Iran: The Long Road to War
Episode description
In this Conflicted Conversation, Thomas speaks with Ali Ansari, Professor of Modern Middle East History at the University of St Andrews.
Prof. Ansari discusses:
- The depth and antiquity of Iranian culture
- His childhood experiences inside the Shah's inner circle
- The Shah's biggest mistake
- How the revolution could have better built upon what it inherited
- The huge incompetence and corruption that has undermined Iran's political economy
- How the new Supreme Leader is the IRGC's man
- The clarity of America's military aims alongside the opacity of its political aims
- The real weaknesses of the Iran Nuclear Deal
- How Iranians inside Iran feel about the regime and the war
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Executive Producers: Jake Warren & Max Warren.
This episode was produced and edited by Thomas Small.
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