Protests Rock Iran
12 January 2018
Tzvi Kahn, Senior Iran Analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, discusses ongoing protests and human rights violations in Iran, how the media peddles the wrong narrative, and why President Trump will have to decide whether or not to waive sanctions against Iran.
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