For the past two weeks, Iran has been consumed by protests that have resulted in <a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/irans-heavy-crackdown-quells-protests-8e757172?mod=middle-east_news_article_pos3?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">a heavy government crackdown</a> with deaths estimated in the thousands. But the prelude to the unrest wasn’t just political. It stemmed from a deep financial crisis, and specifically, as WSJ’s <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/jared-malsin?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">Jared Malsin</a> explains, <a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/bank-collapse-iran-protests-83f6b681?mod=middle-east_more_article_pos3">the collapse of an obscure and indebted bank</a>. <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/jessica-mendoza?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqeWendyxrOOcVy-46x5E2VigXs80MhfsDonTchD0dlcx0uYMhk_h1aq3j8w1wQ%3D&gaa_ts=6969460f&gaa_sig=mKU3U_HHe_uKvXqYdzsbpQDqX1kXilgBOaAf1sjOUHAAw4aiu4qNmRSYYiqZpTzcuAzer00Cy2Lp1ULH9HSlxA%3D%3D?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">Jessica Mendoza</a> hosts.
Further Listening: 

- <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2IGo5rpMGspzBMgAXrO9L8?si=9b4b627892834111">Iran Retaliates After U.S. Strike. How Could This End? </a>
- <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4oy0dVRraKtqJNxvvcfZFO?si=825776c88c1e48cd">Iran May Be Running Out of Options </a>
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