Iran and the U.S., Part Three: Soleimani's Iran

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Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.7 • 15K Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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The Iran-Iraq war, 9/11, and the story of Iranian Revolutionary Guard general Qassem Soleimani, from his rise to power, to his assassination, by the U.S., to the power his legacy wields now.

This episode originally ran as Soleimani's Iran. You can find more of Throughline's coverage into the origins of the conflict in the Middle East here.

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0:00.0	This message comes from the podcast, Hot Money, Agent of Chaos.
0:04.4	Reporter Sam Jones investigates the former chief operating officer of Wirecard
0:08.8	and his reporting spirals into a world of warlords, espionage, and disinformation.
0:14.6	Listen to Hot Money, wherever you get podcasts.
0:18.9	Hey, it's runned.
0:20.7	The relationship between the U.S. and Iran is on a lot of people's minds right now.
0:25.4	And we've been bringing you episodes from our archives on how that relationship has developed
0:29.9	over time.
0:31.0	We started in the 1950s with the CIA-backed overthrow of the Iranian prime minister.
0:37.5	Next, we looked at the Iranian Revolution and 1979 U.S. hostage crisis,
0:43.3	the expansion of conflict into Lebanon, and the start of uranium enrichment programs, and cyber warfare.
0:50.1	Today, we're looking back at the Iran-Iraq War, 911 and the killing of Iranian Revolutionary Guard General Gassim Soleimani.
1:03.5	I am going to call from Washington.
1:05.6	I am a situation where the man to learn the possible hijack.
1:09.1	The question is not answering.
1:11.6	The number one is in staff and our five is in staff.
1:14.6	Number five six eight six five.
1:18.6	We have a, I believe it is a Boeing 757.
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1:25.6	It looks like he's rocking his wink.
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