Unrest in Iran: Economic Drivers and External Dynamics
From Five Questions by Arab Center Washington DC
January 23, 2026 · 31 min
About this episode
Negar Mortazavi and Yousef Munayyer discuss the factors driving the recent unrest in Iran, including economic challenges and external pressures.
Negar Mortazavi and Yousef Munayyer examine the latest unrest in Iran amid a deepening economic crisis, intensifying US sanctions, and rising threats of external military intervention.
People in this episode
Guests: Negar Mortazavi, Yousef Munayyer
Topics covered
- Iran unrest
- economic crisis
- US sanctions
- military intervention
- political dynamics
Keywords
- Iran
- unrest
- economic crisis
- US sanctions
- military intervention
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Places: Iran
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