Episode
60 Minutes: Iran’s Assassins; The Heritage War; Horse Racing Reform?
Overview
Iran's use of proxy assassins to silence or eliminate critics of the regime in the U.S. and Europe; Russia's deliberate destruction and looting of Ukraine's museums, churches and monuments; the national regulator tasked with cleaning up horse racing.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 56
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 2023-11-12
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Iran’s Assassins; The Heritage War; Horse Racing Reform? is Episode 9 in Season 56 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2023-11-12. The runtime is 43 min.
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