Pressure Mounts On Iran–From Inside And Out
Big Take9 Helmi 2023

Pressure Mounts On Iran–From Inside And Out

As Iran approaches the 44th anniversary of the revolution it finds itself at a junction. US and European Union sanctions have crippled Iran’s economy. Thousands of citizens have taken to the streets to protest the Islamic government’s strict religious laws, and the brutality of its security forces in crushing dissent. Thousands of protesters have been arrested, and some have been put to death.

Yet despite international economic pressure and rising internal discontent, there are few signs that Iran’s government is weakening.

Bloomberg senior international affairs correspondent Marc Champion joins the episode to discuss the turmoil happening now. Ali Vaez, Iran Project Director at the International Crisis Group, joins to weigh in on tensions between Iran and the West that could boil over and how governments might prevent that from happening.

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