About this episode

Abbas Milani discusses the power dynamics in Iran and the potential impact of economic pressures on the regime.

Hoover Institution research fellow and Iran scholar Abbas Milani joins the GoodFellows to discuss life within the beleaguered theocracy: who’s in charge, and will added economic pressure in the form of a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, and a halt on Iran’s oil trade bring about an end to the regime. After that: the fellows’ thoughts on Hungary’s election, Iran war “winners and losers”, America’s woeful tax code, and the Artemis II space mission. Subscribe to GoodFellows for clarity on today’s biggest social, economic, and geostrategic shifts — only on GoodFellows.

People in this episode

Host: GoodFellows

Guest: Abbas Milani

Topics covered

• Iran politics
• economic sanctions
• geopolitics
• Hungary election
• tax code
• space exploration

Keywords

• Iran
• Abbas Milani
• economic pressure
• Strait of Hormuz
• Hungary election
• tax code
• Artemis II

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hoover Institution

Places: Iran, Strait of Hormuz, Hungary

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