#334 – Abbas Amanat: Iran Protests, Mahsa Amini, History, CIA & Nuclear Weapons

Abbas Amanat is a historian at Yale specializing in the modern history of Iran. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> – Henson Shaving: https://hensonshaving.com/lex and use code LEX to get 100 free blades with your razor<br /> – InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off<br /> – Onnit: https://lexfridman.com/onnit to get up to 10% off<br /> – ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod to get 3 months free EPISODE LINKS:<br /> Abbas’s Website: https://history.yale.edu/people/abbas-amanat<br /> Abbas’s Books:<br /> 1. Iran: https://amzn.to/3zzLWVA<br /> 2. Apocalyptic Islam and Iranian Shi’ism: https://amzn.to/3h66fU0 PODCAST INFO:<br /> Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast<br /> Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr<br /> Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8<br /> RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/<br /> YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman<br /> YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT:<br /> – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast<br /> – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman<br /> – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman<br /> – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman<br /> – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman<br /> – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman<br /> – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE:<br /> Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) – Introduction<br /> (06:18) – Mahsa Amini protests in Iran<br /> (24:35) – Propaganda<br /> (42:13) – Iranian culture<br /> (59:02) – Violent suppression of protests<br /> (1:20:31) – Islamic Revolution<br /> (1:38:14) – CIA in Iran<br /> (1:54:30) – Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini<br /> (2:25:26) – Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei<br /> (2:33:21) – Nuclear weapons<br /> (2:41:38) – Israel<br /> (2:56:18) – Putin<br /> (3:03:50) – Future of Iran