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How Iran’s Regime Miscalculated and What Happens Next

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Omar Mohammed and Kerry Anderson
April 21, 2026

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Episode Notes:

In his article, "How the War with Iran Ends," Omar Mohammed drew on his personal experiences in Iraq and his professional perspective as a historian to assess how the Iranian regime might collapse. In this episode, Kerry talks with Omar about why he thinks the regime is primed to fall and the importance of preparing to help the Iranian people and stabilize the regime in the aftermath. Omar also shares some of his own experience growing up amid war.

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