Show Notes
In Part Two of our four-part series on modern Iran, we move from the oil boom years of the 1970s to the collapse of the Shah’s regime and the birth of the Islamic Republic.
Fueled by soaring oil prices, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi appeared stronger than ever. Tehran was transforming into a modern global capital, the military was expanding at breakneck speed, and Iran had become one of America’s most important allies in the Middle East. But beneath the surface, anger was building.
Historian Roham Alvandi from the London School of Economics and Political Science joins Hostile History as we travel back in time to chart what happened after the monarchy lost control and revolution set in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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