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    "Iran",
    "Khamenei",
    "Middle east",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Listen: Ian Bremmer** sits down with **Karim Sadjadpour** of the Carnegie Endowment for Peace to examine Iran’s precarious position on the global stage and the forces shaping the country. At the heart of the discussion is the regime’s internal fragility. Sadjadpour explains that many inside Iran, including elements of the Revolutionary Guards, are “waiting for Ayatollah Khamenei to die.”\n\nThe conversation also explores Iran’s isolation in the international arena. While 90% of its oil goes to China at deep discounts, Sadjadpour points out that Chinese and Russian interests in Iran diverge sharply. Despite the pressures at home and abroad, Sadjadpour argues that many ordinary Iranians recognize that reconciliation with the United States is essential if the country is ever to realize its enormous potential.\n\n\n\n__Subscribe to the GZERO World Podcast on__ ___Apple Podcasts___ __,_____Spotify___ __,_____Stitcher___ __, or your preferred podcast platform, to receive new episodes as soon as they're published__",
  "title": "Iran at war with Carnegie’s Karim Sadjadpour"
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