Katie Halper

Israel & the U.S. “Had To Admit Defeat” In War On Iran

Iranian historian and sociologist Behrooz Ghamari lays out why decades of CIA coups, assassinations, and broken negotiations make it structurally impossible for Iran to trust the United States. For the rest of the discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow/posts/live-at-7-pm-et-161899515 00:00 Tracing U.S.-Iran relations to 1953 02:14 The British stolen oil contract 03:07 The 1953 CIA coup changed global history 04:07 CIA and Mossad help build the Shah’s police state 04:53 Why the 1979 revolution was anti-imperialist 06:32 Why Iranians can’t trust US negotiations 07:17 US and Israel misread Iran’s restraint as weakness 09:34 Iran looks rational as the West looks reckless 10:24 Trump administration pushes an actual theocracy 12:09 Rubio calls Iran theological while US talks Armageddon 12:59 The US forced to admit defeat Behrooz Ghamari is an Iranian-born American historian, sociologist, & professor, known for his work on the Iranian revolution & its aftermath. He is a fellow at the Center for Place, Culture, & Politics at the CUNY Graduate Center & is affiliated w/ the Institute of Iranian Studies at the University of Toronto. Formerly, he was Professor & Chair of the Department of Near Eastern Studies & Director of the Center for Iran & Persian Gulf Studies at Princeton University. He is the author of 4 books on different aspects & historical context of the Iranian revolution of 1979 & its aftermath: "Islam & Dissent in Post-Revolutionary Iran"; "Foucault in Iran: Islamic Revolution after the Enlightenment"; "Remembering Akbar: Inside the Iranian Revolution," https://orbooks.com/catalog/remembering-akbar/ & most recently "The Long War on Iran: New Events, Old Questions." https://orbooks.com/catalog/the-long-war-on-iran/ ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@kthalps_