The Coup, Revolution and Nuclear Deals: A History of U.S. Aggression on Iran w/ Prof. Marandi

What could be the final effort to resuscitate the Iran nuclear deal will begin this month with negotiators meeting in Vienna. The United States, having violated and destroyed the deal under Trump, is now pushing for new concessions from Iran. This kind of arrogance is nothing new -- it has been the defining feature of U.S. government policy towards Iran going back to the 1953 CIA-sponsored coup and through the 1979 revolution that overthrew the U.S. puppet monarchy. Watch the NEW video edition of “The Real Story” on BreakThrough News!
Brian is joined by Mohammad Marandi, an expert on American studies and postcolonial literature who teaches at the University of Tehran.
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[@chowwh308]

US imperilism must be put to an end for the world to have lasting peace. Hats off to professor Murani for his take of the situation. From Sg.

[@baruasafi5880]

Only God will stop the Western civilization and all we have is to do our part.

[@platosbeard4449]

It is coming to us end. The American nightmare is collapsing before our eyes. Unfortunately for us, it might not be as controlled as the collapse of the British empire; but nonetheless, it will be the best of the available options. Brace for the ride and all the best.

[@Adwa_Africa]

Us imperialism and neocolonialist corporations need to be put to an end by the world working as one!

[@debralegorreta1375]

We must have a Shadow Government of the People to slowly take over all governmental functions, and make irrelevant the criminals currently in charge.

[@Rossion64]

Prof Marandi is the man! Love his discourse. Thanks for having him on. Peace, prosperity and solidarity to Iran

[@michaelscott1060]

When is a deal not a deal.... when you make an agreement with an American

[@amancuba2290]

We Ethiopians also on the same situation 🇪🇹🇪🇷💪

[@marshalljulie3676]

@make a wish no it will not the rebels will with all their us equipment

[@ayohilary7744]

Solidarity with Ethiopia and Iran ✊🏽

[@AbelMalcolm]

I always look for these types of interviews, from the likes of Marandi, he's well informed & articulate, he speaks clearly and he speaks fearlessly. I love it, I always learn something new from this guy.

[@chagoriver7159]

love having brian in this new space. marandi is awesome

[@Mr13FNG]

Agreed . Brian is a Jewel 💎. I’m hoping other members from the socialist program get on here too. Such a nice group of people over there on top If being excellent at their jobs

[@6iMTrl]

Peace to 🇮🇷

[@bjornbaron5940]

Marandi good guest. Very articulate, intelligent, and well informed. Free Palestine from Zionist!

[@ayohilary7744]

I really enjoy Brian’s work and Prof Marandi is unmatched in terms of his expertise on Iran and his ability to explain complex things clearly.

[@bigmeany214]

Excellent analysis.

[@dirtCommie]

Always great to hear from Professor Marandi 🌟🌟👏

[@David-ro7gm]

Excellent interview by Brian and well informed, articulate guest. Brian allows Prof. Marandi to explain his thoughts in detail and does not interrupt, something some other interviewers do not.

[@michaelrahal3802]

Mirandi is always spot on.

[@ajeebmjeb]

Great interview. Professor Marandi is always informative and logically anlytical.

[@ksharif1]

Fantastic interview with Brian and Dr. Morandi!

[@Mr13FNG]

RT just had in Professor Marandi , and the interview wasn’t done well. This interview was superb. And Brian go down memory lane anytime, I love hearing the history; hearing how the political atmosphere changed so much by 1979 was so interesting

[@Mr13FNG]

Great job Brian!!! Love the program. Love to the entire The Socialist Program family and Breakthrough New team

[@ewalker1057]

The escaped slave is the perfect analogy. It's been so for centuries in Haiti. Haitians dared to overtake their enslaver, western oppressor. The same stereotypes used by the Occident mentioned here to justify the actions against the Orient, are used against all they oppress.

[@veronicaancrum4871]

Excellent show

[@THOREAU79]

Excellent program 👏

[@leoanazemi3797]

Thank you both gentlemen very informative

[@stephencunningham6557]

Fantastic piece, Prof Mirandi is always very enlightening. It's true, powers are coalescing now in face of US aggression both military and economically!

[@hpmoxie4660]

Both men are so cool!

[@sinekonata]

Loved Marandi so much.

[@sarachiba6012]

Thank You 🌺

[@Mimi_Petros]

The similarities of what Iran went through and what Ethiopia is going through at this moment is enormous. The msm is part of the problem. I hope the good people of the USA see what is happening.

[@veronicaancrum4871]

I think Americans are starting to become much more conscious about foreign policies and we are the number one violators of human rights

[@chowwh308]

Hope there are more enlighten people like you in US. The problem is msm like bbc, fox, cnn etc are just churning out misinformation n propagandas than actual reporting.

[@0bleach0]

O shit, you guys got Brian on your block? Cool to see more leftist anti-imperialist voices connecting

[@kenreid7014]

It ain't a question of what religion or what alliance it has to do with the amount of money! Our own Governments are the problem!

[@ellengran6814]

In my view, it is a matter of religion/belief. In order to fight wars, destroying the lives of millions of people, a government needs support from its people. The best way is to create a God and a Devil. US have always fought the «evil», and painted a picture of themselves as the good guys killing for the right reason. If you dont believe in the Devil, evilness is, just like bad harmonies, a result of bad combinations....and can be «cares» by creating other opportunities .

[@ksharif1]

@@ellengran6814: You’re Terribly ignorant. Economics, fascism, and colonialism are todayMs culprits. Do more research.

[@danieljprice9317]

@@ellengran6814 This is just an idealist mystification of history and human relations. Not one single war is ever fought purely over nebulous abstractions. That just isn't sufficient to motivate human beings to go through all the trouble of killing each other. War, conflict, etc always has a material base that necessitates its use. Idealogy then springs into the world from this, acting in dialogue with the material base that birthed it. But none ever just exist in vacuum, including religions.

[@ellengran6814]

@@danieljprice9317 I totall agree. However I guess we disagree in regard to what comes first : the greed or the justification for greed. In order to create an army , you need both. However I believe (and history seems to confirm my belief) greed is a part of human nature which can be controlled if the society reject the justifications.

[@mpesmail1834]

A nation that is a follower of Ali, is brave and victorious. A nation that is a follower of Hassan, will always be ready to agree to fair peace treaty A nation that is a follower of Hussein, will always be ready for sacrifice, but not to surrender to any power A nation that is a follower of Al Abbas, will always be loyal and fearless A nation that is a follower of Zain al Abedeen, will always be ready to endure hardship and manifest perseverance. A nation that is a follower of Baqir al uloom will always promote action thru wisdom A nation that is a follower of Jaffer e Sadiq, will always be truthful And A nation that is a follower of Al Mahdi, will always be patient looking forward. No one can defeat such a nation who have such a drive, faith and zeal in their blood.

[@lodaftw7392]

very well put brother , god bless you

[@abuesab97]

Great interview. It’s just mad how fcking hypocritical and bad faith the US is.

[@user-lt9fr5lk1d]

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[@amrollahafshar6648]

Who interviews who?

[@JakobMusick]

How can we have thıs conversatıon wıthout talkıng about how many Communısts were kılled by the fundamentalısts ın Iran? Tudeh ıs stıll banned

[@bastianx344]

What aggression?

[@dcinput7645]

Both Iran and USA ain't having laws according to human rights - article 3 of Universal Declaration of Human Rights - everyone have right to live. Right for life, and both countries have death penalty. Iran have death penalty even before Islamic revolution, USA also. Iran is punishing gay population on death and have such political executions. Rather then being so explicit, USA also do that with Latino and Afro-American population, when on court everyone from jury to advocate and witnesses, people doing investigations, judge - all are racists. It happends a lot! Especially in states where this penalty is legal, its legal only because referendum on death penalty shown that people want it to stay. Its in the south states. In the Texas and such. Most racist one. Same goes for China. Only European countries abolished it, except Belarus. Eu countries + Serbia and others, including Russia which put moratorium on its death penalty in 1993, just to enter Council of Europe. Their murder rate (murders per 100 000 people) is constantly falling, and fact is that states in USA with death penalty have higher murder rate... That's a fact, idk how. But that's it, wanted to point out both countries don't have human rights. Also I want to point out both are false democracies, and both are directly responsible for many armed conflicts and deaths, both control their media a lot, both are huge consumers of cannabis (one if the rare things Iran and Israel have in common, in Iran its tradition dating before Islam, in Israel its alternative for alcohol in country with huge alcoholism problem... But Iran cannabis is relatively harmless, those are not hybrids people usually consume), lists go on...

[@williamjarrell3541]

Given the way Iranians treat women a Western socialist should be just as down on Iran as on the US.

[@marshalljulie3676]

🤦‍♂️

[@enriquillobribiesca5602]

William Jarrell a boutique leftist sanctimoniously lecturing other cultures on how to treat women. Obviously part of the privileged west who thinks it's okay to impose western solutions to oriental challenges.

[@danieljprice9317]

Ah yes, since there’s no misogyny in the US. This surely justifies imperialism & economic warfare against those same Iranian women who you’re so concerned about, doesn’t it?

[@enriquillobribiesca5602]

@@danieljprice9317 Great point Daniel!

[@enriquillobribiesca5602]

William Jarrell. Female emancipation is one thing but placing Iran on the same immoral footing as a predatory malevolent empire that has been a scourge on the planet for the last 75 years is another. Cultures may differ as to what constitutes emancipated women and there is always room for enlightening all cultures including the West but to place Iran on the same deplorable par as the US, Israel, Saudi Arabia or the NATO countries is way off the mark by any stretch of the imagination.

[@tesfayeephrem1953]

Trump for president 2024 America

[@bobsmith962]

Biden is getting worse. We need Trump in

[@artin3141]

yes we need another idiot tearing apart nuclear deal and wage War!!!

[@chowwh308]

Haha Trump the used car salesman again! So much for the lack of educated people in US.

[@marshalljulie3676]

Wash and rinse 😂😂 how about electing someone younger and more competent

[@MohicanD]

Say goodbye to Orange baby Trump forever.