TIR REWIND: AXIS OF EMPIRE

About this episode

Afshin Matin-Asgari discusses the complex history of Iran-US relations and American imperialism in the Middle East.

Get Afshin's book here direct from Verso! https://www.versobooks.com/products/2694-a-history-of-iran-us-relations?srsltid=AfmBOorTkKLJ6K1SnEL-NwoLt89y1zleykmeKsOVGNpDCjK2KyGdyAdi Afshin Matin-Asgari offers fresh takes on familiar topics: America’s rise as a Middle East hegemon during the Cold War; the special relationship between Washington and the shah; the Iranian Revolution and hostage crisis; the Iran-Iraq war; the Islamic Republic’s peculiar anti-imperialism; the decades of onerous American sanctions; Israel’s intervention in Iran-US relations; the ascendance of Trump; and the 2025 attempt by the United States and Israel to bring regime change to Tehran. A labyrinthine tale of American imperial misadven­tures, Axis of Empire incorporates and challenges scholarly narratives while offering a sophisticated yet highly readable account of Iran-US history. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get…

People in this episode

Host: bitterlake

Guest: Afshin Matin-Asgari

Topics covered

• Iran-US relations
• Cold War
• American imperialism
• Iranian Revolution
• sanctions
• Trump
• regime change

Keywords

• Iran
• US relations
• Cold War
• sanctions
• Trump
• imperialism
• regime change
• Iranian Revolution
• hostage crisis
• Israel

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Verso, Israel, United States, Islamic Republic

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