Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Tehran was once the “Paris of the Middle East.” Now it’s choking, collapsing, and corrupt beyond repair. Discover how history, misrule, and greed turned Iran’s capital into a modern nightmare.

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00:00 Introduction
00:50 The Rise of a Capital
05:07 The Party’s Over
09:53 The Slow Decline
12:58 When Everything Stops Working
18:30 Corruption
23:42 Twelve Days in June