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rational security, chatter, law fair no bull, and the aftermath.

When the US designated IRGC a foreign terrorist organization,

that meant that millions of ordinary Iranians were affected by that designation.

So imagine you're working in a bank as an accountant.

You're working in a university as a teacher or a janitor.

IRGC takes over that university or by the majority share in that institution.

All of a sudden you become a part of the IRGC and you become terrorist.

And because of that millions of Iranians are affected by it.

I'm Jacob Schultz and this is the LawFair podcast, December 31st, 2019.

Iran is in turmoil.

Protests erupted across the country last month, sparked by the government's decision to triple the price of gasoline.

The Iranian government has responded with brute force, imposing a blackout of the internet and deploying security forces to crack down on the streets.

The crack down has left hundreds dead and thousands injured or detained.

On December 18th, the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution hosted a discussion on the unrest in Iran,

what it means for the future of the country and the region, and how the United States and the international community should respond.

Washington Post columnist David Ignatius led the conversation which featured Brookings senior fellow Suzan Maloney,

as well as filmmaker and journalist Masir Bahari, who leads Iran wire, a news site which conveys original information from Iran,

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