{"id":2198,"date":"2026-03-04T12:07:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T12:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firearmgiveawayfinder.com\/?p=2198"},"modified":"2026-03-04T12:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T12:07:09","slug":"iran-the-us-and-the-making-of-a-new-middle-east-mother-jones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firearmgiveawayfinder.com\/?p=2198","title":{"rendered":"Iran, the US, and the Making of a New Middle East \u2013 Mother Jones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"hero is-image \">\n\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"media-caption\">A plume of smoke rises above the rooftops after a military strike in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday.<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Vahid Salemi\/AP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mj-text-cta\">Get your news from a source that\u2019s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/newsletters\/?mj_oac=Article_Top_No_Oligarchs\" data-ga-category=\"TopOfArticle\" data-ga-label=\"NewsletterPromoCovid\" data-ga-action=\"click|https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/newsletters\/?mj_oac=Article_Top_Support\">Sign up for the free <em>Mother Jones Daily<\/em>.<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"section-lead\">US and Israeli military<\/span> strikes against Iran that killed several of the country\u2019s top officials, including longtime supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, have ushered in a new and unpredictable era in the Middle East. Within hours, Iran retaliated, striking US allies across the Persian Gulf, including US embassies and a military operations center in Kuwait. At least six US service members had been killed. In Iran, days of military strikes have reportedly killed hundreds of people, including dozens of girls at an elementary school.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><noscript>Subscribe to <em>Mother Jones<\/em> podcasts on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/artist\/mother-jones\/1388496226\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> or your favorite podcast app.<\/noscript> <\/p>\n<p>Davar Ardalan knows Iran inside and out. She lived in the country before the Islamic Revolution, when it was ruled by the shah, and afterward, when it was run by the country\u2019s ayatollahs. For more than two decades, she was a journalist at NPR, where she produced major stories about the country. She\u2019s also the author of <em>My Name Is Iran: A Memoir<\/em>, which highlights three generations of women living in both Iran and the US during times of revolution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether you\u2019re a loyalist to the regime or you want reform, you don\u2019t know what the country is demanding of you right now,\u201d Ardalan tells <em>More To The Story<\/em>\u2019s Al Letson. \u201cSo there\u2019s a lot of uncertainty, a lot of fear, and many people are scared.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On this week\u2019s episode, Ardalan examines how Iranians inside the country are reacting to the ever-widening conflict, the long history of outside intervention in the region, and who might lead the country moving forward.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Find <em>More To The Story<\/em> on <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/reveal\/id886009669?mc_cid=66c5f37933&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/51CN011CgUdG7EUfm7cXF7?si=f2R4_yD_QAS0mpnf9XivlQ&amp;mc_cid=66c5f37933&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/310-reveal-27931273\/?mc_cid=66c5f37933&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">iHeartRadio<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pandora.com\/podcast\/reveal\/PC:506?mc_cid=66c5f37933&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">Pandora<\/a>, or your favorite podcast app, and don\u2019t forget to subscribe.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/politics\/2026\/03\/iran-middle-east-us-israel-islamic-revolution\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A plume of smoke rises above the rooftops after a military strike in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday.Vahid Salemi\/AP Get your news from a source that\u2019s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. 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