A ceasefire has been declared - but the tension has not eased.On this edition of Roqe - Iran Rises, Jian is joined by Ali Hamedani (London), Shayan Sami’i (Washington), and Sadeq Bigdeli (Toronto) to assess where things stand as talks break down and uncertainty grows.Is this a moment of calm - or The Illusion of Calm?Jian opens with an essay titled Outsourcing Repression - exploring news that the Islamic Republic has brought in foreign fighters to help suppress dissent, and what it means when a regime cannot rely on its own people to enforce its rule.The conversation that follows examines:the likelihood of the ceasefire holdingwhy the regime is resisting a dealwhat people inside Iran are saying nowhow the diaspora is reactingand what signals matter most in the days aheadThis episode is supported by:Quasar Homeshttps://www.instagram.com/quasarhomesAvoca Chocolateshttps://avocachocolates.com