Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Throughout its long war on Iran, every tactic used by the United States has backfired. Professor Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi explains why Iran’s revolutionary spirit remains strong.

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(0:00) Intro
(2:58) Emiserating Iran does not help American goals
(8:09) Iran’s revolutionary consciousness
(14:24) Western aggression
(18:14) How the US betrayed Iran
(23:11) Mossadegh
(28:07) Parallels with Cuba
(29:36) Iran’s ring of fire
(34:29) The genocide in Gaza’s connection to Iran war
(43:35) Iran’s future economic situation
(45:34) Iranian negotiating strength
(50:17) Outro