The conflict in Iran reads very differently up close than it does from a distance. For most people watching from the outside, the story is incomplete.

“California Insider” host Siyamak Khorrami grew up in Iran and has direct contact with people there right now. What emerges is a portrait of a country where the tension between the government and the people it governs has been building for decades.

In this conversation, he walks through what that tension looks like from the inside and who actually holds the power to change it.

Views expressed in this video are the opinions of the host and guest and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.