Tehran - Part 1: Tropes, Tropes, and More Tropes

The Israeli TV show, despite claims to the contrary, is exactly as filled with stereotypes about Middle Eastern societies as shows past.

Israel has produced many, many, many spy thrillers and espionage dramas, but few have gotten the treatment and attention that the new television show Tehran has gotten. Having aired on Israel’s state broadcaster, Kan, the program has also received the support of the Israeli government, with the Israeli Foreign Ministry remarking that it “is one hell of …