Countering Iran has been a foreign policy objective of U.S. administrations since the Islamic Revolution of 1979. The two countries clash over influence in a fractured region, all under the cloud of Iran’s threatening nuclear program. Domestically, Iran contends with unrest over its growing political and economic isolation. Now, nearly 40 years after the founding of the Islamic republic, a closer look at Iran.
Featured Guests:
- Geneive Abdo, Resident Scholar- Arabia Foundation
- Ervand Abrahamian, Distinguished Professor- Baruch College
- Michael Anton, Former Deputy National Security Advisor- President Trump
- Peter Beinart, Contributing Editor- The Atlantic
- Amb. Ryan Crocker- Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Pakistan, Syria
- Dalia Dassa Kaye, Director, Center for Middle East Public Policy, RAND Corporation
- Seyed Hossein Mousavian, Former Iranian Diplomat- Policy Specialist, Princeton University
- Vali Nasr, Dean- Johns Hopkins Schools of Advanced International Studies
- Trita Parsi, Author- Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran and the Triumph of Diplomacy
- Robin Wright, Contributing Writer- The New Yorker
