Dr. Arash Azizi is an Iranian journalist, author, and adjunct instructor at NYU.
In episode 27 of Tahrir Podcast, we discussed his book "The Shadow Commander: Soleimani, the U.S, and Iran's Global Ambitions." The book looks at the life and influence of General Qassem Soleimani. Assassinated by a U.S drone strike in 2020, Soleimani was almost the second most ... Show More
Dec 2025
EP 54 - Killian Clarke: Return of Tyranny: Why Counterrevolutions Emerge and Succeed
In episode 54 of Tahrir Podcast, Killian Clarke joined to discuss his new book, "Return of Tyranny: Why Counterrevolutions Emerge and Succeed" (Cambridge University Press, 2025).The book offers one of the first systematic studies of counterrevolution. Drawing on global data sinc ... Show More
1h 7m
Dec 2025
UNRELEASED EP - Danny Makki: The Night the Butcher of Damascus Fled
This episode was recorded on 08 December 2024, the day Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad fled the country, ending over 50 years of brutal Assad family rule, and concluding a brutal 14-year civil war. In this episode that I now release a full year later, Danni Makki joined me from D ... Show More
12m 49s
Jun 2025
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
Jan 2025
Wars of Ambition (S. 14, Ep. 3)
On this week's episode of the podcast, Afshon Ostovar of the Naval Postgraduate School joins Marc Lynch to discuss his new book, Wars of Ambition: The United States, Iran, and the Struggle for the Middle East. This book offers a sweeping, comprehensive history of the post-9/11 wa ... Show More
1h 4m
Jun 2024
The World after the West: Nasser Hadian on Iran
<p>Iran plays a key role in the global order. The leadership in Tehran asserts Iran’s role in the Middle East through the backing of allied groups, most notably Hizbullah in Lebanon. Meanwhile, on the global stage, its nuclear program has positioned Iran as an adversary of the We ... Show More
36m 40s