Odd Lots

How the Iranian Economy Actually Works

July 30, 2026·57 min·6-min readconversationalnews
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The episode explores the political economy of Iran through a conversation with New York Times correspondent Yeganeh Torbati and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin of Iran International, co-authors of Stolen Revolution: Betrayal and Hope in Modern Iran. They argue that Iran has evolved into a 'mafia

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Guest

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Yeganeh Torbati

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Mentions

Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Yeganeh TorbatiBozorgmehr SharafedinJoe WeisenthalTracy AllowayAyatollah KhomeiniHassan RouhaniAli Khamenei

Books

Stolen Revolutionby Yeganeh Torbati and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin

Companies

DigikalaSnapRevolutionary GuardsBonyads

Topics

EconomicsForeign PolicyGeopoliticsInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismPolitical News

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