Iran: COVID-19, Nukes, and Terrorists, with Behnam Ben Taleblu

Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw

Dan Crenshaw

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🗓️ 30 April 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

With everyone in America so focused on dealing with the hardships brought on by the economic shutdown, it is easy to miss the disaster unfolding in Iran at the hands of their totalitarian regime. What role has China played in causing Iran to become the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East? How do the Iranian people view the regime’s handling of the crisis? What is the state of the Iranian regime five months out from the Soleimani strike?

Behnam Ben Taleblu is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a non-partisan research institute focusing on foreign policy and national security, where he focuses on Iranian security and political issues. Behnam has authored or coauthored articles appearing in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Fox News, The Hill, and The National Interest. Follow Foundation for Defense of Democracies on Twitter at @FDD.

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0:00.0	We hold these truths to be self-evident.
0:02.0	But all men are created.
0:04.0	Because I remember Congress, I get to have a lot of really interesting people in the office.
0:07.0	Experts on what they're talking about.
0:09.0	This is the podcast for insights into the issues.
0:11.0	China, bio-terrorism, Medicare for all, in-depth discussions.
0:16.0	Breaking it down into simple terms.
0:18.0	We hold these truths with Dan Crenshaw.
0:24.0	Hey guys, welcome back.
0:25.0	We are back on the topic of Iran.
0:28.0	And how they've been dealing with COVID-19.
0:31.0	Whether they've been telling the truth or not.
0:33.0	And whether or not they see this crisis as an opportunity to continue to flex their muscle in the Middle East.
0:40.0	To help us with that conversation.
0:42.0	We have Benham Ben-Teliblu.
0:44.0	He is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracy, which is a nonpartisan research institute.
0:50.0	Focusing on foreign policy and national security.
0:53.0	Benham, welcome. Thanks for being on.
0:56.0	Great to be with you, sir.
0:57.0	Always good to be on.
0:58.0	Thank you.
0:59.0	So, I mean, just give us an overview.
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