Inside the US-Iran Shadow War for Control of the Middle East

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Published 2021-06-16
Back in March we sent a crew, including VICE Founder Suroosh Alvi, to Iran. We wanted to do a story about a rash of assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists - most recently Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, head of the country’s nuclear program. We ended up getting unprecedented access, from Tehran to Baghdad, into the sprawling shadow war between the US and Iran for the heart of the Middle East.

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All Comments (21)
  • Much better than “I eat Mac n cheese 24/7” documentaries..will start watching VICE again now
  • @ghostman6693
    This is like vice from the old days . No sensationalism , no hipster editorial.....pure behind the lines non partisan journalism .great work guys please keep these stories coming
  • @Notorious_conor
    No judgements, pure first hand information. Absolutely amazing 10/10 documentary
  • @jekin416
    Iran is totally heartbreaking...what a history, culture and civilization. Every Iranian I've met in Canada are excellent people
  • @eattheflag
    Listening to Suroosh is like stepping back in time with old school vice.
  • This is the vice I subscribed to a long time ago. Thanks for this.
  • @jeremiahs585
    Feels like I'm a kid watching vice again. Thank god whoever you put in to create this gave it that original vice feeling 🙌
  • @birbtw0
    If you had to summarize geopolitics in the Middle East, I think your sentence would be perfect: "..the reality is a lot more complicated."
  • @Yourczarmine
    “We are in a hotel in an undisclosed location in Tehran.” *camera immediately shows the view out the window for all the amateur geolocators out there”
  • @ItsJakeStuff
    I bet that's not a term you are going to hear in English very often - "I've never been so happy to make it to Baghdad!" Love your work Suroosh!
  • Outstanding documentary!!!! I loved it. I also watched the one you made in Ghaza.
  • @ZivineYT
    40 minutes? Hold on let me grab some snackies
  • @BeirutBallin
    These documentaries are necessary to preserve the integrity of press worldwide. Keep pumping out these reports on foreign affairs, Vice!
  • @FABESTAH
    It can be quite challenging to fully comprehend the various influences and factors at play in the Middle East, contributing to all the difficulties, disputes, and confrontations. To truly grasp the value and information provided by this documentary, one definitely must delve deeper, gather more information, and then revisit it with an enriched understanding, and only then can one form a well-founded opinion on the situation as a whole.
  • @aka47269
    Iran is a lovely country people are so welcoming and friendly ❤ ❤️💚🖤
  • @meismax
    This is what the original Vice documentaries were like before their partnership with HBO (which has now ended). Please keep making these type of documentaries, they are great!
  • @thesouroppe4460
    What amazes me about Iran is that they have done pretty well for themselves with those sanctions.
  • @kumail17
    After watching this documentary I would say one thing for sure Irani and Iraqis are extremely difficult to beat. You might kill their team mates but they come out stronger and stronger.