Abbas Milani on Ali Khamenei: A Profile in Dogma

About this episode

Abbas Milani discusses his essay on Ali Khamenei with Morten Høi Jensen.

Abbas Milani and Morten Høi Jensen discuss Milani's recent Liberties essay " Ali Khamenei: A Profile in Dogma "

People in this episode

Host: Morten Høi Jensen

Guest: Abbas Milani

Topics covered

• politics
• Iran
• leadership
• dogma
• biography

Keywords

• Ali Khamenei
• Abbas Milani
• Iran
• politics
• dogma

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Ali Khamenei: A Profile in Dogma

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