Former IRGC Founder Reveals Why Iran Can't Be Trusted in Nuclear Talks

In this powerful episode of East to West, host Sarah Martinez Amir sits down with Mohsen Sazegara — Iranian dissident, journalist, and one of the original founders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Sazegara offers a rare, insider’s perspective on the origins of the IRGC, sharing his early hopes for an institution meant to defend the ideals of the Iranian Revolution.Now living in exile, he reflects on how the IRGC has since morphed into a tool of authoritarian control and a key sponsor of terrorism across the Middle East. The conversation also turns to the upcoming nuclear negotiations between the United States and Iran, with Sazegara offering deep insight into the regime’s strategy, internal fractures, and what’s at stake for the region and the world. He also addresses one of the most pressing questions for Western policymakers: can Iran be a genuine negotiator at the table — or is a military strike becoming an unavoidable solution?