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Dr. Raz Zimmt, a leading Israeli expert on Iran, joins the podcast to talk about the ambitions, fears and concerns of Iran's current leadership. We ask him: Does Tehran really want to go back to a nuclear agreement with the United States and other world powers, or is it just buying time? Is the aging supreme religious leader Ali Khamenei still the top decision-maker in the country? And what have Israeli governments gotten wrong about Iran in recent decades? Zimmt, who recently published the book "Iran From Within: State and Society in the Islamic Republic," discusses these questions and more with host Amir Tibon. Listen to their full conversation.

Dr. Raz Zimmt, a leading Israeli expert on Iran, joins the podcast to talk about the ambitions, fears and concerns of Iran's current leadership. We ask him: Does Tehran really want to go back to a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-ukraine-war-stalls-iran-nuke-deal-that-s-not-necessarily-good-news-for-israel-1.10769259" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-ukraine-war-stalls-iran-nuke-deal-that-s-not-necessarily-good-news-for-israel-1.10769259">nuclear agreement</a>&nbsp;with the United States and other world powers, or is it just buying time? Is the aging supreme religious leader Ali Khamenei still the top decision-maker in the country? And what have&nbsp;<a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-s-iran-policy-gets-dangerously-close-to-2015-showdown-1.10625565" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-s-iran-policy-gets-dangerously-close-to-2015-showdown-1.10625565">Israeli governments</a>&nbsp;gotten wrong about Iran in recent decades? Zimmt, who recently published the book&nbsp;"Iran From Within: State and Society in the Islamic Republic," discusses these questions and more with host&nbsp;<a href="https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-netanyahu-mossad-years-late-israel-hear-truth-trump-iran-1.10416718" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-netanyahu-mossad-years-late-israel-hear-truth-trump-iran-1.10416718">Amir Tibon</a>. Listen to their full conversation.

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – a weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – a weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

Your audio guide to Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World.

Haaretz Podcast

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – the Haaretz weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer. 

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – the Haaretz weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

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