Why is Iran backing Syrias Bashar al Assad? UpFront

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We speak to Iranian Vice President Masoumeh Ebtekar, and Slavoj Zizek defends his stance on refugees in Europe.

Iranian Vice President Masoumeh Ebtekar on her countrys support for Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad.
Iranians took to the polls and overwhelmingly voted to re-elect incumbent and so-called moderate Hassan Rouhani in last weeks presidential election. But can .
In this episode of UpFront, Mehdi Hasan speaks to Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid al Attiyah about the countrys role in Syria, its relations with Iran and the 2022 .