Iranian Protests and the World Cup | Q+A

The Iranian national football team have been told they will face charges for demonstrating sympathy to Iranian protestors at the World Cup.

Panellists: Joe Hockey, Former Ambassador to the USA; Peter Khalil, Chair, Parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee; Santilla Chingaipe, Writer, filmmaker, and historian; Sir Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies, King's College London; and Gideon Rachman, Chief foreign affairs columnist, Financial Times.

This episode was broadcast on Thursday November 17, 2022.

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