The Iran Podcast

The U.S. war on Iran has entered a dangerous new phase: a tanker war in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran says it attacked 10 ships after the U.S. sank 5 Iranian oil tankers, pushing Brent crude above $100.

Negar Mortazavi on NPR: wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/09/09/oil-prices-strait-of-hormuz

U.S. attacks wedding in Iran. Are Washington and Tehran heading for more escalation?

Negar Mortazavi joins Aljazeera

Latest US-Iran escalation was predictable after the unraveling of the MOU. This complicates the narrow path diplomacy and risks further escalation.

Negar Mortazavi on BBC World

Economic pressure will impose greater hardship on ordinary Iranians already struggling with rising inflation. But it is unlikely to force Iran to surrender, as it has failed to do in the past.

Negar Mortazavi with Jim Sciutto on CNN

U.S. attacks Iran’s Larak Island in a dangerous escalation that can reignite the war and further complicate diplomacy.

Negar Mortazavi on Aljazeera

Six months of US-Israel war on Iran; the military stalemate, political dynamics in Iran, and the impacts of war on the Iranian people.

Negar Mortazavi joined Carl Nasman on BBC

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Negar Mortazavi on NPR Here and Now

Link: https://www.npr.org/2026/08/24/nx-s1-5943152/trumps-economic-policies-hit-iran-canada-and-u-s-workers

Negar Mortazavi joins BBC

Negar Mortazavi on NPR Here and Now

wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/08/24/iran-war-economic-measures

Negar Mortazavi joins CGTN with Asieh Namdar

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