Who’s Really Running Iran?
4/27/202635 min
Over the weekend, President Trump called off a trip to Pakistan by two of his negotiators for a potential additional round of talks with Tehran, leaving the fate of the cease-fire in limbo.
Farnaz Fassihi, who covers Iran for The New York Times, looks at who is in charge of the country after the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and what those leaders really want.
Guest: Farnaz Fassihi, the United Nations bureau chief for The New York Times. She also covers Iran and how countries around the world deal with conflicts in the Middle East.
Background reading:
- These are the generals who are running Iran.
- Here’s what to know about the U.S.-Iran peace talks.
Photo: Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times
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From The New York Times, I'm Natalie Kitroeff. This is The Daily. [upbeat music] It was a chaotic weekend of news out of Washington. There was a shooting at an event where President Trump and top Cabinet officials were gathered, which we're following and will update on later in the show. And also, Trump abruptly and dramatically called off the latest round of peace talks with Iran at the very last minute, leaving the fate of the ceasefire in limbo. One of the main reasons Trump gave was that he doesn't think Iran is sending credible negotiators to the table and says he has no idea who's actually in charge of the country. Today, my colleague Farnaz Fassihi takes us inside the world of Iran's leaders and explains what her reporting reveals about what they really want. [upbeat music] It's Monday, April