Inside Iran: Elections, Democracy, Sabotage, Sanctions and Resistance

As Iran prepares for presidential elections, Rania Khalek is joined by Iranian scholar at Columbia University Navid Zarrinnal on her program Dispatches to discuss developments in Iran, from the coming elections to the tumultuous Trump years, relations with the Biden administration, Iran’s role in the region and more.

“Hardliners” vs “Reformists” 2:21
Break down of Iran’s political system 11:02
Do Iranians want to return to the nuclear deal? 20:00
Impact of sanctions 23:36
How do Iranians feel about Palestine? 34:29
Iranian attitudes towards their government’s foreign policy in the region 40:41
How do Iranians feel about closer ties with China? 44:42
Are western and gulf-backed media outlets successful at influencing Iranian attitudes? 48:45
Why is Iran more resilient than Venezuela and Syria against sanctions? 52:28
What did Qassem Suleimani mean to Iranians? 55:52
Iran’s Jewish community 59:46
Navid’s academic and personal background 1:02:44