Radio War Nerd EP #550 — Iran, pt. 2: Axis of Resistance, feat. Mohsen Milani
Guest: Mohsen Milani
Recorded: September 15, 2025
Here's part 2 of our talk with Mohsen Milani about the Islamic Republic of Iran's evolving geopolitical strategy. In this episode, we discuss Iran's varied relationships with the Axis of Resistance: Hezbollah, Houthis, Hamas, PIJ, Iraqi militias, and the former Assad-led Syria.
*Listen to part 1 here (EP #549)
*Buy Mohsen's new book Iran's Rise and Rivalry with the US in the Middle East. Follow Mohsen on Twitter.
Total time: 56:20
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Comments (10)
I was listening at work so maybe I missed it but was there any discussion of Raisi's suspicious death?
Loving these eps! Unrelated: with John back in Puglia, feel like it might be fun to get an ep on the Normans in Italy, who ruled the area + Sicily. It's a neat story, upjumped mercenaries who wound up warring with the Byzantines. Cool book: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/us/normans-in-italy-10161194-9781472839442/
One of the best interviews lately, super fascinating
Also seems like Iran won’t really have the option of serious negotiations because israel hates them and there is no reason to trust the us’ increasingly schizophrenic foreign policy
Superb interview!
Bi-Annual request to hopefully get a guest on on the Congo/Rwanda. Or, Sousa Jamba. Why doesn’t he answer his emails haha
Maybe this explains why Iran appears to be kowtowing to Europe and the US diplomatically - Soleimani was a one hit wonder and they don't really have anybody else like him even before the June war Who knows though
I'm basing this on the few telegram channels I track who are claiming the President and FM are idiots showing their asses and who are predicting that they will concede even more to the US, but again these are the opinions of some internet bloggers so I'm only relaying their perspective on this, no ideawhat the govt will do now that the snapback mechanism is activated.
Fantastic!!! I feel like the rate and quality of episodes are just off the charts right now. Have you considered opening up a voluntary higher tier (no extra stuff, just a higher price per show or higher monthly limit?) I'd happily chip in a bit more when I'm able and I doubt I'm the only one
Hey you can actually contribute any value per month (or technically per paid episode). If you go to Change your subscription you can input it manually. But isn’t the top option 100 per episode? You can get an ad (allegedly) if you do haha