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Iran: The Long Road to War

CONFLICTED

An ex-Al Qaeda jihadi turned MI6 spy and a former monk turned filmmaker, have been embedded at the heart of conflicts in the Middle East. Together Aimen Dean and Thomas Small unpack the realities of war, fundamentalism and their global implications through first-hand experience.

In this Conflicted Conversation, Thomas speaks with Ali Ansari, Professor of Modern Middle East History at the University of St Andrews.

Prof. Ansari discusses:

 The depth and antiquity of Iranian culture

 His childhood experiences inside the Shah's inner circle

 The Shah's biggest mistake

 How the revolution could have better built upon what it inherited

 The huge incompetence and corruption that has undermined Iran's political economy

 How the new Supreme Leader is the IRGC's man

 The clarity of America's military aims alongside the opacity of its political aims

 The real weaknesses of the Iran Nuclear Deal

 How Iranians inside Iran feel about the regime and the war

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This episode was produced and edited by Thomas Small.
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