The History of Iran From 1906 Through the Present

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In September, mass movements challenging the Islamic Republic broke out after Zina Masa Amini died in the custody of morality police. Understanding what's happening in Iran is difficult from the U.S., which has engaged in a decades-long project of demonizing the Islamic Republic as an exceptionally evil regime. This episode covers the period from 1906 through 1941, from the constitutional revolution that imposed constitutional limits on the Khajar dynasty to the coup that brought Reza Khan to power in 1921. For this special four-part series on Iran, I'm speaking with scholars Escondar Sadiqi Borajerdi and Goulnar Nikpur.

Featuring Eskandar Sadeghi and Golnar Nikpour on the history of modern Iran, from 1906 through the present. This episode is the first in a four-part series, covering the period from 1906 until 1941, from the Constitutional Revolution that imposed constitutional limits on the Qajar dynasty through the 1921 coup that brought to power Reza Khan—who then in 1925 deposed the Qajars and became Reza Shah, the first shah of the Pahlavi dynasty. We end just before the 1941 occupation of Iran by longtime imperial powers, Britain and the Soviet Union, which forced Reza Shah out and replaced him with his son, Muhammad Reza Shah—which is where we will pick up in episode two. RIP Mike Davis. Listen to his Dig interviews here: thedigradio.com/tag/mike-davis Please support this podcast at Patreon.com/TheDig Read our newsletters and explore our vast archives at thedigradio.com