behind the scenes: could Iran kill Americans?

inside the regime's plans to silence critics and enact revenge on American officials

Inner Squad —

Consider:

“The dream of the Iranian regime is to have Iran be something like North Korea: completely sealed off from the rest of the world. But by the nature of modern Iranian society — it’s geography, history and everything — that's an impossibility. They could never seal Iran off totally.

So they have a fallback position: the hardliners focus on dissidents in the West, outspoken critics of the regime who can foment opposition abroad. That’s who they prioritize.”