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Podcast: Beyond the Headlines
Episode: What options does Iran have as pressure builds at home and abroad?
Description: Two weeks of protests in Iran have been met with a regime crackdown that threatens to provoke foreign intervention.
What started as demonstrations over worsening economic conditions has spiralled into an uprising across the country, putting the government under immense pressure.
US President Donald Trump threatened to attack Iran if more protesters were killed, and reassured Iranians that help was “on its way”. Days later he softened his tone, saying that the killing had stopped, leaving plenty of room for doubt over what he does next.
Amid the tensions, there have been attempts by t...