As U.S. pledge for help goes unfulfilled, Iran's uprising meets brutal crackdown
As U.S. pledge for help goes unfulfilled, Iran's uprising meets brutal crackdown  
Podcast: PBS News Hour - Segments
Published On: Fri Jan 16 2026
Description: It's been a week since Iran imposed a complete internet blackout, with most of its 90 million people cut off from the world. And on Friday, the crown prince in exile urged U.S. military intervention. Geoff Bennett discussed the latest with Abbas Milani, director of Iranian Studies at Stanford University, and Ray Takeyh, senior fellow for Middle East studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy