GRP 140-Killing Soleimani and Iranian Foreign Policy

Joining me for this week’s podcast is Hussain Abdul-Hussain. Hussain is the bureau chief for the Kuwaiti Daily and has been a journalist covering the middle east for over 20 years. His childhood was spent between Iraq and Lebanon. I first took notice of Hussain when he countered the narrative of the mainstream media in the immediate aftermath of the Soleimani killing by translating the Arabic news reports coming out of Iraq. We discussed the killing of Soleimani, the Iranian nuclear deal, the misrepresentation by the mainstream media, and many other topics. Enjoy. 0:00-Intro 4:12-The initial reaction to the killing of Soleimani 7:47-Misrepresentations by the mainstream media 22:20-The people of Iran are countering the pro-Iranian government propaganda pushed by western media by large scale protest 26:50-Soleimani was not an official in a foreign government You can follow Hussain on Twitter here: Chantel Taylor:

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This episode was published on Jan 17, 2020.

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