Themes and Issues in Iranian History

Farhad Kazemi
Professor of Politics and Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, New York University ·
The 17th largest country in the world, the Islamic Republic of Iran commands attention not just because of its burgeoning nuclear program but because of its many roles in world affairs -- as the most important state sponsor of terrorism, as leader of the "rejectionist front" vis-à-vis the Israel-Palestine conflict, as the inspiration for radical Islam elsewhere in the Muslim world. There is also the matter of its suppression of the Green Movement in 2009 and ever since. In this intensive weekend-long conference for high school teachers, we looked at Iran in its larger historical, cultural, and geopolitical context, with lectures by the best scholars in the country.

[@Imrahilp]

Kind of a good talk but lots of mis information and generalization as well,

[@manog8713]

Mr Kazemi, the question was not about the character of Dr Mossadegh. It was about the impcat of that Military coup on Irnainans political rviews about the US. You totally missed that and I think deliberately. I wonder why, you tried to avoid the real question and rather undermine Dr Mossadegh. He was after all a democrat, be it with Iranian standard of the time. As we say in Persian, you acted as 'the cup hotter thatn the soup' for Americanness!

[@vinm300]

LOL Kâseh dâghtar az âsh - the cup hotter than the soup.
I think it means Mr Kazemi occasionally applies a more forgiving gloss to US history than the Yanks would apply themselves.

[@manog8713]

@@vinm300 That's true. Thanks you.

[@manog8713]

@@vinm300 True.

[@moebidgoli3534]

Ostaad "I" of "IRGC" does not stands for Iran or Iranian!

[@b.g4253]

iran iran

[@bezlee8294]

Dude that is call Persian go and read about it .look at my logo on the left

[@MrGhalaat]

Mr kazemi you forgot the inteface and the force of USA against the Mr Mosadegh and coup and there after conspirecy of US to deport Shah and bring mollahs to power. You are not hounet att all!