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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