61. The US and Israel Will not Save Iran with Sahar Delijani

61. The US and Israel Will not Save Iran with Sahar Delijani

From Kalam by Edgar Mannheimer

February 24, 2026 · 38 min

About this episode

Sahar Delijani discusses the protests in Iran and the implications of US and Israeli support.

We are joined today by award-winning Iranian author Sahar Delijani. Sahar was born in the notorious Evin prison. A prison in Iran which has become synonymous with political oppression. Her debut novel, Children of the Jacaranda Tree, is partially inspired by her own family history, and recounts one of the bloodiest and most repressive phases of Iranian history: the mass executions in 1988.  The most recent wave of protests in Iran last month were met with violent repression not seen since the days of 1988. Thousands, possibly tens of thousands, of Iranians have been killed by the Islamic Republic regime. In recent days, protests have resurfaced and there is once again rumours of possible American military intervention.  Sahar was kind enough to speak to us, I interviewed her last week, about the nature of the protests, what it means that the US and Israel support them, and why so many Iranians support the seemingly incompetent son of a king who hasn’t been to the country in decades? To listen to the episode ad-free subscribe to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/kalampodcast Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/kalampodcast/ Hosted on Acast. See…

People in this episode

Host: Edgar Mannheimer

Guest: Sahar Delijani

Topics covered

  • Iran
  • protests
  • political oppression
  • history
  • US foreign policy
  • literature

Keywords

  • Iran
  • Sahar Delijani
  • protests
  • Evin prison
  • political oppression
  • mass executions
  • US intervention
  • literature

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Islamic Republic

Places: Iran, Evin prison

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