How volatile is the situation in Iran?

How volatile is the situation in Iran?

The country has been rocked by two weeks of widespread protests since the currency collapsed.

Widespread unrest, killings and arrests have taken place during protests in Iran sparked by a collapse in the local currency.

The leadership says that it will listen to demonstrators, but that rioters face the death penalty.

As the United States warns against a crackdown, how volatile is the situation?

Presenter: James Bays

Guests:

Mehran Kamrava – Head of Iranian studies at the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies

Roxane Farmanfarmaian – Professor of modern Middle East politics at the University of Cambridge

Source: Aljazeera

234Radio

234Radio is Africa's Premium Internet Radio that seeks to export Africa to the rest of the world.