{"id":349734,"date":"2026-06-05T18:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T17:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/hardliners-dont-like-me-the-interview-you-rarely-hear-from-inside-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T18:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T17:00:08","slug":"hardliners-dont-like-me-the-interview-you-rarely-hear-from-inside-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/hardliners-dont-like-me-the-interview-you-rarely-hear-from-inside-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Hardliners don\u2019t like me\u2019: the interview you rarely hear from inside Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/h-EC0hVWVvU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Hardliners don\u2019t like me\u2019: the interview you rarely hear from inside Iran\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h-EC0hVWVvU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump says he\u2019d be \u201chonoured\u201d to meet the new supreme leader of Iran Mojtaba Khamenei as there\u2019s little sign of progress in peace talks between Tehran and Washington. <\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>So what do the people in Iran really feel about the US president, the war and their Islamic regime that has ruled for almost half a century? <\/p>\n<p>Krishnan Guru-Murthy has travelled to Iran, speaking to supporters of the regime and, in a rare interview, one of its most prominent critics.<\/p>\n<p>Sadegh Zibakalam is an Iranian academic and author who has spent years calling for reform of the Islamic Republic. He has been jailed, removed from university posts and banned from public speaking. <\/p>\n<p>In this episode of The Fourcast, he shares his views on Iran&#8217;s leadership, its future, and its relationship with the West.<\/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>Donald Trump says he\u2019d be \u201chonoured\u201d to meet the new supreme leader of Iran Mojtaba Khamenei as there\u2019s little sign of progress in peace talks between Tehran and Washington. 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