Episode Notes:

The protests in Iran have escalated, with regime security forces using violence to try and suppress the gathering of people in streets around the country. To discuss the protests, and what they mean for the Islamic Republic, Dr. Afshon Ostovar, an Associate Professor of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School and author of Vanguard of the Imam, joins the WarCast.

[:31] Protests in Iran

[5:55] Is the regime stable?

[12:56] Options for the Biden administration