The Dig: Iran, 1979-1997. Islamic Republic, War, and Thermidor
Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi and Golnar Nikpour on the history of modern Iran.
Jacobin Radio · Jacobin
November 15, 20221h 23m
Show Notes
Featuring Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi and Golnar Nikpour on the history of modern Iran. This is the fourth episode in what is now a FIVE-part series. We pick up in the wake of the Islamic Revolution as Khomeini consolidates power, represses his rivals, and confronts an invasion from Saddam Hussein's Iraq. We continue through the Iran-Iraq War, the mass execution of thousands of leftist prisoners, and Khamenei and Rafsanjani's rise to power after Khomeini's death.
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