Professor Tarek Masoud joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the history of Iran. Is Iran an Arab country? Why did the Iranian revolution happen? Is Iran the only middle eastern country whose modern borders were not created by colonial powers? Answers to these questions and many more await on Iran History Support.
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00:00 - Iran History Support
00:15 - Is Iran an Arab country?
02:58 - How did Iran become an Islamic country in the first place?
05:02 - What’s going on with Iran’s flag?
06:28 - Just how liberal/progressive was Iran prior to the 1979 revolution?
08:08 - Is Iran the only middle eastern country whose modern borders were not created by colonial powers?
09:41 - Why did the Iranian revolution happen?
11:51 - The son of Iran’s last Shah is rallying protesters, but do Iranians really want another king?
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