'This is Iran's Berlin Wall moment': Omid Djalili, comedian and actor
2/27/202647 min
The British-Iranian comic on revolutions, Kensington, 9/11 jokes, King Charles and Iran's future.
Omid Djalili has become one of the loudest voices in the Iranian diaspora calling for the overthrow of the regime in Tehran, in favour of US military action.
While the world waits for Trump's next steps, Djalili talks to Nick about growing up in a hub of London's Iranian community, chasing history from Berlin to Czechoslovakia, deciding to perform in Saudi Arabia and turning down Game of Thrones
Producers: Daniel Kraemer and Flora Murray Sound: Jack Wilfan Editor: Giles Edwards
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First 90 secondsNick Robinson· Host0:00
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Omid Djalili· Guest0:48
[soft music] This is Iran's Berlin Wall moment. W- with this whole thing of negotiations, we're not talking about lowering the wall, we're talking about getting rid of the wall. When Ronald Reagan said, "This wall has to come down," he meant bring it down. He didn't say, "Let's lower it a bit."
Nick Robinson· Host1:01
That's my guest this week on Political Thinking. The actor and comic Omid Djalili is the son of Iranians, who now shares the stories and the images of those who dared to take to the streets to protest against the regime which runs the Islamic Republic. The question many are asking now is whether military action is the only way to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions, to halt its aggression towards its neighbors, to stop the repression of its own people. Many thousands have already