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This week, Jon talks with Ariane Tabatabai, a Middle East fellow at the Alliance for Securing Democracy at the German Marshall Fund. They discuss the internal political backlash in Iran, tensions between the IRGC and the Rouhani-led government, and the role of the United States. Then, Jon, Will, and McKinley talk about how the coronavirus is affecting Iran\u2019s relationships with its regional neighbors.\n\nJon Alterman, \u201cCOVID-19 and Cascading Crises in the Middle East\u201d Center for Strategic and International Studies, March 25, 2020.\n\nJon Alterman, \u201cAdd coronavirus to other crises, and the Middle East faces a catastrophe,\u201d The Hill, March 22, 2020.\n\nAriane Tabatabai, No Conquest, No Defeat: Iran\u2019s National Security Strategy, Hurst Publishers, September 2020.\n\nAriane Tabatabai, \u201cDon\u2019t Expect a Thaw in Iran,\u201d Foreign Policy, December 10, 2019.