“I don't think that progressive forces in Iran have any chance”

Leonid Petrov, an orientalist, dean of the International College of Management in Sydney and a researcher at the Australian National University in Canberra, explains who Ibrahim Raisi was and what his death means for Iran and the world.

Leonid A. Petrov (PhD) Acting Dean, The International College of Management, Sydney Source: Supplied / Supplied by Leonid Petrov

What was the “oppression of the Iranian people” that the US State Department spokesman spoke about? Does Iran have a chance to democratize? And how can Raisi's death affect Iranian-Russian relations? Listen to it on our podcast.