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We sit down with NIAC's very own, Trita Parsi to discuss his latest book, "A Single Roll of the Dice: Obama's Diplomacy with Iran". Trita uncovers the previously unknown story of American and Iranian negotiations during Obama's early years as president, the calculations behind the two nations' dealings, and the real reasons for their current stalemate.

 

 

In this episode, we talk with Parisa Soultani, host of LinkTV's "Bridge to Iran", about their Iranian documentary series. The series fills a knowledge gap by providing Americans with informed, insider's views on modern Iranian society, through documentaries made by Iranian directors, living both inside Iran and within the Iranian diaspora.

We discuss with Fariborz Mohktari, his latest book, "In the Lion's Shadow", detailing the work of an Iranian Schindler, Abdol-Hossein Sardari during World War II. Mokhtari tells the story of Sardari and his plight to save Iranian-Jews in France as well as detailing Iran's international relations during this time. Mokhtari is a Professor of Political Science at the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies.

Presidential GOP candidates calling for war with Iran. Crippling sanctions on Iran's Central Bank. Assassination of an Iranian nuclear scientist. Threats to block the Strait of Hormuz. Sentencing of an American former marine. What does this all mean for U.S.-Iran relations?  We sit down with NIAC's very own, Reza Marashi (Research Director) to examine the threat of war and potential for diplomacy.

What are the parallels in Iraq's former nuclear program and Iran's current nuclear program? What can we learn from the Iraq of the past when dealing with Iran of the present? We discuss these questions and more with expert on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction program and current assistant professor at the Norwegian Defense University College, Malfrid Braut-Hegghammer.