Greenblatt: There are no reformists in Iran's regime, only hardliners
Jonathan Greenblatt · Jonathan Greenblatt on Ta-Nehisi Coates, CRT, and woke politics · Joe Lonsdale · Oct 18, 2024 · at 19:06
Jonathan Greenblatt discusses the nature of the Iranian regime and the question of regime change with Joe Lonsdale.
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“There is no such thing as reformists in the regime. Ok, there are only hardliners and ultra hardliners.”
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