Oct 2, 2023
Iran, ensnared by its mountainous borders, now faces
multifaceted threats from all directions and their strategic
position is becoming increasingly perilous along every axis.
Neighbours like Azerbaijan and Pakistan now pose mounting
challenges to national stability, while inaction also risks
problems fermenting elsewhere. As Iran's now overstretched military
copes with multiple engagements across the region already, the
Iranian military, defence industry and IRCG are being warned that
they must undergo structural reforms or be crushed from all sides.
But will the Iranian military embrace the reforms, will recent
tensions in the Caucasus draw Iran into the conflict, and would a
deepening relationship with Russia or China salvage Iran's
hard-fought strategic gains? We ask our panel of experts
On the panel this week:
Intro - 00:00
PART 1 - 02:45
PART 2 - 28:46
PART 3 - 50:56
Outro - 67:23
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