EPISODE · Mar 19, 2026 · 33 MIN
2,500 Years of Iran's History in 30 Minutes
from Political Bear Nation · host brownchubbybear
You know about the 1953 CIA-backed coup. You know about the 1979 hostage crisis. You've heard about nuclear weapons and proxy wars and the Axis of Evil.But do you know about the British spy who dressed up as a priest so the United Kingdom could get Iran's oil? The Ford administration's secret plan to give Iran plutonium? The history of Iran didn't start in 1979. It didn't start in 1953. It started with one of the greatest civilizations the world has ever seen, but two centuries of greed and bad decisions led directly to today's crisis.This is the full story behind today's headlines.Watch the video on YouTube
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