{"id":325210,"date":"2026-03-11T18:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/omid-djalili-explains-why-he-thinks-the-war-in-iran-could-ultimately-benefit-the-iranian-people\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T18:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:00:09","slug":"omid-djalili-explains-why-he-thinks-the-war-in-iran-could-ultimately-benefit-the-iranian-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/omid-djalili-explains-why-he-thinks-the-war-in-iran-could-ultimately-benefit-the-iranian-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Omid Djalili explains why he thinks the war in Iran could ultimately benefit the Iranian people"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/YI_txkGI-gU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Omid Djalili explains why he thinks the war in Iran could ultimately benefit the Iranian people\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YI_txkGI-gU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>British\u2011Iranian comedian and cultural commentator Omid Djalili explains to Krishnan Guru-Murthy why he thinks the war in Iran could ultimately benefit the Iranian people as it could lead to the removal of the Islamic Republic &#8211; on the latest episode of the Fourcast.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British\u2011Iranian comedian and cultural commentator Omid Djalili explains to Krishnan Guru-Murthy why he thinks the war in Iran could ultimately benefit the Iranian people as it could lead to the removal of the Islamic Republic &#8211; on the latest episode of the Fourcast. 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