The Illegal War on Iran w/ Yassamine Mather

About this episode

Eric Draitser discusses the Israel/US war on Iran and its implications with guest Yassamine Mather.

On this episode of CounterPunch Radio, Eric Draitser talks with Yassamine Mather about the Israel/US war on Iran, its geopolitical ramifications, Iranian resistance, and what it means for the future of the region. Yassamine Mather is an Iranian scholar and political activist. She is the acting editor of Critique: Journal of Socialist Theory. Her research on Iran is within the framework of the Middle East Centre, University of Oxford, where she works. She is the chair of Hands Off the People of Iran. The post The Illegal War on Iran w/ Yassamine Mather appeared first on CounterPunch.org .

People in this episode

Host: Eric Draitser

Guest: Yassamine Mather

Topics covered

• Iran
• geopolitics
• resistance
• Middle East
• political activism
• US foreign policy

Keywords

• Iran
• geopolitics
• Yassamine Mather
• US
• Israel
• political activism
• Middle East

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Critique: Journal of Socialist Theory, Middle East Centre, University of Oxford, Hands Off the People of Iran

Places: Iran, Israel, US

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