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What The Media Tells You About Iran Is Wrong (S01E177)
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Friday, October 23, 2026, Costa del Sol, Spain
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently described long lines at gas stations inside Iran, while news accounts from the West said salaries for teachers and nurses weren’t being paid.
Social media influencer and documentary filmmaker Mohsen Jahori is inside Iran, living in the city of Kermanshah and traveling around the country. He says little of it is true. Yes, there are occasionally lines at gas stations, but nothing out of the ordinary, he says in an exclusive…
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