Views from the Iranian Diaspora with Roya Hakakian and Mehdi Yahyanejad

Twelve days of war between Israel and Iran sparked passionate debates about the future of the Islamic Republic. How did Israel’s strikes impact the stability of the regime? What are the implications of the war on Iranian dissidents, opposition figures, and everyday Iranian citizens? And what does the historically fractious Iranian diaspora hope for in the weeks and months ahead? To answer these questions and more, on July 3, SAPIR Institute Director Chanan Weissman moderated a conversation between SAPIR contributors and prominent Iranian-American activists – Roya Hakakian , an acclaimed writer and author, Mehdi Yahyanejad , a tech entrepreneur who founded methods to bypass censorship in Iran.

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Views from the Iranian Diaspora with Roya Hakakian and Mehdi Yahyanejad is an episode from SAPIR Conversations by SAPIR: Ideas for a Thriving Jewish Future.

This episode is 00:58:16 long.

This episode was published on Jul 3, 2025.

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