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Podcast: The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast
Episode: Why Iran Fuels the Mideast War
Description: In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate, Elan Journo and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss Iran’s central role in inspiring, supporting and funding the enemies of Israel and the West.
Among the topics covered:
Why the Iranian Revolution of 1979 is crucial context for understanding the proliferation and boldness of Islamist groups in the Middle East;
Why Iran’s explicitly expansionist goals must not be ignored or downplayed;
How Iran’s imperialism is driven by its Islamist ideology;
The failure of “realists” to account for the true goals of Islamist ideology;
Why it is absurd to view Iran’s actions as a just re...