The Islamic Revolutionary Guards

Negar Mortazavi speaks with Annie Tracy Samuel about the history
and formation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), the role
of the guards after the revolution and during the Iran-Iraq war,
and how the group has evolved into a prominent organization today
that influences Iran’s foreign and security policies. Our guest is
Annie Tracy Samuel, Associate Professor of History at the
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga who specializes in the
modern history of Iran and the Middle East. She is the author of
The Unfinished History of the Iran-Iraq War: Faith, Firepower, and
Iran's Revolutionary Guards.