Alison Weir interviews Nader Talebzadeh, chairman of Iran's New Horizon Conference
Channel: If Americans Knew
Date: 2019-08-29

Journalist and author Alison Weir, founder of If American Knew, interviews Nader Talebzadeh on March 8, 2019. Talebzadeh is a an Iranian documentary maker, prominent television host, public intellectual, and the chairman of the New Horizon Conference. The New Horizon event discussed in the video included a wide array of participants and viewpoints, and at times generated heated debates.

In February 2019 the U.S. Treasury Department, under Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, placed sanctions on New Horizon, Nader, his wife Zeinab Mehanna Talebzadeh (occasionally seen in the background of the video), and two Iranian officials. This was done by a special section in the Treasury Department: The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The press release can be read at https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm611

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, nominated by President Trump, is a longtime Israel partisan and Democratic Party donor. He was a Goldman Sachs partner until he formed his own hedge fund (which invested in several Trump properties). He is also connected to George Soros. (See https://www.newsweek.com/five-things-know-about-treasury-pick-steven-mnuchin-526893)

The official in charge of the office, Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Sigal Mandelker, is known to be at the center of US policies on Iran. The Atlantic reports that Mandelker's "hand is on the lever" of crippling economic sanctions meant to force Iran’s "capitulation or demise." Mandelker was born in Israel; the Treasury Department refuses to  divulge whether Mandelker is still an Israeli citizen. (Read more at https://iakn.us/2NBHr5K)

Talebzadeh has been the host of popular interview shows on Iranian television. His most recent program can be viewed at http://nadertalebzadeh.com/category/videos/nadersshow/