The War in Iran Is a Formative Cultural Moment

Sarah Jaffe: The Iran Iraq war is a cultural touchstone generation who grows up in the aftermath of the revolution. She says ordinary Iranians are living in a war culture where they're told that they have to give up creature comforts and pitch into the war effort. This is a moment where everyone experiences the invasion of Iraq as a real territorial threat and a threat to Iranian lives, she says.

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