Qasra Arabi
Director of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Research Group at United Against Nuclear Iran, specializing in Iranian military, security affairs, and Shia extremism.
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Mar 17, 2026 • 36min
Iran's new leader: 'His father on steroids'
Qasra Arabi, director of the IRGC Research Group at United Against Nuclear Iran, specializes in Iranian military and Shia extremism. She traces Mojtaba Khamenei’s radicalization, seminary training, and ties to the IRGC. Discussions cover apocalyptic Mahdiism, the IRGC’s role as an ideological force, succession engineering, and what his rise means for power dynamics and prospects for de‑escalation.
