Radio War Nerd EP 602 — Understanding Iran, feat. Hamidreza Azizi

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Iran expert Hamidreza Azizi discussing Iran's relations with Russia and its impact on recent conflicts.

Guest: Hamidreza Azizi Recorded: April 28, 2026 We talk to Iran expert Hamidreza Azizi about the IRI's evolving relations with Russia and its allies, how the IRI has evolved in wartime, and how it's informed the Six Week War and the "ceasefire". To read Hamid's work:-Subscribe to his newsletter Iran Analytica -Follow Hamid on Twitter -Order his forthcoming book The Axis of Resistance: Iran, Israel, and the Struggle for the Middle East Total time: 1:20:53Direct link to this episode's mp3 here * Buy & review John Dolan's new book, They Should Have Been Hanged: War Nerd Essays on the U.S. Civil War Subscribe to Radio War Nerd at patreon.com/radiowarnerd Sound production by Telescope Audio

People in this episode

Host: Gary Brecher

Guest: Hamidreza Azizi

Topics covered

• Iran
• Russia
• Six Week War
• ceasefire
• Middle East
• warfare

Keywords

• Iran
• Russia
• Six Week War
• ceasefire
• Middle East
• Hamidreza Azizi
• warfare

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Iran Analytica

Products: They Should Have Been Hanged: War Nerd Essays on the U.S. Civil War

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