As mass protests spread across Iran, Preet speaks with Karim Sadjadpour, a Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he focuses on Iran and the Middle East. What caused the protests? Who is leading them? And what do they mean for the future of the theocratic regime?

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References & Supplemental Materials:

Karim Sadjadpour’s Twitter

“Who is Mahsa Amini, And Why Did Her Death Spark Protests in Iran?” WSJ, 9/23/22

“Tactics of repression: How Iran is trying to stop Mahsa Amini protests,” WaPo, 10/5/22

“The Exiled Dissident Fuelling the Hijab Protests in Iran,” New Yorker, 9/24/22

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