This week I am joined by Arash Azizi, a Ph.D. Candidate in History and Middle Eastern Studies. We discuss his forthcoming dissertation looking at the role that both Iran and the Arab World had in constructing the Global Cold War. Arash also talks about socialist and Islamist movements during the Global Sixties and beyond. We also touch on his work with IranWire, growing up in Iran in the aftermath of the Iran-Iraq War, and, finally, his pending first book: The Shadow Commander: Soleimani, The US and Iran's Global Ambitions.  Arash provided a fun and informative hour that went by too quickly.  You can find Arash on Twitter @arash_tehran

For Arash's work with IranWire look here: https://iranwire.com/en/author/929

For information on, or to pre-order his book look here: https://oneworld-publications.com/the-shadow-commander-hb.html