Meet the Nepo-tollah
Iran’s new supreme leader has little to recommend him and a lot to overcome.
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"When Cyprus is attacked, it is Europe that is attacked," French President Emmanuel Macron said after talks with his Cypriot counterpart Nikos Christodoulides and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. "We are bound to one another by strategic partnerships." https://to.pbs.org/4sjUCZL
Muslims don't belong in American society, says Andy Ogles.
And yet Yarrow Mamout was here, literally before the creation of the United States, and had his portrait painted by Charles Willson Peale.
Trump on Cuba: "It may be a friendly takeover. It may not be a friendly takeover. It wouldn't matter."
Just walked by a colleague's classroom after my class finished and he was talking about Elvis, getting blank stares and so he had to ask "Does anyone know who Elvis Presley is?"
It's rough out here on these teaching streets.
Tomorrow @newlinesmag.bsky.social podcast, we'll be looking at the current war in Iran and the war on the Gulf. In the meantime, listen again to this fascinating conversation with @arashtehran.bsky.social and Negar Mortazavi. Full ep: newlinesmag.com/podcast/in-t...
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"You won't see 1979-style revolution. But the revolutionary regime built out of 1979 will be gone." @arashtehran.bsky.social joins @faisalalyafai.bsky.social to talk Iran on this week’s episode of The Lede.
https://newlinesmag.com/podcast/in-the-shadow-of-the-ayatollahs-death-war-comes-to-iran/
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We're talking to @arashtehran.bsky.social and @sinatoossi.bsky.social about what comes next for Iran’s government and what we know about the U.S. and Israel’s strategy.
❓Do you have a connection to Iran? How are you processing this weeks' developments?
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I couldn't resist buying the Spectator for these two columns. Pure comedy gold. View it as a public service.
"You won't see 1979-style revolution. But the revolutionary regime built out of 1979 will be gone." Almost a week into the war, what might a new #Iran look like? @arashtehran.bsky.social tells me and Negar Mortazavi on the @newlinesmag.bsky.social podcast. Full ep: newlinesmag.com/podcast/in-t...
"For many years, as they fought off the brutal dictatorship ruling over them, Iranians have worried that their struggle might lead to civil war and chaos. That scenario now seems closer than ever." @arashtehran.bsky.social
Who, if you’re not following, you need to be.
On the CIA backed coup in Iran in 1953: the flagship journal of Middle East Studies did a roundtable on the topic just two years ago, which includes authoritative summaries of the events, state of the field questions etc- and its all free and open access here:
Including a great analysis by @arashtehran.bsky.social
“I’m not a pacifist. … But I was never pro-intervention because it was never clear that this intervention will have any positive consequences. And I think one has to be honest about things.” @arashtehran.bsky.social joins @faisalalyafai.bsky.social on The Lede.
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2/ "The fear among many Iranians and other observers is that the agendas of the ethnic militias are territorial and separatist and could lead Iran to disintegration or civil war."
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Highly recommended by @arashtehran.bsky.social
“According to this person, the operation is to be led by the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (known by its Kurdish initials PDKI), whose leader, Mustafa Hijri, spoke by phone with Donald Trump yesterday.”
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“Most people in key positions of power in the Islamic Republic know the jig is up,” says @arashtehran.bsky.social, contrasting Khamenei’s zealotry with Iran’s current leadership.
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"Not everyone who is happy about the killing of Khamenei is also welcoming the entirety of this foreign intervention." Negar Mortazavi on the mixed feelings of Iranians about the war. With @arashtehran.bsky.social. Full ep @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/podcast/in-t...
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- Will Iranians really rise up against regime? @arashtehran.bsky.social
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"Everyone who's happy about the killing of the Supreme Leader is not necessarily welcoming the entirety of this foreign intervention... A lot of us have mixed feelings."
@negarmortazavi.bsky.social & @arashtehran.bsky.social w/ @faisalalyafai.bsky.social on The Lede. newlinesmag.com/podcast/in-t...
"Iranians have striven for democracy at least since 1906, when the Constitutional Revolution led to the establishment of our Parliament. That fight shouldn’t stop now, just as one of its greatest adversaries has been removed from the scene" - @arashtehran.bsky.social
Iranian leaders “were the victims of their disbelief in Trump.” Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on how Iran's leadership made the fatal mistake of gathering together in one location in daylight.
See the full conversation between Olmert and Tina Brown on Fresh Hell.
"Many ordinary people have a joke view of the world in which Trump comes in, takes out Khamenei - and whatever they want will occur." @arashtehran.bsky.social speaks to me and Negar Mortazavi about the aftermath of the #IranWar | Full ep @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/podcast/in-t...
"Even in the not-quite-best-case scenario, Khamenei’s demise will likely allow Iran to abandon some of his most destructive core policies... —not least, his insistence on sacrificing Iran on the altar of a failed ideology." By @arashtehran.bsky.social
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"No to the Islamic republic, no to Israel and no to the United States" — many Iranians are weighing contradictory truths as war hits their country. @negarmortazavi.bsky.social and
@arashtehran.bsky.social join @faisalalyafai.bsky.social on The Lede. newlinesmag.com/podcast/in-t...
The regime won't unravel so easily, but there will be changes. @arashtehran.bsky.social: "You will see an end to Khamenei's policies. It doesn't matter who they pick as Supreme Leader, the real power lies with the nat security council. These guys will abandon Khamenei's core policies." 3/4
