Trump and Iran Protests
Negar Mortazavi speaks to LBC Radio about Iran protests and President Trump’s post about helping the protesters. Hosted by Simon Marks
Jan 02, 2026•5 min
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Episodes
Iran Protests and the Looming War
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Times Radio in the UK about days of anti-government protests across Iran in response to inflation, under the threat of military strikes by Israel and the United States.
Dec 30, 2025•6 min
Book Talk: Iran’s Grand Strategy
Negar Mortazavi and Vali Nasr had a book talk at the Busboys and Poets bookstore in Washington, to discuss Nasr’s latest book “Iran’s Grand Strategy”
Dec 12, 2025•1 hr 56 min
Iran to raise fuel prices - BBC
Iran is ending its long-standing, generous state fuel subsidies, a policy that has kept petrol prices among the world's cheapest but is now deemed unsustainable due to international sanctions and internal issues. This move echoes a similar attempt in 2019 that resulted in deadly mass protests. This time, authorities are implementing a tiered, gradual approach to address smuggling and overconsumption, with a promise to redistribute saved resources to working and middle classes, despite public skepticism about corruption.
Nov 27, 2025•6 min
Tomorrow is Yesterday: Rob Malley on Israel-Palestine and US-Iran
Ep. 137: Negar Mortazavis speaks to Robert Malley about his new book, with Hussein Agha, “Tomorrow Is Yesterday: Life, Death, and the Pursuit of Peace in Israel/Palestine”. They also discuss US-Iran tensions and negotiate under Presidents Obama, Biden and Trump.
Nov 10, 2025•42 min•Season 3Ep. 44
Prison Break: Israeli Disinfo Operations
Ep. 136: Negar Mortazavi speaks to Alberto Fittarelli, Senior Researcher at Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto, about Israel-liked influence operations that were pushing for regime-change in Iran during the 12 day war. Citizen Lab report: https://citizenlab.ca/2025/10/ai-enabled-io-aimed-at-overthrowing-iranian-regime/
Oct 27, 2025•35 min
Iran and the Axis of Resistance
Ep. 135: Negar Mortazavi speaks to Hamidreza Azizi about Iran’s shifting regional strategy after the 12-day war with Israel, and the limits of the Axis of Resistance against Israel and the U.S.
Sep 16, 2025•38 min•Season 3Ep. 43
Iran’s Grand Strategy
Episode 134. Negar Mortazavi speaks with Vali Nasr, Professor and former dean at Johns Hopkins University, about Iran’s grand strategy, the 12-day war with Israel, and Iran’s long term foreign policy calculations. This podcast is supported by the Sanctions Law Center , a boutique law firm in Washington.
Aug 13, 2025•36 min•Season 3Ep. 41
President of Peace or War?
Episode 133. Negar Mortazavi speaks to Matt Duss about Donald Trump’s foreign policy towards the Middle East, Israel and U.S. attacks on Iran, and prospects for nuclear diplomacy between Tehran and Washington. Matt Duss is the Executive Vice President at the Center for International Policy (CIP) and was formerly Foreign Policy Advisor to Senator Bernie Sanders.
Jul 20, 2025•32 min•Season 3Ep. 40
A Fork in the Road
Episode 132. Negar Mortazavi joins a panel discussion on US-Iran nuclear talks, the dynamics in Tehran and Washington, and the role of Israel and Arab states. The panel was hosted at Cato Institute in Washington with Jon Hoffman, Greg Brew and Danny Citrinowicz.
May 15, 2025•55 min•Season 1Ep. 132
Iran’s Rivalry with the US in the Middle East
Episode 132. Negar Mortazavi speaks with Professor Mohsen Milani about his latest book “Iran’s Rise and Rivalry with the U.S. in the Middle East”
May 03, 2025•37 min•Season 1Ep. 131
Can Trump and Tehran make a Deal?
A conversation with Negar Mortazavi, Emma Ashford, Jon Hoffman, Trita Parsi, Sina Azodi, and moderated by Ryan Costello. Episode 130.
Apr 17, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 130
Trump vs Tehran
Negar Mortazavi speaks with Jon Hoffman at Cato Institute in Washington. Episode 129.
Apr 04, 2025•30 min•Season 1Ep. 129
Failure of Maximum Pressure
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Hadi Kahalzadeh, an Iranian economist and sanctions expert at Brandeis University, about Trump’s policy of Maximum Pressure on Iran and why he thinks it is going to fail again. Episode 128.
Mar 16, 2025•40 min•Season 3Ep. 35
Trump’s New Middle East Policy
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Murtaza Hussain, foreign policy correspondent at Dropsite News, and Hooman Majd, Iranian-American journalist and author, about President Trump’s new Middle East policy. Episode 127.
Feb 20, 2025•36 min•Season 1Ep. 127
Trump 2.0 and Iran
Negar Mortazavi, Senior Fellow at the Center for International Policy, speaks with Benjamin Friedman, policy director at Defense Priorities, and Trita Parsi, executive vice president at the Quincy Institute in Washington, about Donald Trump’s second term and his policy towards Iran. Episode 126.
Jan 26, 2025•38 min•Season 1Ep. 126
Iran-Gulf Relations
Dispatch from Rome: Negar Mortazavi speaks to Yousuf Al Bulushi, Sara Bazoobandi, and Abdulaziz Sager, about the future of Iran-GCC relations, Oman’s crucial role in mediation, the challenges and opportunities of the Iran-Saudi deal, and the path forward for the countries of the Persian Gulf. This conversation was part of the Mediterranean Dialogue 2024 hosted by ISPI in Rome, Italy. The Iran Podcast is sponsored by the Center for International Policy in Washington. Episode 125....
Dec 04, 2024•37 min•Season 1Ep. 125
Diplomacy is Not a Dirty Word
Negar Mortazavi in conversation with Steven Simon, Lara Friedman, Nader Hashemi, and Jon Hoffman, discussing US policy in the Middle East under Biden and Trump. This panel was hosted in person by the National Iranian American Council.
Nov 22, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Season 3Ep. 31
Israel, Iran, and the Next US President
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Harrison Mann, a former U.S. Army Officer and Middle East intelligence analyst who resigned over U.S. policy in Gaza. He is now a Senior Fellow at Win Without War in Washington.
Oct 30, 2024•39 min•Season 3Ep. 30
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.
Oct 10, 2024•28 min•Season 3Ep. 28
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 25, 2024•42 min•Season 3Ep. 28
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 09, 2024•30 min•Season 3Ep. 27
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 06, 2024•7 min•Season 3Ep. 26
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.
Aug 02, 2024•51 min•Season 3Ep. 25
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.
Jul 26, 2024•39 min•Season 3Ep. 24
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 19, 2024•37 min•Season 3Ep. 22
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 16, 2024•14 min•Season 3Ep. 21
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.
Jun 06, 2024•28 min•Season 3Ep. 20
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.
Apr 30, 2024•31 min•Season 3Ep. 19
War in the Middle East
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Barbara Slavin, a distinguished fellow at the Stimson Center in Washington, about the Israel-Hamas war, US-Iran tensions, the Axis of Resistance, the influence of Arab countries, and the impact of this war in the Middle East on the upcoming US presidential elections.
Mar 19, 2024•29 min•Season 3Ep. 18
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