Iranian Americans react to the deal

With the Trump administration trumpeting the end of the war in Iran, we sit down with local Iranian Americans. Our panelists did not all agree on whether to support or oppose this war at the outset. How do they feel about it now? What are the prospects for freedom and human rights in their native Iran? We explore it. Our guests: •Ghazal Dehghani, senior lecturer at RIT •Shahin Monshipour, former instructor of anthropology and sociology and founder of the International Culture and Arts Network and Seemorq •Pouya Seifzadeh, Ph.D., associate professor of strategy in the School of Business at SUNY Geneseo; and local business owner of Funtastic Adventure Park, Bounce Hopper, and Ontario Play & Cafe 00:00: Introduction 04:54 Initial US-Iran memorandum analysis 07:50 Deal vs. framework debate 11:39 Trump on Iranian leadership 13:24 Policy shift and regime change 18:55 War impact on regime strength 23:20 Military action and hardliners 25:49 Oil, Hormuz, and economics 33:40 Protests and government power 37:40 Civil resistance and intervention 45:10 Sanctions, economy, and reform 53:20 Ongoing questions about Iran’s future __________________________ For more shows and information head to https://www.wxxinews.org/show/connect.... Be part of the program with questions or comments by phone at 844-295-TALK (8255), emailing [email protected] or using the chat on the live stream. Do you have a story that needs to be shared? https://www.wxxinews.org/pitch-your-s... __________________________ Become a member of WXXI: https://donate.wxxi.org/wxxi/connecti... Never miss a headline with our daily newsletter: https://www.wxxinews.org/newsletter.