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Eye For Iran
From Iran International comes the 'Eye for Iran' podcast, a weekly show that will take listeners beyond the headlines, deep into the Iran stories that matter most. With compelling interviews, expert analysis and high impact investigations, host Negar Mojtahedi examines the latest developments in and around Iran.
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Episodes
Eye For IranIran's regime celebrates Trump's defeat. Is Tehran making a fatal mistake? | Eye for Iran | EP 128 |
Tehran is celebrating Donald Trump's crushing midterm defeat. But what if the Islamic Republic has just made a dangerous miscalculation? Democrats have swept…
Eye For IranIsrael’s next PM: Can they ‘finish the job’ in Iran? | Eye for Iran | EP 127 |
Is the Islamic Republic running out of time? Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has emerged from a closely contested election promising to eliminate the…
Eye For IranWill Israel's election decide Iran's fate? | Eye for Iran | EP 126 |
Israel is days away from its first election since the October 7 attacks. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he would bring down the Islamic Republic if he…
Eye For IranHow Iran secretly built the Houthis — an insider reveals the playbook | Eye for Iran | EP 125 |
It began with an invitation to a conference in Lebanon. Young Yemeni activists believed they were going to discuss democracy and the Arab Spring. But behind…
Eye For IranIran’s oil revenue could hit ZERO by December —first time in history | Eye for Iran | EP 124 |
Iran has survived revolution, war and decades of sanctions without losing its oil revenue entirely. That could change in December. For the first time in Iran's…
Eye For IranIs Iran becoming North Korea — or can society stop it? | Eye for Iran | EP 123 |
Are we witnessing the “North Koreanization” of the Islamic Republic of Iran? From the growing presence of Basij paramilitary forces in elementary schools to…
Eye For IranTrump has Iran cornered. So what is he waiting for? | Eye for Iran | EP 122 |
President Donald Trump has subjected Iran to extraordinary military and economic pressure. Its leadership has been battered, its economy squeezed, its oil…
Eye For IranTwins sentenced in Iran: one to death, one to prison | Eye for Iran | EP 121 |
They were 19 when they took to the streets. They turned 20 behind bars. Now one twin has been sentenced to death — and the other to decades in prison. Taraneh…
Eye For IranIranians turn on the regime as fear wanes: Is the ‘hour of freedom’ near? | Eye for Iran | EP 120 |
Can the Islamic Republic survive a deepening economic crisis, growing resistance at home and a war with the United States? On this week’s episode of Eye for…
Eye For IranWhy Iran is turning to sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz | Eye for Iran | EP 119 |
Iran is still striking back — but is Tehran choosing smaller attacks, or are its military options narrowing? Former CENTCOM commander Gen. Joseph Votel, now a…
Eye For IranOil is flowing through Hormuz again. But not for Iran | Eye for Iran | EP 118 |
Iran’s oil revenues could effectively fall to zero within months if the US blockade holds, according to Kpler senior oil analyst Homayoun Falakshahi. On this…
Eye For IranIran’s crackdown risks creating a generation dependent on opioids | Eye for Iran | EP 117 |
Could Iran’s crackdown leave behind a generation with permanent disabilities and dependent on opioids for chronic pain? Dr. Sarah Raza, a trauma physician…
Eye For IranHow Iran is preparing for a domestic war against its own people | Eye for Iran | EP 116 |
The war with Iran was supposed to change the equation. But before bombs fall, before presidents decide on war and peace, and before negotiators ever sit across…
Eye For IranBombs won't break Iran's regime, but money might | Eye for Iran | EP 115 |
Can financial pressure succeed where military strikes cannot? For months, the debate over Iran has focused on bombs, missiles and airstrikes. But what if the…
Eye For Iran'Iran's executions are murders,' former UN prosecutor says | Eye for Iran | EP 114 |
Industrial cranes are meant to build cities. In Iran, they are increasingly being used as gallows. The public hanging of Amirhossein Safari and Abolfazl Sepahi…
Eye For IranAre US strikes laying the groundwork for a wider Iran war? | Eye for Iran | EP 113 |
What is the United States really trying to achieve with its expanding military campaign inside Iran? As US strikes move deeper into Iran, targeting military…
Eye For IranWhy are US strikes moving deeper into Iran? | Eye for Iran | EP 112 |
Why are US strikes moving deeper into southern Iran—and what is Washington really trying to achieve? As attacks hit bridges, transport links and facilities…
Eye For IranIs the Iran-US MoU dead—or working exactly as intended? | Eye for Iran | EP 111 |
Just weeks after Washington and Tehran agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), commercial vessels are under attack, the Strait of Hormuz is back in the…
Eye For IranThe Islamic Republic's next battle is internal | Eye for Iran Ep. 110
Something has shifted inside Tehran. Not because the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is about to disappear—but because members of Iran's establishment…
Eye For IranThe Islamic Republic's next battle is internal | Eye for Iran Ep. 110
Something has shifted inside Tehran. Not because the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is about to disappear—but because members of Iran's establishment…
Eye For IranTrump's Iran MoU explained: how Iran gets billions—and why | Eye for Iran 109
The new US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) could unlock tens of billions of dollars for Tehran and fundamentally reshape Iran's economic and political…
Eye For IranThe Iran-US MoU explained: what it means for Iranian people | Eye for Iran 108
Did the new US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding hand Tehran a major victory? In this episode of Eye for Iran, host Negar Mojtahedi breaks down the…
Eye For IranArab world losing the Mideast, experts say | Eye for Iran 106
As Lebanon becomes central to Iran’s conditions for a broader US-Iran deal, this episode of Eye for Iran asks what the war has really changed — and what comes…
Eye For IranCan Trump crack Iran’s delay-and-negotiate playbook? Eye for Iran 106
For decades, Iran has frustrated presidents, diplomats, and negotiators. Has it finally met its match? In Episode 106 of Eye for Iran, we examine the strategy…
Eye For IranCan Trump crack Iran’s delay-and-negotiate playbook? Eye for Iran 106
For decades, Iran has frustrated presidents, diplomats, and negotiators. Has it finally met its match? In Episode 106 of Eye for Iran, we examine the strategy…
Eye For IranIs Trump giving Iran's regime a lifeline? Eye for Iran 105
Is a new US-Iran deal on the horizon—or is Tehran being thrown a lifeline at one of the most vulnerable moments in its history? As reports of renewed…
Eye For IranWill a US deal with Tehran save the regime? | Eye for Iran | EP 104 |
Is Iran heading toward a nuclear deal — or another war? As negotiations intensify, Tehran is threatening to expand the conflict beyond the Middle East while…
Eye For IranCan Iran’s Economy Survive the Internet Blackout and Economic Fury? | Eye for Iran 103
In episode 103 of Eye for Iran, Mohamad Machine-Chian is filling in for Negar Mojtahedi. In this episode, Holly Dagres, senior fellow at Washington Institute…
Eye For IranThe price of oil and the future of Hormuz
The Strait of Hormuz remains closed and the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports continues. Can Tehran weaponize Hormuz for years to come? Are Iranian oil fields…
Eye For IranCanada let Iran football chief linked to IRGC in — then got caught | Eye for Iran | EP 101|
An Iran International exclusive has triggered a political firestorm in Ottawa — after Mehdi Taj, Iran’s football chief and a former Islamic Revolutionary Guard…
Eye For IranTehran turns on itself as Iran’s regime fractures | Eye for Iran | EP 100 |
Veteran journalist Eli Lake of The Free Press and host of the Breaking History podcast joins Eye for Iran to discuss real fractures inside Iran’s regime, why…
Eye For IranIran war: ceasefire holds, Strait of Hormuz reopens — what now? | Eye for Iran | EP 99 |
A fragile ceasefire may be holding between the United States and Iran — but is the war really over, or just paused? As the Strait of Strait of Hormuz reopens…
Eye For IranIran-US ceasefire: pause before escalation or deal? | Eye for Iran | EP 98 |
A fragile ceasefire appears to be in place between Iran and the United States, but is it really a ceasefire, or simply a brief pause before a new phase of…
Eye For IranUAE hits Iran’s economic lifeline | Decoding Trump’s speech | Special report| Eye for Iran | EP 97 |
The UAE’s arrest of dozens linked to the IRGC’s sanctions-evasion network could mark one of the biggest blows yet to Tehran’s economic lifeline. Former U.S…
Eye For IranIran just proved its reach — how much further will this war go? | Eye for Iran | EP 96 |
A war already underway — now entering a more dangerous phase. We begin with Iran’s reported strike toward Diego Garcia — a moment that signals something…
Eye For IranThe call for another uprising in Iran is near, Israeli security insider says| Eye for Iran | EP 95 |
“It’s a matter of weeks.” That is Brigadier General (res.) Amir Avivi’s message on what may come next in Iran. The Israeli security insider and chairman of the…
Eye For IranInside Iran: Basij strikes, purported message & voices from Tehran | Eye for Iran | EP 94 |
The war against the Islamic Republic may be entering a new phase after Israeli drone strikes targeted Basij checkpoints in Tehran. The Basij — a paramilitary…
Eye For IranIran's regime needs to be "removed from power", says Ted Cruz | Eye for Iran | EP 93 |
Senator Ted Cruz joins Eye for Iran as the United States and Israel intensify their campaign against the Islamic Republic. In this episode, Cruz lays out what…
Eye For IranEU lawmaker to Iran's regime: “Your time is up” | Eye for Iran | EP 92 |
"Your time is up.” A senior European lawmaker from Malta delivers a direct message to Tehran on this episode of Eye for Iran. Daniel Attard — Member of the…
Eye For IranIran Massacre: “a final bullet in hospital,” says father of slain teen | Eye for Iran | EP 91
Seventeen-year-old Sam Afshari was wounded during Iran’s January protests and taken to a hospital in Karaj, where doctors were trying to save his life…
Eye For Iran'A plea for help': why are Iranian people watching the skies?| Eye for Iran | EP 90
A high stakes week in Washington raises one question: are we watching “good cop bad cop” diplomacy that is really a prelude to military strikes on the Islamic…
Eye For Iran“Day of infamy” and why the regime can’t kill its way out | Eye for Iran | EP 89
“You cannot kill your way out of this.” That is how Iranian-American historian Abbas Milani describes the Islamic Republic’s response to Iran’s latest…
Eye For IranAre US strikes now imminent? | Eye for Iran | EP 88
As President Donald Trump issues a final warning to Tehran and US military assets appear to be moving into place, a defining question emerges: are targeted…
Eye For IranIran is bleeding: Will the world act now? | Eye for Iran | EP 87
As Iran’s streets turn into killing fields, the debate in Washington is no longer theoretical. Eye for Iran examines the Islamic Republic’s escalating violence…
Eye For IranInside Iran's killing spree: eyewitness speaks out | Eye for Iran | EP 86
An eyewitness who recently fled Iran and whose identity is being withheld for his safety recounts indiscriminate gunfire that turned city streets into a…
Eye For IranIran on the brink of a revolution: is this the moment? | Eye for Iran | EP 85
A wounded protester in Iran puts it starkly: “I’m not scared. For 47 years, I’ve been dead.” As protests spread across the country and chants turn openly…
Eye For Iran"Mullahs must get lost": Iran protests threaten to topple the theocracy | Eye for Iran | EP 84
Chants of “Mullahs must get lost” are spreading across Iran six days after a collapsing currency and shuttered bazaars triggered the largest nationwide…
Eye For IranIran 2025: crisis without collapse —Israel, accountability & YouTube creators | Eye for Iran | EP 83
Iran exits 2025 under visible strain. Direct confrontation with Israel, setbacks to Tehran’s proxy network, and rising domestic pressure have shaken the regime…
Eye For IranDrought to Flooding, Travel Ban on Iranians and Mass Arrests in Iran | Eye for Iran | EP 82
Iran's convergence of crises is upending people's lives both inside and outside the country. On this episode of Eye for Iran, we examine three developments you…
Eye For IranWhy the Islamic Republic endures despite discontent | Eye for Iran | EP 81
Former CIA analyst and National Security Council director Kenneth Pollack joins Eye for Iran to explain why he believes Iran has been in a “pre-revolutionary…
Eye For IranIran’s cultural explosion: is it real or state controlled? | Eye for Iran | EP 80
This week on Eye for Iran, we look at Iran through three connected lenses: history, culture, and a society that some say is transforming in real time. First…
Eye For IranIran wary of US push in Venezuela | IRGC cyber leak & child marriage probe | Eye for Iran | EP 79
The United States has launched one of its most visible military deployments in years off the coast of Venezuela — a major operation aimed at narco-terror…
Eye For IranWould Iran race toward the bomb? | Eye for Iran | EP 78
Iran says it is ready to talk to the United States on its own terms and has paused uranium enrichment after US and Israeli strikes. At the same time Tehran is…
Eye For IranIran’s water crisis, Israel–Iran tensions and Syria’s new direction | Eye for Iran | EP 77
Iran is confronting one of the most serious environmental and geopolitical turning points in its modern history. In this edition of Eye for Iran, three…
Eye For IranFrom guns to votes? Iran's plan in Iraq and why it matters | Eye for Iran | EP 76
Tehran is allegedly urging its Shia militias in Iraq to swap guns for ballots in a shift that could reshape Baghdad’s power balance and test Washington’s…
Eye For IranA free Palestine would undermine Tehran’s power, Gaza activists say | Eye for Iran | EP 75
Two Gaza-born activists tell Eye for Iran that Tehran’s support for Hamas has not only prolonged Palestinian suffering but also strengthened hardliners in…
Eye For IranWar fears and viral scandal: Iran faces upheaval inside and out | Eye for Iran | EP 74
Former Israeli ambassador to the United States Michael Oren tells Eye for Iran that Tehran’s growing isolation and lessons it drew from the recent 12-day war…
Eye For IranEx-Israeli intel officer: Iran–Israel war ‘almost imminent’ | Eye for Iran | EP 73
Former Israeli intelligence officer Danny Citrinowicz tells Eye for Iran a new and far deadlier conflict between Israel and Iran is “almost imminent.”…
Eye For IranWhy some hardliners in Iran want to keep sanctions in place | Eye for Iran | EP 72
Oil sanctions were meant to throttle Iran’s revenue but have instead enriched its elite. Eurasia Group Iran and oil analyst Greg Brew joins Negar Mojtahedi to…
Eye For IranIran sanctions snapback heralds suffering, possible war | Eye for Iran | EP 71
International sanctions renewed on Tehran over the weekend are already making life harder for ordinary Iranians and may signal an impasse that could lead to…