{"podcast":{"title":"CANADALAND","slug":"canadaland-317958","podcast_index_feed_id":317958,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/630ceae33fe37400122828c6","website_url":"https://www.canadaland.com/shows/canadaland/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/630ceae33fe37400122828c6/1743698771719-50c87864-d5ab-4617-8806-05f66a4e5c26.jpeg","author":"Jesse Brown","episode_count":1611,"summary":"The best newspaper in Canada is a podcast. Original reporting, sharp political analysis, and media criticism you won’t get anywhere else. Keeping you informed about what’s happening now in your country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-23T10:17:59.362732+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canadaland-317958"},"episode":{"title":"Is Iran Behind Attacks in Canada?","slug":"is-iran-behind-attacks-in-canada","published_at":"2026-06-30T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canadaland-317958/is-iran-behind-attacks-in-canada","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canadaland-317958","url":"https://shows.acast.com/canadaland/episodes/6a433bd25a160c9d6485317c","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/630ceae33fe37400122828c6/e/6a433bd25a160c9d6485317c/media.mp3","summary":"An Iraqi man, Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, is at the center of a major U.S. terrorism case. Federal prosecutors allege he helped coordinate nearly 20 attacks across Europe and North America as an operative of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). In a recorded conversation cited in the criminal complaint, Al-Saadi allegedly claimed members of his network carried out two attacks in Canada, including the shooting at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto and an attack on a synagogue. Host Noor Azrieh speaks with terrorism and intelligence expert Dr. Jessica Davis, former CSIS strategic analyst and president of Insight Threat Intelligence, about what we actually know, how state-backed proxy networks and terrorist financing operate, and whether there is credible evidence linking recent attacks on Canadian soil to Iran. Host: Noor Azrieh Credits: Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Annie Tuba (Producer), Imogen Sayers (Mixing and Mastering), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork) Guest: Jessica Davis Photo: FBI Background reading: CSIS increases operation to combat Iranian state-directed activity, warns of continued threats – The Globe and Mail Could this one man have been behind terrorist attacks on Jewish communities across Europe? – The Guardian 'Who's paying for this?': Toronto police believe youth hired for gun crimes such as U.S. consulate shooting – CBC News Are Iranian 'sleeper cells' a threat to Canadians? Here’s what intelligence experts say – CBC News United States of America v. Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi   Sponsors:  Douglas is giving our listeners a FREE Sleep Bundle with each mattress purchase. Get the sheets, pillows, mattress and pillow protectors FREE w…","meta_description":"An Iraqi man, Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, is at the center of a major U.S. terrorism case. Federal prosecutors allege he helped coordinate nearly…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1940,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/canadaland-317958/episodes/is-iran-behind-attacks-in-canada/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canadaland-317958/is-iran-behind-attacks-in-canada.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}