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The Forgotten History of Slavery in the Islamic World
Historian Justin Marozzi joins Coleman Hughes to examine the scale of slavery in the Islamic world, the reasons it has been understudied, and the ways…
March 16, 2026
Coleman Hughes
1HR 0M
Did the Islamic Revolution Succeed? And Can It Survive? with Ray Takeyh
The Iran specialist joins ‘School of War’ to discuss what we know about Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, and whether the Islamic Republic…
March 12, 2026
Aaron MacLean
56M
A Message for Iranian Regime Apologists
How the far right and far left found common cause on Iran.
March 11, 2026
Rafaela Siewert
32M
Niall Ferguson vs. Richard Haass: Is Regime Change in Iran Possible?
Niall Ferguson supports the American operation in Iran. Richard Haass opposes it. Both say a prolonged war must be avoided. Coleman Hughes moderates…
March 11, 2026
Coleman Hughes
31M
How the War in Iran Actually Works with Mark Montgomery
The cyber policy expert and retired U.S. Navy rear admiral joins ‘School of War’ to provide in-depth analysis of the Iran conflict.
March 9, 2026
Aaron MacLean
50M
The World the Fatwa Made
The Islamic Republic’s most dangerous weapon isn’t missiles. It is a few sentences. They will hang over us—even if the regime falls.
March 8, 2026
Jonathan Rosen
The First Week of the Iran War, Explained
At the one-week mark of the war with Iran, here’s a recap of what’s happened so far.
March 7, 2026
Rafaela Siewert
5M
General Frank McKenzie on the War in Iran
In this episode of ‘School of War,’ Aaron MacLean speaks with the former commander of U.S. Central Command to get his expert analysis on the ongoing…
March 6, 2026
Aaron MacLean
41M
What Does ‘Winning’ Look Like in Iran?
Mark Dubowitz explains how American, Israeli, and Chinese interests collide in Iran, and how it could shape the future of the Middle East.
March 4, 2026
Coleman Hughes
1HR 4M
How the Iranian Regime Blew It
Tehran’s mullahs wanted to remake the Middle East. They’ve succeeded—just not in the way they hoped.
March 4, 2026
Aaron MacLean
The Rescuers Who Go Where the U.S. Government Can’t
The special operations and intelligence veterans who got María Corina Machado out of Venezuela are heading to the Middle East.
March 2, 2026
Madeleine Rowley
The Iran Strikes—and the War to Come
Simon Sebag Montefiore, Michael Doran, Roya Hakakian, and others on the death of Khamenei and what’s next.
March 1, 2026
The Free Press
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