Cora Engelbrecht
Reporter for The New Yorker whose on-the-ground dispatches from Iran form the basis of the episode's reporting about civilian life during the war.
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Mar 25, 2026 • 42min
How the War Has Reshaped Life in Iran
Cora Engelbrecht, a New Yorker reporter who filed dispatches from Iran during blackouts, recounts civilian life under bombardment and repression. She describes clandestine reporting via Starlink, shortages and shelters in Tehran, and how strikes shifted from symbolic to destructive. The conversation highlights fears of abandonment, shifting hopes for intervention, and the heavy burden ordinary people now carry.
