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569 | The Shah's Fall, Khomeini's Rise, and What It Means for the U.S. and Iran Today
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:50:05
Publish Date: 2025-08-21 08:00:00
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Scott Anderson, author of King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion, and Catastrophic Miscalculation, joins The Realignment. Marshall and Scott discuss the historical legacy of the rise and fall of the Shah of Iran, how the rise of religious fundamentalism reshaped America's relationship with Iran and the broader Middle East, President Carter's misread of the Iranian Revolution in the context of the Cold War, and survey the aftermath of the joint U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran's nuclear program this past June.
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