Tehran Rising
As citizens rise up across the Middle East, they fear more than reprisals of their own rulers. Many worry that leaders from Iran are looking to capitalize on a de-stabilized Middle East. They fear Iran wants to acquire more power and influence in the region.
The balance appears to be tipping in Tehran’s favor: Iran has solid footholds in Iraq, Lebanon, and Gaza. And it’s eyeing potential openings across the Arab world… From Riyadh to Washington, alarms are sounding.
Executive Producer: Aaron Lobel / AAM Producers: Monica Bushman, Sean Carberry, Jordana Gustafson, Matt Ozug, and Chris Williams / Intern: Mallory Durr / Web Producer: Javier Barrera / Photo credit: yeowatzup (Flickr) / Host: Deborah Amos
+ Field Report From Bahrain
Sean Carberry reports from Bahrain, where recent unrest between the majority Shiite population and the Sunni regime may play out in Iran’s favor. -
Story Transcript: Field Report from Bahrain.pdf
+ History Of Past Iranian Efforts To Project Influence
Deborah Amos traces the history of past Iranian efforts to project influence throughout the Middle East.
Story Transcript: History of past Iranian efforts to project influence.pdf
+ Field Report From Lebanon
Sean Carberry travels to Lebanon—one of the central fronts in the battle between Saudi Arabia and Iran for regional dominance—where Iran is deepening its influence.
Story Transcript: Field Report from Lebanon.pdf
+ Iranian Voices: Thoughts On Nuclear Program
Iranians in the US share their thoughts about Iran’s growing influence in the region and its nuclear program.
Story Transcript: Iranian Voices - Nuclear Program.pdf
+ Iranian Voices: Defending Iran
Kowsar Gowhari, a 31-year-old law student, talks about the conflicting feelings she has about Iran.
Story Transcript: Iranian Voices.pdf
+ Roundtable Discussion
Deborah Amos speaks with two Iran experts - Karim Sadjadpour, an associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Ash Jain, a visiting fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy - about what the recent revolutions in the Middle East will mean for the Islamic Republic and its role in the region.
Story Transcript: Roundtable Discussion.pdf