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OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (06:18) - Mahsa Amini protests in Iran (24:35) - Propaganda (42:13) - Iranian culture (59:02) - Violent suppression of protests (1:20:31) - Islamic Revolution (1:38:14) - CIA in Iran (1:54:30) - Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini (2:25:26) - Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei (2:33:21) - Nuclear weapons (2:41:38) - Israel (2:56:18) - Putin (3:03:50) - Future of Iran https://lexfridman.com/abbas-amanat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=abbas-amanat
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