Iran Crisis

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    • A History of the Islamic Republic
    • By: Michael Axworthy
    • Narrated by: Derek Perkins
    • Length: 19 hrs
    • Release date: 07-16-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.7 out of 5 stars 45 ratings
    • Axworthy takes listeners through the major periods in Iranian history over the last 30 years: the overthrow of the old regime and the creation of the new one; the Iran-Iraq war; the reconstruction era following the war; the reformist wave led by Mohammed Khatami; and the present day....

    $25.79 or free with 30-day trial

    • Everything You Need to Know, From Persia to the Islamic Republic, From Cyrus to Khamenei
    • By: William R. Polk
    • Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
    • Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
    • Release date: 02-11-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.2 out of 5 stars 36 ratings
    • William R. Polk provides an informative, history of a country which is moving quickly toward becoming the dominant power and culture of the Middle East....

    $21.49 or free with your Plus trial

    • A Modern History
    • By: Abbas Amanat
    • Narrated by: Derek Perkins
    • Length: 41 hrs and 53 mins
    • Release date: 08-07-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.6 out of 5 stars 280 ratings
    • This history of modern Iran is not a survey in the conventional sense but an ambitious exploration of the story of a nation. It offers a revealing look at how events, people, and institutions are shaped by currents that sometimes reach back hundreds of years....

    $34.39 or free with 30-day trial

    • Empire of the Mind
    • By: Michael Axworthy
    • Narrated by: Darius Joseph
    • Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
    • Release date: 03-11-25
    • Language: English
    • 5.0 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • Acclaimed historian Michael Axworthy chronicles the rich history of Iran, from the Achaemenid Empire of sixth century BC to the revolution of 1979 to today, including a close look at Iran's ongoing attempts to become a nuclear power.

    $28.79 or free with 30-day trial

    • By: Ronen Bergman
    • Narrated by: Dick Hill
    • Length: 17 hrs and 12 mins
    • Release date: 04-22-09
    • Language: English
    • 4.3 out of 5 stars 143 ratings
    • In the years since 9/11, the U.S. war on terror has focused on al-Qaeda, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Coverage of Iran has been devoted almost exclusively to its nuclear ambitions...

    $19.77 or free with 30-day trial

    • The History of the Standoff That Ended Diplomatic Contacts Between the United States and Iran
    • By: Charles River Editors
    • Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
    • Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
    • Release date: 01-31-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.0 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
    • On February 1, 1979, amid great fanfare, exiled cleric Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini landed in Tehran....

    $6.95 or free with 30-day trial

    • A History, 1720 to the Present
    • By: John Ghazvinian
    • Narrated by: Fred Sanders
    • Length: 27 hrs and 11 mins
    • Release date: 01-26-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.7 out of 5 stars 238 ratings
    • In this rich, fascinating history, John Ghazvinian traces the complex story of the relations between these two nations back to the Persian Empire of the 18th century - the subject of great admiration by Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams....

    $29.25 or free with 30-day trial

    • Special Forces Berlin & Operation Eagle Claw, JTF 1-79
    • By: James Stejskal
    • Narrated by: Jim Seybert
    • Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
    • Release date: 07-30-24
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 8 ratings
    • On November 4, 1979, "student" supporters of the Ayatollah seized the U.S. Embassy with over sixty hostages. Although the Cold War was in full swing, the Iran hostage crisis was a watershed for the United States.

    $17.19 or free with 30-day trial

    • Holy War and Unholy Terror
    • By: Bernard Lewis
    • Narrated by: Bernard Lewis
    • Length: 4 hrs and 44 mins
    • Release date: 03-28-03
    • Language: English
    • 4.1 out of 5 stars 724 ratings
    • Bernard Lewis examines the historical roots of the frustrations and resentments that dominate the Islamic world today...

    $12.56 or free with 30-day trial

    • Exposing the Truth About ISIS, Al Qaeda, Iran, and the Caliphate
    • By: Glenn Beck
    • Narrated by: Jeremy Lowell, Glenn Beck - introduction
    • Series: The Control, Book 3
    • Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 08-18-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,636 ratings
    • Number-one best-selling author and radio host Glenn Beck exposes the real truth behind the roots of Islamic extremism in Muslim teaching....

    $14.99 or free with 30-day trial

    • The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on Terrorism
    • By: Robert Baer
    • Narrated by: Robert Baer
    • Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
    • Release date: 01-18-02
    • Language: English
    • 4.2 out of 5 stars 183 ratings
    • One of the CIA's top field officers of the past quarter century recounts his career running agents in the back alleys of the Middle East. Robert Baer paints a chilling picture of how terrorism works...

    $13.46 or free with 30-day trial

    • A Captivating Guide to Persia, from the Elamites Through the Medians, Achaemenids, Seleucid Empire, Parthia, and Sasanian Dynasty to the Arab Conquest (History of Iran)
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Jay Herbert
    • Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 09-13-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.3 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • Discover the history of ancient Iran that spans from Iran’s mysterious origins to the Islamic conquest....

    $15.49 or free with 30-day trial

    • The Defeat of ISIS, the Fall of the Kurds, the Conflict with Iran
    • By: Patrick Cockburn
    • Narrated by: Roger Clark
    • Length: 14 hrs and 44 mins
    • Release date: 07-07-20
    • Language: English
    • 5.0 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • In this urgent and timely book, Patrick Cockburn writes the first draft of the history of the current crisis in the Middle East. Here he charts the period from the recapture of Mosul in 2017 to Turkey's attack on Kurdish territory in November 2019....

    $21.49 or free with 30-day trial

    • The Survival and Future of the Islamic Republic
    • By: Amin Saikal
    • Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
    • Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
    • Release date: 02-05-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.0 out of 5 stars 28 ratings
    • In Iran Rising, renowned Iran specialist Amin Saikal describes how the country has managed to survive despite ongoing domestic struggles, Western sanctions, and countless other serious challenges....

    $17.12 or free with 30-day trial

    • Spy Games, Bank Battles, and the Secret Deals That Reshaped the Middle East
    • By: Jay Solomon
    • Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
    • Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
    • Release date: 08-30-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 315 ratings
    • From Qasem Soleimani to the nuclear deal, a deeply reported exploration of Iran’s decades-long power struggle with the United States - in the tradition of Steve Coll’s Ghost Wars and Lawrence Wright’s The Looming Tower....

    $20.25 or free with 30-day trial

    • The Agenda Iran, Russia, and Jihadists Share for Conquering the World
    • By: Jay Sekulow
    • Narrated by: Jay Sekulow
    • Length: 5 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 09-20-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.6 out of 5 stars 128 ratings
    • The New York Times best-selling author of Rise of ISIS exposes the dangers of radical Islam and the effects it has on the American way of life in this informative and eye-opening new book....

    $14.24 or free with 30-day trial

    • A History, 1720 to the Present
    • By: John Ghazvinian
    • Narrated by: Jeff Harding
    • Length: 26 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 10-01-20
    • Language: English
    • 5.0 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • In this rich, fascinating history, John Ghazvinian traces the complex story of the relations of these two powers back to the Persian Empire of the 18th century and an America seen by Iranians as an ideal to emulate for their own government....

    $31.99 or free with 30-day trial

    • Cosmology, Mythology, History
    • By: Iraj Bashiri
    • Narrated by: Mark Delgado
    • Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
    • Release date: 07-02-13
    • Language: English
    • 3.7 out of 5 stars 21 ratings
    • Ancient Iran: Cosmology, Mythology, History presents Iran's pre-Islamic history within the context of both its complex cosmology and rich mythology....

    $19.95 or free with 30-day trial

    • The Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran
    • By: Medea Benjamin
    • Narrated by: Rosemary Benson
    • Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
    • Release date: 06-25-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.0 out of 5 stars 18 ratings
    • US relations with Iran have been fraught for decades, but, under the Trump Administration, tensions are rising to startling levels. Medea Benjamin, one of the best-known 21st century activists, offers the incredible history of how a probable alliance became a bitter antagonism....

    $19.95 or free with 30-day trial

    • By: David Barsamian
    • Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi
    • Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 03-04-22
    • Language: English
    • 5.0 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • A timely primer on the conflict between the United States and Iran by scholars of Middle Eastern politics who advocate diplomacy and de-escalation....

    $14.95 or free with 30-day trial