3/14/25 Muhammad Sahimi on how Trump’s Return and Israel’s War are Affecting Iran

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Scott Horton

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4.8 • 902 Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Scott brings Muhammad Sahimi back on the show to talk about recent developments in Iran. They discuss the Trump administration’s relationship with the Iranian regime, the political dynamic within Iran and much more. Discussed on the show: “'Max pressure' 2.0 on Iran could trigger a nuclear crisis” (Responsible Statecraft) “How Iran quietly buttressed its pledge to not build nukes” (Responsible Statecraft) Muhammad Sahimi is a professor at the University of Southern California who analyzes Iran’s political developments, its nuclear program, and foreign policy. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Roberts and Robers Brokerage Incorporated; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; Libertas Bella; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott. Get Scott’s interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:11.6	I'm the director of the Libertarian Institute, editorial director of anti-war.com,
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0:37.3	All right, you guys, introducing Mohamed Sahimi.
0:40.6	He is a professor of chemical engineering at USC.
0:43.7	Go Bruins!
0:45.3	But he's a really great guy anyway.
0:47.8	And he's written for a bunch of great publications over the years, including
0:51.8	anti-war.com and responsible statecraft which is where he
0:56.2	wrote his last one which oops i don't have in front of me anymore for some reason but i'll pull it up
1:01.2	here in a second welcome back to the show mohammed how are you doing i'm fine it's great talking to you
1:06.0	someone that have admired for years uh well that's very nice of you to say. It's great to have you back on the show here.
1:13.8	There's so much going on, and I am so far behind on, well, just interviews in general,
1:20.2	but particularly on Iran and their nuclear program, their politics, the new president
1:27.0	and his relationship with the Ayatollah,
1:29.3	and now Donald Trump is in here and he's inherited the sanctions that Biden inherited from him.
1:34.7	And I don't know what's going to happen or what's going on.
1:37.9	So I'll just phrase my opening question to you as broad as that.
1:42.1	Just catch us up about what is the state of the
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