The state of play in Iran with Beni Sabti

Beni Sabti is an Iran expert at the Institute for National Security Studies. Sabti was born in Iran in 1972 where he lived until he moved to Israel in 1987. He served in the IDF primarily as a researcher, mostly in projects relating to Iranian culture and influence on cognition, decision making and media. Today Sabti gives us a meta view of the protests engulfing Iran and their potential impact regionally and globally.

TEHRAN, IRAN - JANUARY 8: People gather during protest on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Credit: Getty Images