Ebrahim Raisi and the future of Iran
Middle East Focus
English - August 06, 2021 19:51 - 29 minutes - 40 MB - ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsNews Government middleeast foreignpolicy internationalnews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Ebrahim Raisi was sworn in as Iran's new president on August 5. Ali Alfoneh and Henry Rome join guest host Alex Vatanka, director of MEI's Iran Program, to discuss the political and economic challenges the new president will contend with, his relationship to Ayatollah Khamenei, and the future of Iran and the country's leadership.