# Iran and the Future of the Middle East

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Podcast: [Around The World With Dane Waters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/around-the-world-with-dane-waters-7026236)
Published: 2026-02-03T19:41:00+00:00
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## Resource

Please join me and my special guest, author and journalist Saul Sadka, as we discuss Iran, its current state of affairs, and how its future could shape the Middle East—and the world.

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