Iran – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Thu, 06 Nov 2025 01:50:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Iran – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 Intervention and Escalation: A Long, Complicated History between the U.S. and Iran https://brewminate.com/intervention-and-escalation-a-long-complicated-history-between-the-u-s-and-iran/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:59:03 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=256885 This dangerous moment recalls the darkest days of U.S.-Iranian tensions. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate The story of

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]]> Thrones of Ink and Iron: The Rise of Persianate Dynasties, 977–1219 https://brewminate.com/thrones-of-ink-and-iron-the-rise-of-persianate-dynasties-977-1219/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:58:35 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=256977 The Ghaznavids, Seljuks, and Khwarazmians cultivated and expanded Persian culture. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction The period

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]]> Trump Demands Iran’s Unconditional Surrender and Threatens Supreme Leader https://brewminate.com/trump-demands-irans-unconditional-surrender-and-threatens-supreme-leader/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:58:11 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=256835 Trump’s declarations mark a return to the politics of brinkmanship. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate On June 17,

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]]> The Evolution of Modern Iran: From the Qajar Dynasty in 1796 to the Coup of 1953 https://brewminate.com/the-evolution-of-modern-iran-from-the-qajar-dynasty-in-1796-to-the-coup-of-1953/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:57:45 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=256985 When dreams of democracy contended with the realities of empire and oil. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction

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]]> From Zion to Zero Hour: Netanyahu’s March Toward Global Conflagration https://brewminate.com/from-zion-to-zero-hour-netanyahus-march-toward-global-conflagration/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:57:12 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=256881 He has pushed the Middle East to the edge—and the world with it. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate

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]]> Trump Threatens War with Iran https://brewminate.com/trump-threatens-war-with-iran/ Tue, 08 Apr 2025 14:16:16 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=252325 He is trying to force Tehran into a nuclear deal after scuttling one in 2018. By Brett WilkinsStaff

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]]> Netanyahu Will Risk Regional War for His Own Political Survival https://brewminate.com/netanyahu-will-risk-regional-war-for-his-own-political-survival/ Mon, 05 Aug 2024 14:32:55 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=239707 A full-blown war between Israel and Hezbollah would likely set the entire region on fire. Introduction Israel’s apparent

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]]> Iranian Political Dissenters Find Expression through Rap Music https://brewminate.com/iranian-political-dissenters-find-expression-through-rap-music/ Wed, 21 Dec 2022 15:25:06 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=190251 “The rap format is very, very native and very inimical to Persian culture.” By Scott Simon, Michael Radcliffe,

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]]> The Guidance Patrol: A History of Iran’s ‘Morality Police’ since 1979 https://brewminate.com/the-guidance-patrol-a-history-of-irans-morality-police-since-1979/ Fri, 02 Dec 2022 15:00:49 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=189030 Iran uses undercover Guidance Patrol officers to catch violators of the Islamic dress code. Introduction and Background The Guidance

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]]> Iran’s ‘Morality Police’ Have Terrorized Women for Decades https://brewminate.com/irans-morality-police-have-terrorized-women-for-decades/ Fri, 02 Dec 2022 15:00:33 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=188714 The ‘Morality Police’ are a task force with all the powers of a law enforcement agency. A young

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