Introducing "The Iran Reckoning with Afshon Ostovar"

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🗓️ 26 June 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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War on the Rocks is launching a new show called "The Iran Reckoning with Afshon Ostovar." It's a members-only show but this first episode is free for all. Join us as renowned Iran scholar Afshon Ostovar takes you inside one of America's most complex and consequential adversaries. In this episode, Ryan introduces you to Afshon and his background (about the first 20 minutes) before discussing the ongoing war between Iran on one side and Israel and the United States on the other, and the unstable ceasefire that we currently find ourselves in. Much like the "The Russia Contingency with Michael Kofman," this show will feature Afshon's discussions with fellow experts and analysts. Become a member today to listen to them all: https://warontherocks.com/membership

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Iran Reckoning, a new member-only podcast from War on the Rocks.
0:10.9	I'm Ryan Evans, the founder of War on the Rocks, and in this exclusive new show, renowned
0:15.1	Iran scholar Afshan Ostevar takes you deep inside one of the world's most complex and consequential
0:20.1	geopolitical flashpoints.
0:22.1	From covert operations to regional power struggles to repression and nuclear risk, the Iran
0:26.6	reckoning explores how Tehran navigates war, peace, and everything in between.
0:30.7	Afshan is the author of two important books on Iran, the vanguard of the Imam, religion,
0:35.0	politics, and Iran's Revolutionary Guards. And his most recent book, Wars of Ambition, the, religion, politics, and Iran's revolutionary guards.
0:42.7	And his most recent book, Wars of Ambition, the United States, Iran, and the struggle for the Middle East.
0:48.2	Join Afshan, as he and his expert friends that he'll have on the show bring unparalleled analysis,
0:55.4	insider perspectives, and candid discussions to illuminate the forces driving Iranian actions and reactions in today's contested world.
0:56.7	This first episode is free for all, but to listen to future episodes of this show, you will have
1:00.8	to become a Warren the Rocks member.
1:02.7	Join our membership community at war on the rocks.com slash membership.
1:06.4	This is the Iran Reckoning.
1:12.6	Afshan, how did you get started studying and looking at Iran?
1:18.5	That's a good question.
1:19.6	You want to hear the whole biography?
1:21.3	I'll say it this way.
1:22.7	When I came out of high school, I was not ready for college.
1:26.0	I did a quarter of college and realized that I
1:28.6	didn't want to take out a bunch of loans to study something that I wasn't sure about. So I took a year off
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