Acclaimed Iranian American writer Hooman Majd talks about the likely future of the Islamic Republic.

Hooman Majd is an Iranian-born American journalist, author, and political commentator focused on Iranian affairs. 

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Minister without Portfolio: Memoir of a Reluctant Exile

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Ex-CIA op sees no end in sight for Iran conflict. 

"What you're now looking at is perpetual war," says Reuel Gerecht, former Iran target officer in SpyTalk interview.  

Former top intel operative David Shedd says it's now "50-50" Xi will invade next year.

David Shedd

The Great Heist China’s Epic Campaign to Steal America’s Secrets

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Trump, Iran at fateful crossroads, top Middle East expert Jon Alterman says on the SpyTalk podcast.

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Congressmember Mary Gay Scanlon speaks with SpyTalk's Michael Isikoff about the secretive government list of “domestic terrorist groups” Attorney General all but confirmed the existence of in her recent trip to The Hill.

Then Karen Greenberg and Michael Isikoff talk with writer and retired American FBI agent, Mike German about the implications and consequences of the NSPM7 memo and the FISA court.

Former senior CIA official Larry Pfeiffer discusses the DNI’s strange behavior with SpyTalk hosts Jeff Stein, Michael Isikoff and Karen Greenberg.

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How A.I. is revolutionizing the spies’—and spy catchers’—toolkits. With ex-CIA officer Aaron Brown.

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ISIS and other Afghan-based terror groups are growing stronger, a new UN report says. Expert Colin Clarke explains why.

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Former senior Danish intelligence officer Jacob Kaarsbo talks about Trump’s murky designs on Greenland and NATO.

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Two prominent Iranian-American journalists, Jason Rezaian of the Washington Post and Hooman Majd of NBC News, say the regime may be losing its grip.

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