Monthly episodes discussing this topic, 2026-01 to 2026-03.
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The selection of Mojtaba Khamenei as Supreme Leader violates the core spirit of the 1979 revolution which sought to end hereditary rule.
“The Islamic Revolution in 1979 came about as a result of this movement to topple the Sha and thousands of years of monarchy where power was handed from father to son with this idea that power would go back to the people. Even when the first supreme leader, the founding father of the revolution, Ayat”
New York Times Podcasts · Mar 2026 · 1 episode · 53K views on this topicThe Iranian government needs to implement social reforms as a mechanism of survival to maintain domestic stability.
“And not only after like massive discontent and massive protests, but do it as a a mechanism of survival.”
HasanAbi · Jan 2026 · 1 episode · 113K views on this topicPositions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.