Renad Mansour and Sanam Vakil: Iranian Networks in the Middle East

On March 4, Jon Alterman spoke with Renad Mansour, senior research fellow and director of the Iraq Initiative at Chatham House, and Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa program at Chatham House, about the resilience of Iranian networks in the Middle East. Their discussion builds upon a recent Chatham House report Renad co-wrote on the topic. The following episode is a slightly condensed version of their conversation. You can find a link to the video of the complete discussion below.

• Transcript: "Renad Mansour and Sanam Vakil: Iranian Networks in the Middle East," CSIS, March 13, 2025.
• Video of the discussion: "Iranian Networks in the Middle East," CSIS, March 6, 2025.
• Renad's report: "The Shape-Shifting ‘Axis of Resistance’," Chatham House, March 6, 2025.
• Sanam and Jon's article: "The Indomitable IRGC," Foreign Affairs, August 15, 2024.