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January 14, 2026

Title: WHAT IS GOING ON IN IRAN?
Topic: Iran

Discussed by Banafsheh Zand
with Banafsheh Zand (https://iransofaraway.substack.com/)

Part 1 of 2

New guest Banafsheh Zand is an Iranian-American journalist, activist, and expert on Iranian Affairs. She has decades of experience challenging the Islamic Republic Regimes’ propaganda push.

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Questions/Issues Discussed:

Why was Banafsheh’s father imprisoned in Iran? Did he commit suicide or was he murdered?

What are the roots of the protests in Iran? Is it a nationwide revolt or are the protests centralized? Banafsheh Zand discusses the history of the oppression and what is happening now.

Do American college students have a clue what it’s like to live under an oppressive regime such as the one in Iran?

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Title: PART 2 OF 2 - WHAT IS GOING ON IN IRAN?
Topic: Iran

Discussed by Banafsheh Zand
with Banafsheh Zand (https://iransofaraway.substack.com/)

Questions/Issues Discussed:

If the current Iranian Government is overthrown, who/what will replace it? Banafsheh Zand discusses the Crown Prince, who many in Iran love and want to be in charge.

Could a change in leadership in Iran reshape Middle East dynamics?

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