U.S. Empire vs. Iran: History and the Present Day

<p>Watch the video version on BreakThrough News here: <a href="https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DWUHHe6h8iXk%26t%3D1s&amp;token=763527-1-1636633680008" rel="nofollow ugc" target="_blank" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUHHe6h8iXk&amp;t=1s">https://youtu.be/WUHHe6h8iXk</a></p> <p>What could be the final effort to resuscitate the Iran nuclear deal will begin this month with negotiators meeting in Vienna. The United States, &nbsp;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.</p> <p>Brian is &nbsp;joined by Mohammad Marandi, an expert on American studies and postcolonial literature who teaches at the University of Tehran.</p> <p>Please make an urgently-needed contribution to The Socialist Program by joining our Patreon community at <a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpatreon.com%2Fthesocialistprogram&amp;token=95e3dc-1-1636633680008" rel="nofollow ugc" target="_blank" title="http://patreon.com/thesocialistprogram">patreon.com/thesocialistprogram</a>. &nbsp;We rely on the generous support of our listeners to keep bringing you &nbsp;consistent, high-quality shows. All Patreon donors of $5 a month or more are invited to join the monthly Q&amp;A seminar with Brian.</p>