Episode Appearances
Irregular Warfare Podcast · Mar 13, 2026
Iran, Revolution, and the Logic of Proxy Warfare
“Last Shah of Iran whose refusal to use force against protesters enabled the 1979 revolution's success.”
Iranian proxy networks and irregular warfare strategy1979 Islamic Revolution and revolutionary state formation1953 CIA-backed coup and Mossadegh government collapse
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The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg · Feb 4, 2026
Iran’s Jacobin Revolution | Interview: Eli Lake
“Deposed Shah; initially weak during Mossadegh period, later asserted power and launched White Revolution reforms that Khomeini opposed”
Iran Regime Change StrategyElite Fracturing in Authoritarian RegimesReza Pahlavi Opposition Leadership
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