Religion is the Issue

About this episode

The episode explores the religious background of Iran's leadership and its impact on U.S. negotiations.

To understand the tensions occurring today in Iran, we must first understand the religious background of the nation's Shiite Muslim leadership. While the U.S. State Department may view the Iranian conflict in political, geographic, and military terms, the nation's leaders interpret it through a profoundly religious and even apocalyptic lens. As a result, any U.S. administration—including that of Donald Trump—must recognize that negotiations with Iran are not grounded in Western values, but in an ideological and religious worldview that ultimately drives its decisions. Connect with Stephen: Website:  https://stephenmansfield.tv/ Instagram:  https://instagram.com/mansfieldwrites/ X:  https://twitter.com/MansfieldWrites

People in this episode

Host: Stephen Mansfield

Topics covered

• Iran
• Shiite Muslim leadership
• religious worldview
• U.S. negotiations
• apocalyptic lens
• political conflict

Keywords

• Iran
• Shiite Islam
• U.S. State Department
• Donald Trump
• religious conflict
• apocalyptic beliefs
• negotiations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. State Department

Places: Iran, United States

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