The Iran Podcast

Iranian President Pezeshkian spoke at the United Nations General Assembly. Negar Mortazavi joins Al Jazeera

Sanctions are squeezing Iran’s economy, and Tehran wants a deal to end the war. But it is seeking a negotiated exit, not capitulation. Negar Mortazavi on the BBC

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, says Tehran sent conditions for ending the war through Qatar and is awaiting Trump’s response. Iran says it wants an agreement but is prepared to...

Has Trump drawn the U.S. into another endless war in the Middle East? Or can Washington and Tehran find a way out? DAWN panel: -Negar Mortazavi (CIP) -Nader Hashemi (Georgetown) -Harrison Mann (Win Without War) -Omar...

U.S. committed war crimes in Iran, UN human rights experts say they have “reasonable grounds to believe.” They cite strikes on an elementary school in Minab and a sports complex in Lamerd on the first day of the war...

Trump admin is trying to rewrite history in real time and to put a positive spin on the war on Iran. But rising prices, provocative social media posts, and the Pentagon’s combative relationship with the press make that...

Negar Mortazavi joins Peter Beinart on the Occupied Thoughts podcast to discuss the sixth month of war on Iran, what the U.S. got wrong in its expectations for the war, why the MOU broke down, the impacts of sanctions...

The U.S. war on Iran has entered a dangerous new phase: a tanker war in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran says it attacked 10 ships after the U.S. sank 5 Iranian oil tankers, pushing Brent crude above $100. Negar Mortazavi...

U.S. attacks wedding in Iran. Are Washington and Tehran heading for more escalation? Negar Mortazavi joins Aljazeera

Latest US-Iran escalation was predictable after the unraveling of the MOU. This complicates the narrow path diplomacy and risks further escalation. Negar Mortazavi on BBC World

Economic pressure will impose greater hardship on ordinary Iranians already struggling with rising inflation. But it is unlikely to force Iran to surrender, as it has failed to do in the past. Negar Mortazavi with Jim...

U.S. attacks Iran’s Larak Island in a dangerous escalation that can reignite the war and further complicate diplomacy. Negar Mortazavi on Aljazeera

Six months of US-Israel war on Iran; the military stalemate, shifting political dynamics inside Iran, and the devastating impacts of war on the Iranian people. Negar Mortazavi speaks to Carl Nasman on BBC VIDEO

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Negar Mortazavi joins BBC