May 30, 2025 | Foreign Podicy

Iran on the brink — or is the West getting played?

Behnam Ben Taleblu

Iran Program Senior Director and Senior Fellow
Saeed Ghasseminejad

Senior Iran and Financial Economics Advisor
Andrea Stricker

Nonproliferation and Biodefense Program Deputy Director and Research Fellow
May 30, 2025 Foreign Podicy

Iran on the brink — or is the West getting played?

Behnam Ben Taleblu

Iran Program Senior Director and Senior Fellow
Saeed Ghasseminejad

Senior Iran and Financial Economics Advisor
Andrea Stricker

Nonproliferation and Biodefense Program Deputy Director and Research Fellow

Is Iran on the brink, or is the West getting played again?

Filling in for host Cliff May, Behnam Ben Taleblu is joined by Andrea Stricker and Saeed Ghasseminejad to discuss Trump’s renewed demand for full nuclear dismantlement, the regime’s internal weakness, and why half-measures won’t cut it. From stalled negotiations to nationwide strikes and the case for a “strike fund,” they unpack how to confront the Islamic Republic in 2025.