On this episode
September 16 marks the one-year anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old woman killed in police custody. Since her death, Iran has been rocked by a year of protests in which over 500 people, many of them women, have been killed.
The panel discuss how Iran has changed over the last year, where the protest movement is now and how the regime is cracking down on it.
We also cover Iran’s role in the Middle East more broadly, and Tehran’s difficult relations with Israel, Saudi Arabia, the US, as well as the growing role of China in the region.
Joining Bronwen Maddox in the studio this week are former BBC journalist Rana Rahimpour, Dr Sanam Vakil the Director of our Middle East and North Africa programme and journalist Michael Goldfarb.
About Independent Thinking
Independent Thinking is a weekly international affairs podcast hosted by our director Bronwen Maddox, in conversation with leading policymakers, journalists, and Chatham House experts providing insight on the latest international issues.
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