Iran to raise fuel prices - BBC

Negar Mortazavi and Vali Nasr had a book talk at the Busboys and Poets bookstore in Washington, to discuss Nasr’s latest book “Iran’s Grand Strategy”

Negar Mortazavi speaks to BBC World Radio about Iran’s plan to gradually raise fuel prices in a tiered system.

Ep. 137: Negar Mortazavis speaks to Robert Malley about his new book, with Hussein Agha, “Tomorrow Is Yesterday: Life, Death, and the Pursuit of Peace in Israel/Palestine”. They also discuss US-Iran tensions and negotiate under Presidents Obama, Biden and Trump.

Ep. 136: Negar Mortazavi speaks to Alberto Fittarelli, Senior Researcher at Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto, about Israel-liked influence operations that were pushing for regime-change in Iran during the 12 day war. Citizen Lab report: https://citizenlab.ca/2025/10/ai-enabled-io-aimed-at-overthrowing-iranian-regime/

Ep. 135: Negar Mortazavi speaks to Hamidreza Azizi about Iran’s shifting regional strategy after the 12-day war with Israel, and the limits of the Axis of Resistance against Israel and the U.S.

Episode 134. Negar Mortazavi speaks with Vali Nasr, Professor and former dean at Johns Hopkins University, about Iran’s grand strategy, the 12-day war with Israel, and Iran’s long term foreign policy calculations. This podcast is supported by the Sanctions Law Center, a boutique law firm in Washington.

Episode 133. Negar Mortazavi speaks to Matt Duss about Donald Trump’s foreign policy towards the Middle East, Israel and U.S. attacks on Iran, and prospects for nuclear diplomacy between Tehran and Washington. Matt Duss is the Executive Vice President at the Center for International Policy (CIP) and was formerly Foreign Policy Advisor to Senator Bernie Sanders.

Episode 132. Negar Mortazavi joins a panel discussion on US-Iran nuclear talks, the dynamics in Tehran and Washington, and the role of Israel and Arab states. The panel was hosted at Cato Institute in Washington with Jon Hoffman, Greg Brew and Danny Citrinowicz.

Episode 132. Negar Mortazavi speaks with Professor Mohsen Milani about his latest book “Iran’s Rise and Rivalry with the U.S. in the Middle East”

A conversation with Negar Mortazavi, Emma Ashford, Jon Hoffman, Trita Parsi, Sina Azodi, and moderated by Ryan Costello. Episode 130.