Escaping Iran’s Regime: Nick Berg’s Fight for Freedom

About this episode

Nick Berg shares his extraordinary journey of escaping the Iranian regime and his path to serving in the US military.

Facing an execution order at just 19 years old, Nick Berg had to make a choice: succumb to the violence of the Iranian regime or risk everything to escape. Author and former US Special Operations soldier Nick Berg shares his extraordinary journey of growing up amidst the chaos of the Iranian Revolution and executing a daring escape to save his life. In his new book, Shadows of Tehran, Nick details his grueling path to America and what ultimately led him to serve in the US military, returning to the front lines of global conflict. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Benjamin Hall

Guest: Nick Berg

Topics covered

• freedom
• Iran
• military service
• personal journey
• escape
• revolution

Keywords

• Iran
• freedom
• Nick Berg
• Shadows of Tehran
• military
• escape
• Iranian Revolution

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FOX News Podcasts

Books & works: Shadows of Tehran

Places: Iran, America

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