Understanding the origins of a conflict can be instrumental in resolving it. This is the case in human relations, as well as global ones. In this episode of CK Unmuted, Iran scholar Negar Razavi reviews the crucial history of the Iran conflict, major players and instigators and possibilities for resolution. Women, she contends, will be - should be - instrumental in negotiating an end to hostilities and to creating a more stable, peaceful path forward.

Many opinions and “experts” on this topic. I’ve listed several resources and rabbit holes below. Separating fact from fiction is a tricky business these days. I’ve tried my best to offer listeners places to go to discern the truth.

Thank you, Negar, for your take on this subject and for all your efforts to shed light on resolving it.

~ CK

Resources:

1. Sharmin and Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies:
https://cipgs.princeton.edu/

2. Negar Razavi’s website: https://negarsrazavi.com/

3. Rethinking Iran Project at the John Hopkins School for Advanced International
Studies (SAIS): http://rethinkingiran.com

4. Democracy Now: http://democracynow.org

5. International Crisis Group: http://crisisgroup.org

1. Woman Life Freedom Movement: https://www.womanlifefreedom.today/
2. Atoms for Peace speech by Dwight D. Eisenhower, December, 1953: https://www.iaea.org/about/history/atoms-for-peace-speech
3. Gen Z and the Red Pill: https://www.colorado.edu/today/2024/11/19/gen-z-takes-red-pill
4. Video clip of American Journalist Shane Harris asking CLAUDE (Anthropic’s AI chatbot) how the chatbot feels about being used by the U.S. military to target positions in Iran: https://www.facebook.com/debalie/videos/american-journalist-shane-harris-asked-chatbot-claude-how-he-feels-about-the-us-/2729151134138020/