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It's up to you how much you give and there's no regular commitment. Just click the link in the show description to support now. The idea was that when you join Hezbollah or when you join a Iraqi group or even when you join the Hutis in Yemen,

you are joining this bigger attempt to change the world, right?

You're joining this big attempt to reform politics and you know all the ideas the

revolutionary fever that came out of the 1979 of course that's just a potential

how was so the money able to effectuate this potential which had failed many times before. One day all of the facts in about 30 years time will be published.

When the genocide has been cut out in this country almost in infinity, and when it is near completion,

and people talk about intervention. They will be met with fire, fury, and frankly power, the likes of which this world

has never seen before. So, Hello and I'm Matthew Galt. If you've ever heard of the phrase one-man wrecking crew,

you might well think of this next man.

Kasem Solimani, Iran's Shadow Commander.

Soleimani's first fight was against Iraq in the war that started right after Iran's

revolution and lasted until 1988.

He went on to great success, fighting bandits and drug lords,

eventually taking over Iran's coulds force.

Iran's tool for diplomacy by other means. For more than 20 years, Solemnani helped Ayatollah

Khamenei project power around the region becoming a force to be reckoned with

in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and more.

In January, Kosem Salimani was killed by the United States.

Today, we're joined by Arash Azizi who literally wrote the book on Solomani.

It's called The Shadow Commander, Solomani, the U.S. and Iran's global ambitions,

and it was just published in November.

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