Syria: What Now? Kalam Digest 17

Syria: What Now? Kalam Digest 17

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Khamenei is Killed as Region Goes to War: Kalam Digest 44

Once again the unprecedented has occurred as the US and Israel strike Iran, sparking the closest we've come to an all-out regional war since October 7. The Iranian Supreme Leader, Ali Khamanei, has been killed in an airstrike. Iran is retaliating with unprecedented force, against ...  Show more

61. The US and Israel Will not Save Iran with Sahar Delijani

We are joined today by award-winning Iranian author Sahar Delijani. Sahar was born in the notorious Evin prison. A prison in Iran which has become synonymous with political oppression. Her debut novel, Children of the Jacaranda Tree, is partially inspired by her own family histor ...  Show more

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