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Iran in Focus: Proxies, Power, and Nuclear Ambitions

Jewish Book Week 2025

Wed 5 Mar
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Iran in Focus: Proxies, Power, and Nuclear Ambitions

Jewish Book Week 2025

Speaker Sharan Tabari, Anshel Pfeffer 
Chair Jonathan Rosenthal

Iran expert Sharan Tabari joins the Israel Editor Anshel Pfeffer and Jonathan Rosenthal to discuss the country’s proxies, nuclear ambitions, and regional power dynamics.


Since its 1979 revolution, Iran has destabilised the region and alarmed the West. Its leadership calls for Israel’s destruction, seizes Western visitors as bargaining chips, and fuels militant groups like Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, proxies in Iraq, and Hamas and Islamic Jihad. The recent regime change in Syria—without significant Iranian intervention—raises questions about its influence. But its nuclear programme, which has accelerated in recent months, remains a global concern. Sharan Tabari, Iran adviser at the Legatum Institute, Israel Editor and acclaimed author Anshel Pfeffer join International Editor Jonathan Rosenthal to discuss Iran’s proxies, nuclear ambitions, and regional power dynamics.

This event will last approximately 1 hour, without an interval.


About the speakers:

Anshel Pfeffer has covered Israeli politics and global affairs for two decades. He is a senior correspondent and columnist for Haaretz, and the Israel correspondent for The Economist. He is the author of Bibi: The Turbulent Life and Times of Benjamin Netanyahu. He lives in Jerusalem.

Sharan Tabari was born in Iran and completed her education in the United Kingdom. Between 1979 and 1986, she lectured in political science at various Iranian universities. She left Iran in 1986, and became a lecturer at Birkbeck College and a radio journalist and chief correspondent at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Persian Service. Sharan became a senior advisor and fellow at the Legatum lnstitute on their programme The Future of Iran. She is also a writer and producer for Iran Farda Television and head of the executive committee of an Iranian political group.

Jonathan Rosenthal is an award-winning journalist and speaker. In his current role as International Editor of The Economist he oversees the magazine’s coverage of sub-Saharan Africa with a team of journalists in the field. Jonathan is also a regular speaker and moderator on Africa and international banking. His previous roles at The Economist have included International Banking Editor and European Business and Finance correspondent, based in Berlin. Before joining The Economist, Jonathan was at Bloomberg News for five years in various roles including one of its correspondents in South Africa before moving to London to cover British banks. His previous roles included that of mining editor and industrial editor at Business Report, which at the time was South Africa’s largest daily business newspaper.

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Date:Wed 5 Mar
Start time:8.30pm (Doors: 8pm)
Venue:Hall One
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