Rezaei is suddenly Tehran’s man to watch. Or is he? | Eye for Iran | EP 129 |
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Mohsen Rezaei is wanted by Argentina over his alleged role in the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires. So how did a former IRGC chief who is the subject of an Interpol Red Notice come up as a possible negotiating partner for US Vice President JD Vance?The meeting never happened. Days after touting “positive momentum” following talks with Qatar’s prime minister, President Donald Trump said the US doesn’t need a deal and directed Vance to focus on domestic issues. On Eye for Iran, Negar Mojtahedi asks Iranian historian Dr. Shahram Kholdi how Tehran is reading that shift, whether fighting could resume and how much power Rezaei actually has.Freedom advocate Gazelle Sharmahd spent years fighting to bring her father, Jamshid Sharmahd, home after he was abducted in Dubai. He was imprisoned in Iran, sentenced to death and died in custody. “We will continue his path,” she says. She explains why she wants Washington to support an end to the Islamic Republic and why she believes the regime’s ideology will endure whoever is in charge.Trump says Iran’s Arab neighbors want the US naval blockade to continue. Middle East analyst Dalia Ziada of ISGAP says Arab governments in the Persian Gulf are “between a rock and a hard place.” They fear renewed fighting, but how long can their economies live with “no war, no peace”?And when the marches end, what changes in Ottawa? Canadian Liberal MP Ali Ehsassi (Willowdale) discusses what Iranian Canadian advocacy has already changed and what it would take for Canada to enforce its Iran sanctions more effectively.Chapters: 1:38 Why did Mohsen Rezaei’s name surface in reports of possible US-Iran talks?Iranian historian Dr. Shahram Kholdi examines how much power the former IRGC commander holds in Tehran. Freedom advocate Gazelle Sharmahd explains why, after fighting for years to bring her father Jamshid home from an Iranian prison, she wants Washington to support an end to the Islamic Republic.37:22 How long can Iran’s Arab neighbors live with “no war, no peace”?Dalia Ziada, a Middle East analyst with ISGAP, examines Trump’s claim that Arab governments in the Persian Gulf want the US naval blockade to continue and weighs the costs of a prolonged standoff.56:47 When the marches end, what changes in Ottawa?Ali Ehsassi, Canadian Liberal MP for Willowdale, discusses what Iranian Canadian advocacy has changed and where Canada could do more to enforce its Iran sanctions.#iran #irgc #jdvance #mohsenrezaei #trump #qatar #hormuz #uae #saudiarabia #houthi #bahrain #kuwait #canada #canadianpolitics #iranprotests #paintball Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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