The Battles of the Ayatollah

Negar Mortazavi speaks with Alex Vatanka about Iran’s domestic
politics and mass protests, the crisis of legitimacy and the issue
of leadership succession, Tehran’s deescalation with Washington and
regional engagement with Arab rivals, and the continuous shift to
the East towards Russia and China. Guest: Alex Vatanka, Director of
Iran Program at the Middle East Institute, and author of “The
Battle of the Ayatollahs in Iran: The United States, Foreign
Policy, and Political Rivalry Since 1979”.