InfluenceWatch Podcast #241: Decoding the Iranian Protests

For the past several weeks, Iranians—especially Iranian women—have taken bold stands against the nation’s theocratic government, discarding compulsory headscarves and cutting their hair. This isn’t the first time that mass demonstrations have contested the control of the Iranian regime; can they succeed this time? Joining me to discuss the situation in Iran and its relation to American policy is Gabriel Noronha, a former State Department advisor on Iran under Secretary Mike Pompeo and current fellow at the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA).

• BBC News: Iran: A really simple guide to the protests
• Jewish Institute for National Security of America
• JINSA: Iran’s Sanctioned Terror Airlines Still Fly Throughout Europe