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Tuesday Jul 08, 2025
Tuesday Jul 08, 2025
On Iran and its Axis of Resistance.
Historian Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi talks to Alex about the leadup and aftermath of the so-called "12-Day War between Iran and Israel and the US.
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Hamas and Hezbollah have been humbled, Assad is gone from Syria – how weakened is Iran?
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Did the 12-Day War actually happen? What prevented it becoming a wider war?
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What is the meaning of Israel's maximalist aims of regime change and regional dominance?
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Why is Iran now leaning into Iranian nationalism, even using pre-revolutionary symbols?
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Is a nuclear Iran now inevitable? What lessons will it draw?
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How has the region been reconfigured over the past two years? What about Saudi and the Gulf states?
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Links:
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Iran and the ‘Axis of Resistance’: A Brief History, Eskandar Sadeghi, Jadaliyya
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Culmination, Eskandar Sadeghi, Sidecar
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The Failson and the Flag, Golnar Nikpou & Eskandar Sadeghi
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