The Long History of the US War on Iran w/ Spencer Ackerman

The Long History of the US War on Iran w/ Spencer Ackerman

From Tech Won't Save Us by Paris Marx

March 26, 2026 · 1h 7m · Episode 321

About this episode

Paris Marx and Spencer Ackerman discuss the historical context and current implications of the US and Israeli war on Iran.

Paris Marx is joined by Spencer Ackerman to discuss the US and Israeli war on Iran, including the history that led to this moment and what we might see from here. Spencer Ackerman is the author of Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump and the forthcoming book The Torture and Deliverance of Majid Khan. He also write the Forever Wars newsletter. Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon. The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Kyla Hewson. Also mentioned in this episode: You can now watch episodes of Tech Won’t Save Us on YouTube! Spencer has written about the regime change in Iran, and the targeting of data centers in the conflict. Further reading on Iran’s ‘infrastructure war’. Here is the latest on discussions between the USA and Iran as of Monday March 23rd.

People in this episode

Host: Paris Marx

Guest: Spencer Ackerman

Topics covered

  • US war on Iran
  • history of conflict
  • Israeli involvement
  • data centers
  • infrastructure war
  • political analysis

Keywords

  • Iran
  • US war
  • Spencer Ackerman
  • history
  • infrastructure war
  • data centers
  • politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Forever Wars, The Nation

Books & works: Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump, The Torture and Deliverance of Majid Khan

Places: USA, Iran

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