Inside Iran's Regime: Beni Sabti on War, Freedom, and the Fight Ahead

About this episode

Beni Sabti discusses his experiences and insights on Iran's regime amidst current tensions.

In this timely episode of IsraelCast , host Steven Shalowitz speaks with Iran expert Beni Sabti for a timely and deeply personal conversation recorded from near Tel Aviv in the midst of missile sirens and shelter runs. Sabti, born in Iran and now a leading researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies, brings a rare lens shaped by lived experience under the Islamic Revolution and decades of work analyzing Iranian culture, propaganda, and regime behavior.

People in this episode

Host: Steven Shalowitz

Guest: Beni Sabti

Topics covered

• Iran
• Islamic Revolution
• regime behavior
• propaganda
• freedom
• war

Keywords

• Iran
• Beni Sabti
• Islamic Revolution
• propaganda
• regime behavior
• freedom
• war

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Institute for National Security Studies

Places: Iran, Tel Aviv

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