The Iran Podcast

Saudi, Turkish, and Pakistani officials traveled to Tehran to discuss regional security and the path ahead. Negar Mortazavi on Aljazeera

Negar Mortazavi on CNN with Becky Anderson

Will the U.S. and Israel attack Iran again? How will Tehran respond? Negar Mortazavi joined Aljazeera to discuss what comes next in the war as U.S. and Israeli elections draw closer.

Negar Mortazavi and Alan Eyre on Al Jazeera

President Trump rejected Iran’s proposal to end the war and told aides he expects to resume bombing after the midterm elections. Iran’s Foreign Minister Araghchi said Iran is prepared for war to resume, even if it becomes “doomsday.” Negar Mortazavi on NPR

Negar Mortazavi on BBC World News

Negar Mortazavi on Times Radio UK

Iranian President Pezeshkian spoke at the United Nations General Assembly. Negar Mortazavi joins Al Jazeera

Sanctions are squeezing Iran’s economy, and Tehran wants a deal to end the war. But it is seeking a negotiated exit, not capitulation. Negar Mortazavi on the BBC

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, says Tehran sent conditions for ending the war through Qatar and is awaiting Trump’s response. Iran says it wants an agreement but is prepared to continue fighting if Washington rejects its terms. From Hormuz to Bab el-Mandeb, Iran and allies are using two critical shipping routes as leverage. Negar Mortazavi joins Al Jazeera

Has Trump drawn the U.S. into another endless war in the Middle East? Or can Washington and Tehran find a way out? DAWN panel: -Negar Mortazavi (CIP) -Nader Hashemi (Georgetown) -Harrison Mann (Win Without War) -Omar Shakir (DAWN) VIDEO: https://youtu.be/pFaV6JPQUWg?t=497&is=u9TGawE0IAbj7SNE #Iran #IranWar #NegarMortazavi

U.S. committed war crimes in Iran, UN human rights experts say they have “reasonable grounds to believe.” They cite strikes on an elementary school in Minab and a sports complex in Lamerd on the first day of the war. Negar Mortazavi joined NPR Here and Now https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/09/17/us-war-crimes-iran

Trump admin is trying to rewrite history in real time and to put a positive spin on the war on Iran. But rising prices, provocative social media posts, and the Pentagon’s combative relationship with the press make that story harder to sell. Negar Mortazavi joins Aljazeera’s Listening Post with Laicie Heeley, Mark Kimmitt, and Samira Mohyeddin. WATCH: youtu.be/_MlBn-TiGSo?is=nbZCN29p_KNZCDUb

Negar Mortazavi joins Peter Beinart on the Occupied Thoughts podcast to discuss the sixth month of war on Iran, what the U.S. got wrong in its expectations for the war, why the MOU broke down, the impacts of sanctions and economic warfare on the ground in Iran, and how the Iranian diaspora is navigating the war. Occupied Thoughts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/occupied-thoughts/id1442278034?i=1000...

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 VIDEO

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 VIDEO

Trump declared economic D-Day on Iran as war continues across the Middle East. Negar Mortazavi on Times Radio