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Behind the Headlines/February 19

Today we look at the pre conditions that led to the so-called Islamic revolution in Iran and ask if foreign powers had any role in its creation.

Javad Zarif has publicly said that both the Iranian people and the regime he represents are the passengers of the same boat. We will find out if he is right, give the wide gap that exists between the interests of the Iranian people and those of the regime that rule over them with force.

Our gusts tonight to discuss these issues are Alan Toufiqi and Khosrow Forouhar.
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Choppy Middle East Waters Causing Transatlantic Diplomatic Ripple Effect

By Charles Bybelezer | The Media Line
February 17, 2019

The United States and Europe at loggerheads over key regional security issues such as Iranian nuclear threat and Syria war

World leaders gathered in Germany for the final day of the annual Munich Security Conference, which generated fireworks as the United States and Europe sparred over Middle East policy.

In the latest exchange, President Donald Trump called on European nations to repatriate and put on trial some 800 citizens that traveled to Syria to join the Islamic State. The comments were an apparent rebuke of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s insinuation that the pull-out of American troops from Syria will embolden Russia and Iran. Read More »

Behind the Headlines/February 18

Today is the Day of the President in USA and a bank holiday. This day is named after George Washington and in a tribute to all those who have served their United States of America.

In Iran too, many people have served their country and in doing so some have lost their lives as well. Sadly many people who have served Iran have not had a happy ending to their lives.
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Iran’s Death Spiral — 40 Years And Counting

By: Steve Hanke February 11th, 2019

Today, Supreme Leader Khamenei and the mullahs celebrated the 40th year of Iran’s Islamic Revolution. With the exception of the Revolutionary Guard and “the beards,” as the hard core have been dubbed, few in Iran have much to celebrate. In the economic sphere alone, Iranians have been in a forty-year death spiral. And, let us not forget the estimated 750,000 Iranians who were slaughtered in the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988). Read More »

A Window to the Fatherland/Dr. Nourizadeh/February 15

In tonight’s program we will look at the fortieth anniversary of the Islamic revolution and discuss what was happening at ayatollah Khomeini’s residence on these days for decades ago.

Also, we will ask if all the human rights abuses of the last forty years in Iran have been recorded properly and why the international community does not pay enough attention to crimes against humanity in Iran.

Our guests tonight to discuss these issues are Dr. Alireza Nourizadeh and Dr. Abdulkarim Lahiji.
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