Roya Hakakian, author of <a href="https://a.co/d/j4PONwe">Assassins of the Turquoise Palace</a> and <a href="https://a.co/d/6qDFYrt">Journey from the Land of No</a>, 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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