# Yeganeh Torbati

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The human cost of Iran's war, with Yeganeh Torbati

Iran’s government emerged from the war with a powerful new story to tell: it withstood attacks from the United States and Israel, kept its grip on power, and gained fresh leverage in the region. But that is not how the conflict looks from inside the country. For ordinary Iranians, the conflict has…

The human cost of Iran's war, with Yeganeh Torbati

Iran’s government emerged from the war with a powerful new story to tell: it withstood attacks from the United States and Israel, kept its grip on power, and gained fresh leverage in the region. But that is not how the conflict looks from inside the country. For ordinary Iranians, the conflict has…

How the Iranian Economy Actually Works

After the Iranian Revolution of 1979, the country's new leaders — religious and political — promised to redistribute the country's wealth and made moves to make Iran independent from western influence and business interests. In the decades since, Iran's economy completely transformed, and it is clo…

Stolen Revolution: A Conversation with Yeganeh Torbati

As the conflict with Iran drags on, the Trump administration’s approach and growing American public frustration have dominated the news. But how are Iran’s government and citizens navigating this seemingly interminable war? New York Times journalist and co-author of the new book Stolen Revolution Y…

How Iranians are living through months of war and government crackdowns

As the Iran war enters its sixth month, the toll continues to grow. The UN says more than 2,500 children have been killed or injured in Iran alone. Amna Nawaz discussed more with New York Times reporter Yeganeh Torbati, whose reporting has focused on the lives of ordinary Iranians. PBS News is supp…

Books I Don't Want You To Miss for July 2026

Send us Fan Mail Another month, another list of books I don’t want you to miss just because they didn’t get to come on the pod! How to Rule the World by Theo Baker – or as I like to call it, how to make college more difficult than it needed to be. Baker tells the story of going to Stanford Universi…

What If NIMBYs Were Paid to Say Yes?

What if the easiest way to overcome opposition to new housing was simply to pay people to accept it? A recent article in The Atlantic argues that after state laws, packed public meetings, and economic appeals have failed to overcome local resistance, cash payments might succeed where persuasion has…

Iran War Impasse

Yeganeh Torbati, the Iran correspondent for The New York Times based in Istanbul and co-author (with Bozorgmehr Sharafedin) of Stolen Revolution: Betrayal and Hope in Modern Iran (Doubleday, 2026), reports on the latest developments in the Iran war as the cease-fire expires and Pres. Trump threaten…