In this new episode of La Loupe, Hamdam Mostafavi, deputy editorial director of L’Express, and specialist in the Middle East, focuses on a power that Westerners should be more wary of, Iran.
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The team: Charlotte Baris (writing and presentation) and Jules Krot (editing and production).
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Charlotte Baris: Today we are going to talk about a country where power is in the hands of one man and his bodyguard. A country where the regime in place is authoritarian, where the media are not free and where the imprisonment of political opponents is increasing. We could add that this country is also trying to reign over the entire region around it, by pointing the finger at a common enemy, the United States. Finally, the prospect of armed conflict does not frighten him and he knows how to use his position on the international scene.
If you’ve read the title of this podcast, you already know that I’m not talking about Vladimir Putin’s Russia, but about Iran! Because this week with its front page, L’Express warns against this other axis of evil. Since the October 7 attacks and the war in Gaza, the Islamic Republic of Iran has continued to expand its influence and Westerners would do well to take the threat very seriously…
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