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#334 – Abbas Amanat: Iran Protests, Mahsa Amini, History, CIA & Nuclear Weapons

#334 – Abbas Amanat: Iran Protests, Mahsa Amini, History, CIA & Nuclear Weapons

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Abbas Amanat is a historian at Yale specializing in the modern history of Iran. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Henson Shaving: https://hensonshaving.com/lex and use code LEX to get 100 free blades with your razor

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Abbas Amanat is a historian at Yale specializing in the modern
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Abbas’s Website:
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Abbas’s Books:

1. Iran: https://amzn.to/3zzLWVA

2. Apocalyptic Islam and Iranian Shi’ism: https://amzn.to/3h66fU0

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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) – Introduction

(06:18) – Mahsa Amini protests in Iran

(24:35) – Propaganda

(42:13) – Iranian culture

(59:02) – Violent suppression of protests

(1:20:31) – Islamic Revolution

(1:38:14) – CIA in Iran

(1:54:30) – Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini

(2:25:26) – Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

(2:33:21) – Nuclear weapons

(2:41:38) – Israel

(2:56:18) – Putin

(3:03:50) – Future of Iran