Katie Halper

Iran Almost Executed Him. He Opposes Regime Change.

Iranian historian and sociologist Behrooz Ghamari, who was once on death row in Iran reflects on the politics of trauma & why his own experience never led him to support US-Israel regime change. 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 Intro 00:22 Behrooz’s Ghamari's participation in revolution of 1979 01:44 Post-revolution Iran, Haft-e Tir bombing 03:49 Behrooz arrested in 1981, on death row 05:16 “Your politics can't be an extension of your own trauma” 07:52 Preventing v. perpetuating harm 12:29 Whether Cuba or Iran, killing people isn’t “freeing” them 15:17 UN charter: can’t violate another country’s sovereignty 16:35 How Behrooz was able to stick to his values 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_