Ep 255: Roya Hakakian on the Islamic Revolution

School of War · Dec 9, 2025 · 52m

Roya Hakakian, author of Assassins of the Turquoise Palace and Journey from the Land of No, joins the show to discuss the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, the rise of Ayatollah Khomeini, and how these events have shaped the world.

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02:56 Life Before the Revolution

11:02 Antisemitism in Revolutionary Iran

21:56 Khomeini’s Rise to Power

22:32 The Global Left and the Soviet Union

29:49 A Catastrophe of the 20th Century

37:21 The State of the Iranian Regime

42:19 The Revolution is Alive and Well

52:01 The Future of Iran and Its Leadership

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