logo
episode-header-image
Oct 2022
22m 11s

(Preview) The History and Impact of Sanc...

SINA RAHMANI (@URORIENTALIST)
About this episode

A preview of a recent episode by our friends at Guerrilla History. Listen to the entire episode by subscribing on your podcatcher.

This episode of Guerrilla History is a continuation of our Sanctions As War miniseries.  In this fascinating episode, we have a discussion with Professor Muhammad Sahimi on the history and the impacts of sanctions on Iran, which is both an immensely enlightening and heartbreaking conversation.  This episode is particularly timely given the current situation in Iran, which the last question of the interview addresses.  Be sure to also stay turned for more installments of our Sanctions As War series!

Muhammad Sahimi is a Professor at the University of Southern California, where he analyses Iran’s political development, its nuclear program, and its foreign policy. From 2008 to 2012 he was the lead political analyst at E0*/Frontline/Tehran Bureau website.

 

https://guerrillahistory.libsyn.com/the-history-and-impact-of-sanctions-on-iran-w-muhammad-sahimi

Up next
Jul 1
F*ck ICE, Free Gaza! w/ Abraham Marquez
Longtime friend of the show Aalex Aviña (@Alexander_Avina) returns to guest host an episode with journalist Abraham Marquez (@abemarquez3) about the recent intensification of the war on racialized communities and undocumented people. Check out Abraham's article, "Paramount and Co ... Show More
1h 18m
Jun 25
Becoming a critical thinker & an anti-imperialist writer w/ Louis Allday
Longtime friend of the show and frequent guest host Louis Allday (@Louis_Allday) was invited to Iran for an international media conference hosted by Press TV. Watch the full episode on Press TV website https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2025/06/01/749030/Becoming-a-Critical-Thinker-&- ... Show More
49m 56s
Jun 17
Looking into the Abyss: ZioAmerica, Iran, and the Struggle for a Human Future w/ David Yaghoubian and Sina Rahmani
**Adnan invited me on his show to record on the latest development. We went for so long, I was eventually out of words!* Adnan convenes an emergency panel to discuss and analyze the recent Israeli-US attack on Iran, its implications for Iran, the region and the world. Prof. David ... Show More
1h 51m
Recommended Episodes
Nov 2019
Ghosts of Mossadegh: The Iran Cables, U.S. Empire, and the Arc of History
Iranian-American author and analyst Hooman Majd discusses a century of history marked by intervention and threats from major world powers. Beginning with Britain, Russia, and Germany battling for control of Iran’s oil, Majd and Jeremy Scahill discuss the CIA coup against Mohammed ... Show More
55m 36s
Mar 2023
Ayatollahs in Iran
In 1979, Iran’s pro-Western Shah was overthrown by Ayatollah Khomeini, ushering in the Iranian Revolution and Iran’s shift to an Islamic Republic. But the hope many people thought Khomeini represented, quickly soured as his zeal led to increasing amounts of oppression. And despit ... Show More
58m 47s
Apr 2024
Iran & Israel: From Allies to Enemies
On the 1st of April, 2024, a presumed Israeli airstrike destroyed the Iranian consulate in Damascus, killing 13 people. Amongst them was a Brigadier General of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Mohammad Reza Zahedi. In retaliation, Iran launched its first-ever direct ... Show More
38m 55s
Jan 2024
The Axis of Resistance
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Mehran Kamrava, Professor of Government at Georgetown University in Qatar and director of the Iranian Studies Unit at the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies. Kamrava is the author of a number of books including Righteous Politics: Power and Resi ... Show More
32m 44s
Mar 2022
L'Iran et ses rivaux - Clément Therme
Spécialiste de l'Iran contemporain, Clément Therme a beaucoup travaillé sur la politique étrangère de la République Islamique d'Iran. Dans cet entretien, il fait le point sur l'évolution des rapports de force dans la région et les défis auxquels Téhéran est confronté.Emission pré ... Show More
39m 41s
Feb 2024
120. The Iranian Revolution: The Rise of Ayatollah Khomeini
With the Last Shah’s reforms - known as the White Revolution - starting to take effect, Iran looked to be in a healthy position. Economic growth is strong, Tehran is a thriving cultural centre, and women now had the vote. Before long, however, the economy began to overheat and in ... Show More
41m 27s
Jan 2024
115. The Great Conversion: How Iran became Shia
How did the great divide within Islam, the split between Sunni and Shia, develop? We trace how the great 16th century confrontation between the Ottomans of Turkey and the Safavids of Iran cemented what had previously been a much more porous division. Iran has been a Shia country ... Show More
53m 8s
Apr 2024
Can Israel and Iran Step Back From the Brink?
On April 13, Iran did something it had never done before: it launched a direct attack on Israel from Iranian territory. As historic and spectacular as the attack was, Israel, the United States, and others managed to intercept a huge percentage of the drones and missiles fired, an ... Show More
41m 1s
Dec 2020
Iran and the Nuclear Bomb
In November, Iran’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated, and so Thomas and Aimen return to discuss the regional context of Iran’s nuclear program, what’s next for the region once Joe Biden takes office, and Aimen reveals how the assassination unfolded step-b ... Show More
45m 39s