life, Freedom protests in Iran. This panel discusses the current state of Iran’s domestic dissent, Tehran’s foreign policy...
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Iran, Russia, and Inter-Pariah Solidarity from 2023-09-06T14:56:44
In this episode we discuss Iran’s shift to the East towards big powers in Asia, mainly Russia and China, and engaging with regional rivals like Saudi Arabia, and most recently joining the BRICS, an...
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US and Iran Prisoner Swap from 2023-08-17T16:42:07
Washington and Tehran have reached a deal to swap prisoners and unblock Iran’s frozen assets in South Korea. Iran will release a number of American prisoners in exchange for the U.S. releasing a nu...
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The Islamic Revolutionary Guards from 2023-08-03T18:29:04
Negar Mortazavi speaks with Annie Tracy Samuel about the history and formation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), the role of the guards after the revolution and during the Iran-Iraq war, ...
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Medicine Shortage in Iran from 2023-07-14T22:32:32
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Murtaza Hussain, a senior reporter at The Intercept and co-host of the Intercepted podcast, about Biden’s policy towards Iran and how he kept Trump’s “maximum pressure” sa...
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Ukraine, Russia, and Iran Talks from 2022-04-05T18:01:51
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. --- Send in ...
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The Nuclear Option from 2022-04-01T22:28:53
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 belie...
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Back Home Beer from 2022-03-10T16:20:26
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 ing...
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Ukraine, Russian, and Iran from 2022-03-05T05:13:33
Negar Mortazavi speaks with Mark Fitzpatrick, a nuclear expert at the IISS and former acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Non-Proliferation, about Russia’s attack on Ukraine, threats of a nuclear...
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Final Stage of Nuclear Talks from 2022-02-25T19:37:46
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. --- ...
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Biden, Menendez & the JCPOA from 2022-02-24T02:08:23
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. --- Send in a...
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Demonizing Iranians (2/2) from 2022-02-19T15:28:10
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-...
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Demonizing Iranians (1/2) from 2022-02-19T15:27:29
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-...
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The Future of Afghanistan from 2022-02-10T16:58:27
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Vali Nasr, former US advisor for Afghanistan, about the current state of Afghanistan after two decades of invasion and the chaotic US withdrawal, devastating economic sanc...
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US-Iran Diplomacy from 2022-01-03T05:22:37
A conversation about US-Iran relations, nuclear negotiations, the impact of sanctions, and the difficult path ahead for diplomacy. This conversation was recorded live on Twitter Spaces with Trita P...
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On NPR & Democracy Now! from 2021-12-21T20:05:09
Negar Mortazavi talks about the latest developments in the Iran nuclear talks in Vienna in two interviews on NPR and Democracy Now! We also hear a message from our listener & supporter, Justice Arm...
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Can the JCPOA Survive? from 2021-12-11T00:39:52
A discussion about the current nuclear negotiations in Vienna and the future of the Iran nuclear deal, with Negar Mortazavi, Doug Bandow of the Cato Institute, and Trita Parsi of the Quincy Institu...
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Iran-Saudi-US Relations from 2021-12-07T17:28:09
Panel discussion at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor’s School of Public Policy with Negar Mortazavi, John Limbert, Hesham Alghannam, David Des Roches, and moderated by Dania Thafer of the GI...
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Attacks on Female Journalists from 2021-11-26T06:00
Negar Mortazavi joins Angie Seth on Canadian television CTV to discuss racist and misogynistic attacks on female journalists across the world. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the...
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Actor Arian Moayed from 2021-11-19T14:45:32
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Iranian-American actor Arian Moayed about playing an Iranian billionaire in the television show Succession and other roles in television and theater, growing up in America...
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Nuclear Negotiations from 2021-11-16T13:39:41
Panel discussion in September on TRT World about the future of nuclear negotiations and prospects for reviving the JCPOA.
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Nuclear Negotiations with Iran from 2021-11-16T13:39:41
Panel discussion in September on TRT World about the future of nuclear negotiations and prospects for reviving the JCPOA. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theiranpodcast/message S...
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Iran’s Hostage Taking from 2021-11-04T22:00
Negar Mortazavi joins the VOX Media podcast “Today, Explained” to discuss Iran’s detention of dual-national citizens as political pawns, with host Sean Rameshwaram and Washington Post columnist Jas...
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Iran-Saudi Relations Panel at Gulf Institute from 2021-10-29T22:18:16
Iran Podcast host Negar Mortazavi joins an expert panel to discuss the future of Iran-Saudi relations. Panel was hosted by the Institute for Gulf Affairs in Washington DC with Listen
Gender Equality in Middle East from 2021-10-23T15:35:27
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Azadeh Moaveni, Director of Gender and Conflict at the International Crisis Group, about online threats against female journalists who cover Iran, women’s rights and the g...
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University of Chicago panel from 2021-10-15T21:11:14
Negar Mortazavi joins a panel discussion at the University of Chicago’s Pearson Institute, about Iran’s foreign and domestic policies under the new hardline administration of Ebrahim Raisi, with Ma...
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Iran and Iranians in Hollywood from 2021-10-08T09:00
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Iranian-American actor, Farshad Farahat, about his career in Hollywood and his political activism in support of peace and diplomacy between Iran and the United States.
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Actor Farshad Farahat from 2021-10-08T09:00
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Iranian-American actor, Farshad Farahat, about his career in Hollywood and his political activism in support of peace and diplomacy between Iran and the United States. --...
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Future of the Nuclear Deal from 2021-10-02T01:14:41
Negar Mortazavi joins a panel discussion about the future of the nuclear deal and diplomacy between Tehran and Washington with Sussan Tahmasebi, Director of FEMENA, Jon Wolfstahl, senior advisor at...
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US-Iran Panel at Arab Center from 2021-09-23T19:48:29
Iran Podcast host, Negar Mortazavi, joins a panel of foreign policy experts at the Arab Center in Washington, discussing US policy towards Iran and the future of the nuclear deal, with Barbara Slav...
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Negar Mortazavi at the Arab Center from 2021-09-23T19:48:29
Iran Podcast host, Negar Mortazavi, joins a panel of foreign policy experts at the Arab Center in Washington, discussing US policy towards Iran and the future of the nuclear deal, with Barbara Slav...
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Panel at Arab Center from 2021-09-23T19:48:29
Iran Podcast host, Negar Mortazavi, joins a panel of foreign policy experts at the Arab Center in Washington, discussing US policy towards Iran and the future of the nuclear deal, with Barbara Slav...
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Europe-Iran Relations in the Biden Era from 2021-09-16T05:27:31
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Eldar Mamedov, senior foreign policy advisor at the European Parliament, about Europe’s relations with Iran in the Biden era and the negative impacts of Trump’s maximum pr...
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Negar Mortazavi joins "Spilling Chai" from 2021-09-07T21:38:16
Iran Podcast host Negar Mortazavi was a guest on another podcast "Spilling Chai" with Anushay Hossain, a journalist and author who is also based in Washington DC. They discussed the complexities of...
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Negar Mortazavi on "Spilling Chai" from 2021-09-07T21:38:16
Iran Podcast host Negar Mortazavi was a guest on another podcast "Spilling Chai" w...
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‘Spilling Chai’ with Negar from 2021-09-07T21:38:16
Iran Podcast host Negar Mortazavi was a guest on another podcast "Spilling Chai" with Anushay Hossain, a journalist and author who is also based in Washington DC. They discussed the complexities of...
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Negar Mortazavi on "Beyond the Headlines" from 2021-08-13T22:37:54
Iran Podcast's host Negar Mortazavi joins the " Listen
Panel on Iran’s Future from 2021-08-13T22:37:54
Iran Podcast's host Negar Mortazavi joins the "Beyond the Headlines" podcast with host Leila Gharagozlou and guest Adnan Tabatabai to discuss Iran's future under the new hardline president Ebrahim ...
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Iran’s Future Beyond the Headlines from 2021-08-13T22:37:54
Iran Podcast's host Negar Mortazavi joins the "Beyond the Headlines" podcast with host Leila Gharagozlou and guest Adnan Tabatabai to discuss Iran's future under the new hardline president Ebrahim ...
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Iran’s Anti-Revolutionary Policy from 2021-08-09T10:00
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Danny Postel, Assistant Director of the Center for International and Area Stu...
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Water Protests in Khuzestan from 2021-07-30T19:00
Negar Mortazavi speaks with Mohammad Ali Kadivar, Assistant Professor of Sociology and International Studies at Boston College, about water protests in Khuzestan province and why there is an ongoin...
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Nuclear Negotiations in Vienna from 2021-07-17T00:44:46
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Laura Rozen, journalist and member of the editorial board of Just Security, about the status of nuclear negotiations in Vienna and the past decade of diplomacy between Teh...
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Nuclear Talks in Vienna from 2021-07-17T00:44:46
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Laura Rozen, journalist and member of the editorial board of Just Security, about the status of nuclear negotiations in Vienna and the past decade of diplomacy between ...
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Iran’s Labor Movement from 2021-07-09T14:19:31
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Peyman Jafari, a historian at Princeton University, about recent strikes by oil and petrochemical workers across Iran, and the history of Iran’s labor movement from the Co...
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Reporting from Tehran from 2021-06-28T22:00
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Reza Sayah, journalist and filmmaker in Tehran, about Iran’s presidential elections, where the country will go under Raisi, and the fate of the nuclear deal and Iran’s eng...
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The Iranian Election: A Debrief from 2021-06-22T22:04:49
The June 18th presidential election will bring significant changes for Iran and its relations with the West. With a hardliner taking power in August, questions remain: Will Ebrahim Raisi change Ira...
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Iran Elections Under Microscope from 2021-06-18T04:58:38
This is a special episode about Iran’s presidential election. It was recorded at a panel discussion hosted by Listen
Iran’s Next President from 2021-06-17T03:10
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Rouzbeh Parsi about the significance of Iran’s upcoming presidential election, deep voter apathy and ...
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe from 2021-06-11T15:19:47
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Nazanin's husband Richard Ratcliffe, and their member of parliament Tulip Siddiq, about Nazanin's five-year detention in Iran, the pattern of hostage diplomacy by the I...
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Four Decades of Sanctions from 2021-06-05T00:32:40
Negar Mortazavi talks to Tyler Cullis about four decades of U.S. sanctions on Iran, the effectiveness of this policy tool, the human cost of sanctions, and how the Iranian-Americna community and th...
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Iran’s Presidential Election from 2021-05-28T21:03:30
Negar Mortazavi talks to Sina Toosi about the upcoming presidential election in Iran, the mass disqualification of moderate and reformist candidates, and how the hardliner Judiciary chief Ebrahim R...
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Comedy and Covid with Maz Jobrani from 2021-05-21T18:17:09
Negar Mortazavi speaks to comedian Maz Jobrani about comedy in the Covid19 era, being an immigrant in America and a Middle Easterner in Hollywood, and how Maz lost some friends and fans in the T...
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Human Rights in the Middle East from 2021-05-14T22:42:51
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Sarah Leah Whitson, Executive Director of DAWN, about the latest cycle of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, what the United States can do to help improve human r...
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Human Rights in Middle East from 2021-05-14T22:42:51
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Sarah Leah Whitson, Executive Director of DAWN, about the latest cycle of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, what the United...
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Washington’s Problem of Iran Expertise from 2021-05-07T19:01:39
Negar Mortazavi speaks to political anthropologist Negar Razavi about the systemic probl...
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Iran Podcast on Foreign Policy Playlist from 2021-04-30T21:52:09
Foreign Policy magazine has a podcast called Foreign Policy Playlist, which picks the best podcasts from around the world and introduces them to their listeners. And our Iran Podcast was recently f...
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Featured on Foreign Policy Magazine from 2021-04-30T21:52:09
Foreign Policy magazine has a podcast called Foreign Policy Playlist, which picks the best podcasts from around the world and introduces them to their listeners. And our Iran Podcast was recently f...
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Congressman Ro Khanna Interview from 2021-04-23T02:12:19
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Congressman Ro Khanna about U.S. policy in the Middle East, the Biden administration’s diplomacy with Iran, the impact of U.S. sanctions on tech companies and users, in...
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Decolonizing the Conversation on Foreign Affairs from 2021-04-16T00:56:33
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Terrell Starr, host of the Black Diplomats podcast, about US foreign policy and media. Then we will hear an episode of his ...
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Decolonizing Foreign Affairs from 2021-04-16T00:56:33
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Terrell Starr, host of the Black Diplomats podcast, about US foreign policy and media. Then we will hear an episode of his podcast about Building Peace with Iran, where Ne...
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Iran Through the Arts from 2021-04-09T23:28:02
Negar Mortazavi speaks with Roya Khadjavi, a New York-based curator who showcases young and emerging artists from Iran. Roya talks about her mission to introduce new generations of Iranian artists ...
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Viewing Iran Through the Arts from 2021-04-09T21:28:02
Negar Mortazavi speaks with Roya Khadjavi, a New York-based curator who showcases young and emerging artists from Iran. Roya talks about her mission to introduce new generations of Iranian artists ...
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Sanctions are America’s Other Forever War from 2021-04-02T22:14:11
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Peter Beinart about sanctions and how the United States has been using this tool to choke weaker adversaries, pressuring large populations without much policy gain.
Sanctions are a Form of War from 2021-04-02T20:14:11
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Peter Beinart about sanctions and how the United States has been using this tool to choke weaker adversaries, pressuring large...
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Sanctions Are Forever Wars from 2021-04-02T20:14:11
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Peter Beinart about sanctions and how the United States has been using this tool to choke weaker adversaries, pressuring large...
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How Grassroots Movements are Fighting Sanctions from 2021-03-26T21:32:26
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Sima Shakhsari and Assal Rad about a new grassroots movement in the US against sanctions on Iran. A coalition of Iranian-American academics, activists, and artists is tryi...
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Grassroots Movements Fighting Sanctions from 2021-03-26T20:32:26
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Sima Shakhsari and Assal Rad about a new grassroots movement in the US against sanctions on Iran. A coalition of Iranian-American academics, activists, and artists is tryi...
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Grassroots Against Sanctions from 2021-03-26T20:32:26
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Sima Shakhsari and Assal Rad about a new grassroots movement in the US against sanctions on Iran. A coalition of Iranian-American academics, activists, and artists is tryi...
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Interview with Iran’s Foreign Minister Zarif from 2021-03-23T15:02:06
Negar Mortazavi speaks with Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif about the current impasse in diplomacy between Tehran and Washington and a sequence of return to the nuclear deal; President Biden’s...
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Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif Interview from 2021-03-23T14:02:06
Negar Mortazavi speaks with Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif about the current impasse in diplomacy between Tehran and Washington and a sequence of return to the nuclear deal; President Bide...
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Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif from 2021-03-23T14:02:06
Negar Mortazavi speaks with Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif about the current impasse in diplomacy between Tehran and Washington and a sequence of return to the nuclear deal; President Biden’s...
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A War Correspondent in the Middle East from 2021-03-19T20:06:58
Negar Mortazavi talks to Borzou Daragahi, International Correspondent for The Independent who has been covering conflicts in the Middle East for two decades. They discuss the current impasse in ...
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A War Correspondent in Middle East from 2021-03-19T20:06:58
Negar Mortazavi talks to Borzou Daragahi, International Correspondent for The Independent who has been covering conflicts in the Middle East for two decades. They discuss the current impasse in US-...
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Revisiting the 1979 Revolution from 2021-03-12T20:50:02
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Mohsen Milani, Founding Executive Director of Center for Strategic & Diplomatic Studies at University of South Florida, about the 1979 revolution in Iran, America’s positi...
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Iranian Public Opinion at the Start of Biden’s Presidency from 2021-03-04T22:51:06
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Nancy Gallagher, Director of the Center for International and Security Studies at University of Maryland, about Iranian public opinion on Covid19, economy, nuclear policy,...
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Iranian Public Opinion in Biden Era from 2021-03-04T21:51:06
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Nancy Gallagher, Director of the Center for International and Security Studies at University of Maryland, about Iranian public opinion on Covid19, economy, nuclear policy,...
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Restraint in US Foreign Policy from 2021-02-26T20:44:29
Negar Mortazavi speaks to John Glaser, director of foreign policy at the Cato Institute, about America's role in the world and the case for Restraint in US foreign policy that calls for reducing Am...
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Cultural Exchanges with Iran from 2021-02-19T22:00:38
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Fatemeh Keshavarz, Director of School of Languages and Cultures at University of Maryland, about the importance of people-to-people exchanges with Iran, the role of arts a...
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US & Iran: Wrestling the Ghosts of History from 2021-02-12T23:37:17
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Ambassador John Limbert, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Iran and one of the last US diplomats to serve in Tehran where he was taken hostage in 1979. They d...
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US & Iran: Wrestling Ghosts of History from 2021-02-12T22:37:17
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Ambassador John Limbert, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Iran and one of the last US diplomats to serve in Tehran where he was taken hostage in 1979. They d...
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Returning to the Nuclear Deal from 2021-02-05T17:58:21
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Kelsey Davenport, Director of Nonproliferation at the Arms Control Association, about the current state of Iran’s nuclear program, the limits set by the JCPOA, Iran’s past...
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A Progressive Foreign Policy from 2021-01-29T21:27:42
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Matt Duss, foreign policy adviser to Senator Bernie Sanders, about a progressive vision for US foreign policy towards the Middle East, two decades after 9/11 and the globa...
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Humanitarian Impact of Sanctions from 2021-01-22T19:16:13
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Erica Moret about the effectiveness of sanctions as a foreign policy tool, the various different types of sanctions, and their humanitarian impact on targeted countries. ...
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Ukrainian Flight PS752 from 2021-01-15T19:59:05
Negar Mortazavi speaks with Michael Page from Human Rights Watch about the Ukraine International Flight PS752 that was shot down by IRGC missiles over Tehran on 8 January 2020, and the year-long fi...
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Assassinations in Iran from 2021-01-08T18:56:51
Negar Mortazavi speaks with Paul Pillar, veteran CIA analyst, about heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington, the possibility of a military conflict, and the future of US-Iran diplomacy...
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The Execution of Ruhollah Zam from 2020-12-30T16:09:50
Negar Mortazavi speaks with Mani Mostofi, Director of Miaan Group, about the recent execution of Ruhollah Zam, the international mechanism of human rights, and how to hold abusers accountable. Listen
Continuity in Iran’s Nuclear Program from 2020-12-11T20:16:49
Negar Mortazavi speaks with Sina Azodi from the Atlantic Council about Iran’s nuclear ambitions and the history of continuity in ...
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Europe's Role in US-Iran Diplomacy from 2020-12-03T18:57:40
Negar Mortazavi speaks with Azadeh Zamirirad, Deputy Head of Middle East and Africa at the German Institute for Int...
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The Ayatollahs No Longer Differ from 2020-11-29T01:03:55
Negar Mortazavi speaks with Hooman Majd, an Iranian-American author and journalist, about contemporary Iranian politics. He was born in a diplomatic family before the 1979 revolution in Iran, at...
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America and Iran: A History from 2020-11-19T00:18:52
Negar Mortazavi speaks with John Ghazvinian, Executive Director of the Middle East Center at the University of Pennsylvania, about the history of US-Iran relations over the past few centuries si...
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Iran Disinfo & Heshmat Alavi from 2020-11-02T21:15:49
Negar Mortazavi speaks with Murtaza Hussain from The Intercept and Eli Clifton from Responsible Statecraft about a State Department project called IRAN DISINFO that attacked journalists and acad...
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The Muslim Ban from 2020-10-26T22:32:44
Negar Mortazavi speaks with Azadeh Shahshahani, Legal and Advocacy Director at Project South, about Donald Trump’s Travel Ban on Iranians and other nations, how political tensions between Washin...
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Politics of Music in Iran from 2020-10-15T19:58:13
Negar Mortazavi speaks with Nahid Siamdoust, visiting Assistant Professor at Harvard University, about music after the 1979 revolution in Iran through the Iran-Iraq war, the post-war era of pop ...
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Iran Nuclear Deal from 2020-10-10T13:48:09
Negar Mortazavi speaks with Joe Cirincione, nuclear policy expert and former President of Ploughshares Fund, about the Iran nuclear deal as part of the global nonproliferation movement, why the JCP...
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An Iranian-American on Television from 2020-10-02T19:06:58
Negar Mortazavi speaks with Asieh Namdar, a news anchor at CGTN America and a former anchor at CNN, about immigrating to the U.S. as a child in the height of the 1979 revolution and the hostage ...
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Islamic Republic & Human Rights from 2020-09-21T17:44:19
Negar Mortazavi speaks with Hadi Ghaemi, founder and Executive Director of the Cent...
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National Iranian American Council from 2020-09-16T14:07:40
Negar Mortazavi speaks with Jamal Abdi, president of the National Iranian American Council, about political participation in the Trump ...
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Iran's #MeToo Moment from 2020-09-07T21:18:19
Negar Mortazavi speaks with Sussan Tahmasebi, Iranian-American feminist and Director of FEMENA, about a Me Too moment in Iran as a large number of women and men ...
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When IRGC Tried to Recruit a Spy from 2020-08-28T21:27:21
Negar Mortazavi speaks with Behdad Esfahbod, an Iranian-Canadian computer engineer who has worked for Facebook and Google. Behdad was arrested on a personal trip to Iran and was pressured by the...
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Successful Diplomacy with Iran from 2020-08-25T04:05:06
We speak with Trita Parsi of the Quincy Institute on how Obama’s diplomacy with Iran succeeded, why Trump has not been able to bring Iran to the negotiating table, and how a Biden administration...
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Trump vs Tehran from 2020-08-17T21:23:06
Negar Mortazavi speaks with Michael Singh, Managing Director at the Washington Institute, about the Trump administrat...
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Iran and Canada from 2020-08-10T23:14:13
Negar Mortazavi speaks with Thomas Juneau, associate professor at the University of Ottawa and former analyst at Canada's Department of Natio...
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Media and Cultural Products in Iran from 2020-07-29T20:58:51
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Narges Bajoghli, an anthropologist and professor at Johns Hopkins University, about how the Islamic Republic uses media to shape narratives in Iran and beyond its borde...
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Human Rights in Iran from 2020-07-25T16:04:59
We speak with Tara Sepehri Far, researcher at Human Rights Watch, about the three young men sentenced to death for November 2019 protests, the efficacy of online campaigns and domestic civil societ...
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Growing up Iranian in America from 2020-07-14T02:00:10
Description: We speak to Yara Elmjouie, an award-winning journalist at Aljazeera, about growing up as an Iranian-American in a small town in California, how the 2009 Green Movement impacted his vie...
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Internet Freedom in Iran from 2020-07-05T21:30:34
We speak to Mahsa Alimardani at Oxford University about internet freedom in Iran, how the state censors the internet, how Iranians use circumvention tools to go around the censorship, and how US sa...
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Iran’s role in the Middle East from 2020-06-30T03:10:32
We speak with Vali Nasr about Bolton’s book and Iran, on Trump’s maximum pressure campaign, the costs and benefits for Iran should they hold talks with the US, possibility of return to JCPOA if Bid...
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Protests in the US and protests in Iran from 2020-06-11T19:12:58
We speak to Nader Hashemi, Director of the Center for Middle East Studies at University of Denver, about ongoing protests in the US and how they have inspired anti-racism movements around the world...
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Can Trump make a deal with Iran? from 2020-06-05T20:43:35
We speak to Barbara Slavin, Director of the Future Iran initiative at Atlantic...
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Iran's Economy under Covid19 from 2020-05-26T23:36:21
Negar Mortazavi speaks with Bijan Khajehpour, an economist and a managing partner at EUNEPA, about Covid19 in Iran and how the pandemic comb...
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