Katie Halper

Iran's Victory With Behrooz Ghamari, Ajamu Baraka & Clau O'Brien Moscoso

Katie talks to Iranian historian and sociologist Behrooz Ghamari about the revolutionary spirit of Iran and how it managed to strike a major victory against Israel, the United States and colonialism. But first, Katie talks about Bolivia, Colombia, the World Cup and more with Ajamu Baraka, a Colombia-based human rights defender, former Green Party Vice Presidential nominee and national organizer for the Black Alliance for Peace and Clau O'Brien Moscoso, a Peruvian activist and journalist. 00:00 show starts 00:05:55 Boycott The World Cup 00:15:50​ videos from the World Cup 00:19:55​ discrimination against Iran 00:26:28​ FIFA President, colonized international football & gangster capitalism 00:29:15​ Colombian elections & Israeli interference 00:38:20​ Peruvian elections 00:42:05​ Colombian president accuses Israel of intervening in elections 00:43:45​ Ajamu comments blasts Israel & zionism 00:51:10​ Ajamu goes off on Susan Rice & Dems role in Iran war 00:59:50​ Patreon-only teaser on Israel’s threats on Trump 01:01:50​ Katie intros Behrooz Ghamari 01:02:55​ Behrooz celebrates Iran’s World Cup performance 01:04:45​ Iran’s protests do NOT prove it’s repressive 01:08:00​ Behrooz contrasts Iran w/ neighboring countries. 01:11:45 Behrooz reveals America’s political project in Middle East ​01:15:20 what Israel wants vs what U.S. wants 01:19:00​ 1953 coup in Iran ​01:23:00 “the most consequential CIA operation” 01:32:09 Behrooz reacts to Trump’s Truth Social post 01:38:15 war in Iran triggered “beginning of the collapse of unipolar world order” 01:42:20 China’s role 01:45:30​ Behrooz’s political journey ​01:48:45 Behrooz’s arrest & time on death row ​01:50:35 “your politics can't be an extension of your trauma” 01:58:00​ why Behrooz was released from death row ​01:59:50 diaspora calls for bombing Iran is “a scene from the theater of the absurd” 02:02:35​ How Behrooz he dealt with his trauma 02:06:00​ life under the Shaw 02:12:00 ​current situation re: Iran ​-where is reconstruction funds going to go? 02:14:30​ Behrooz leaves 02:16:00​Brad is brought on, vamps with Katie 02:21:00​plays a video Katie recorded of a panel speaking about 'Musk-ism' 02:25:00​Katie thanks Patreon members Behrooz Ghamari is an Iranian-born American historian, sociologist, and professor, known for his work on the Iranian revolution and its aftermath. He is a fellow at the Center for Place, Culture, and Politics at the CUNY Graduate Center and is affiliated with the Institute of Iranian Studies at the University of Toronto. Formerly, he was Professor and Chair of the Department of Near Eastern Studies and Director of the Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies at Princeton University. He is the author of four books on different aspects and historical context of the Iranian revolution of 1979 and its aftermath: "Islam and Dissent in Post-Revolutionary Iran"; "Foucault in Iran: Islamic Revolution after the Enlightenment"; and "Remembering Akbar: Inside the Iranian Revolution," and most recently "The Long War on Iran: New Events, Old Questions." Ajamu Baraka is a human rights defender. He is a veteran grassroots organizer whose roots are in the Black Liberation Movement & anti-apartheid and Central American solidarity struggles. He was the 2016 Vice Presidential candidate of the Green Party of the United States. He was the Founding Executive Director of the US Human Rights Network (USHRN) from July 2004 until June 2011. The USHRN was the first domestic human rights formation in the United States explicitly committed to the application of international human rights standards to the U.S. Baraka has taught political science at various universities and has been a guest lecturer at academic institutions in the U.S. and abroad. Clau O'Brien Moscoso is a journalist, organizer, and co-coordinator of the Black Alliance for Peace Haiti/Americas Team. Originally from Barrios Altos, Lima, Peru, and raised in Kearny, New Jersey, she is a regular correspondent for the Black Agenda Report, where she frequently reports on political crises, neocolonialism, and U.S. intervention in countries like Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia. She conducted a high-profile, exclusive two-part conversation in 2026 with former Bolivian president Evo Morales regarding the political and economic crisis in Bolivia. In addition to her role at the Black Alliance for Peace, she is a member of the North-South Project for People(s)-Centered Human Rights. ***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_