Niro on Iran

ormer United States Marine Robert Brown joins me for a very personal episode of Niro on Iran. Robert is an old friend I first met in Odense and later again in Malmö, and he’s followed the U.S.–Iran story from both inside and outside the military. We start with who he is, his time in the Marine Corps and how it feels to live inside the machine and try to walk away from it, before moving into how Ma...

I denne episode af ‘Niro on Iran’ besøger jeg billedkunstneren Firoozeh Bazrafkan i hendes atelier til en samtale om kunst, religion og magt. Vi taler om hendes kompromisløse værker, der provokerer islam og den iranske teokrati, om truslerne hun har levet med, og om hvorfor hun nægter at bøje sig. Vi går ind i spørgsmålet om shahen, hvorfor han aldrig formelt abdicerede, hvad det betyder at Iran i...

I denne episode af 'Niro on Iran' taler jeg med Lars Aslan om Irans regime, islamisme og hvorfor Vesten stadig undervurderer truslen fra præstestyret i Teheran. Vi går tæt på hans syn på , de iranske protester og hvordan Danmark og Europa bør forholde sig, når et terrorregime samtidig påvirker vores egne gader, medier og debatter. Samtalen er ærlig, konkret og uden udenomssnak, med fokus på, hvad...

I den her episode af “Niro on Iran” går jeg væk fra de følelsesladede overskrifter og spørger: hvor sandsynligt er det egentlig, at USA og Israel igen vil ramme Iran – og hvor tæt kan vi være på næste angreb? Jeg ser på tre ting: den skrøbelige “våbenhvile”, der i praksis ligner en frossen konflikt, Hormuz-strædet som økonomisk gidsel, og de meget konkrete militære signaler fra Trump og Israel om...

I denne afsnit af “Niro on Iran”. Taler jeg med Naser Khader om Iran, Mellemøsten og Danmarks sikkerhed.   Podcasten fokuserer på Iran, Mellemøsten, menneskerettigheder, politisk islam og hvordan det hele påvirker Danmarks sikkerhed, energipriser og migration.  

I tv i Berlin, London og København ser du ‘iranere’ råbe slagord til fordel for præstestyrets allierede. Men hvor mange af dem er faktisk iranere – og hvor mange er irakere, palæstinensere eller andre proxies, der aldrig har levet under imamstyret? I det her afsnit går jeg i kødet på myten om ‘den iranske gade’ i Europa. Jeg forklarer, hvordan Irans regime bruger allierede miljøer til at fylde gad...

Mens verden diskuterer våbenhvile og diplomati, har USA lagt en økonomisk stramkurs mod Iran: søblokade, pres på Hormuz og stigende oliepriser. I denne episode spørger jeg, om vi i virkeligheden er vidne til optakten til det sidste, afgørende slag mod det islamiske regime , og hvad det kan komme til at betyde for Europa og Danmark.

Danmark elsker at hade Trump. Men når han sætter maksimum-pres på Iran og sender flåden mod Hormuz, rammer det faktisk vores fjender hårdere end os. I det her afsnit forklarer jeg, hvorfor Trumps magtspil kan betyde lavere energipriser, mere sikkerhed i Europa, og hvorfor danske politikere stadig ikke tør sige det højt.

Du lytter til Niro on Iran.   I dag spørger jeg: Hvem får mikrofonen, når danske medier taler om Iran?   Hvorfor er det ofte regimets ‘nuancerede’ stemmer, der får plads – i stedet for dem, der kæmper for frihed og menneskerettigheder?   Det handler om dobbeltstandarder, om tillid og om, hvem vi vælger at tro på. 

Season 2 af ‘Niro on Iran’ starter i Danmark. I dette afsnit viser jeg, hvorfor Irans fremtid ikke kun er et iransk problem, men et europæisk, og også et dansk, spørgsmål. Når Iran brænder, ryster hele regionen, og hver gang regionen ryster, mærker vi det i Europa: i flygtningestrømme, i sikkerhedspolitik og i vores egen politiske debat. Jeg zoomer ud fra Teheran til København og forklarer, hvorfo...

Season 1 was about oil, power and silence. Season 2 starts inside the human being. In this opening episode I talk about “47 years of trauma” – how executions, prisons, war and the morality police have shaped the Iranian body and mind since 1979. I break down what happens to a body that is constantly policed, and to a mind that grows up between propaganda outside and whispered truth at home. This s...

Denmark loves to see itself as a human rights country – free speech, women’s rights, LGBTQ+ rights, rule of law. But when it comes to Iran, that menu suddenly changes. In this short finale, I ask a simple question: if rights are universal, why is Denmark so quiet when Iranians pay the price? You listened to Niro Niromand. This is Niro on Iran.

Europe’s fear, Iran’s price. In this episode I talk about why Europe stays so quiet on Iran while talking loudly about Ukraine, Gaza, and human rights. I break down Europe’s energy dependence, refugee fears, and economic interests – and explain why a free, secular Iran would force Europe to finally choose between cheap gas and real values.

Who’s afraid of a free Iran? In this episode I talk about why regional powers and the West are so nervous about a 3,000‑year‑old civilization coming back as a secular, democratic state. I go into Turkey, the Arab kingdoms, Israel, and Europe, and explain why a free Iran would shift the whole balance of power in the Middle East – and why Iran will not collapse like Libya or Syria.

In this episode I ask you to put emotions about Trump on pause and look at Iran only through cold business logic. I explain how a Trump-style mindset sees cheap oil, energy routes, and risk. Then I show why, in that logic, the Islamic Republic is a bad partner – and why a normal, stable Iran after this regime is actually the best deal for cheap energy and global stability.

In this episode of ‘Niro on Iran,’ I walk you through Reza Pahlavi’s Prosperity Project as a practical blueprint for a normal, stable Iran. Instead of royal nostalgia or slogans, we look at it like a product manual: what it says about security and borders, energy routes and trade, the economy and daily life, and the institutions needed for a boring, predictable country that partners with the West....

Iran’s leaders know their time is running out , so they’ve turned the region’s lifelines into weapons. In this episode, I break down how the dying regime uses energy routes, shipping lanes and chokepoints around Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the Emirates to scare markets, pressure the West and keep itself alive a little longer. If you’ve ever wondered why a small incident near the Strait of Hormuz can...

Iran’s history did not start with Islam. In this episode, we explore ancient Persia, Zoroastrianism, early Christianity in Iran, and why some Iranians today are changing religion or becoming non-religious. This episode is about understanding Iran’s deep history and the changes happening in Iranian society today.

In this episode, we talk about the Iranian mind. How do Iranians think? Why is Iran a country full of contradictions? Why do many Iranians not trust foreign powers? Why are Iranians very proud of their country, but often critical of their government? This episode is not just about politics. It is about history, identity, society, and the way people think. If you want to understand Iran, you have t...

In this episode of “Niro on Iran,” I look at what really happens if the Islamic Republic disappears, not in slogans, but on the actual map. Iran is a crossroads for energy, trade, and security, so when the regime changes, the whole road network around it is affected. I walk through two futures: a planned constitutional transition, like the vision of Reza Pahlavi and the Prosperity Project, where I...

This episode picks up where Episode 1 left off. I dive into the long, complicated story between Iran and Israel, from ancient respect under Cyrus the Great to today’s ‘modern enemies’. I talk about how ideology, energy routes, and regime survival turned two natural partners into rivals, and why that history matters for understanding the region now.

In this first episode, I introduce myself and why I care so much about Iran. I break the country down through energy and security instead of emotion, and I sketch a vision of Iran as a potential anchor of regional stability. This podcast is my attempt to build a bridge between those worlds.