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historian68
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PhD, professor, history- writing on history of Iran, US Iranian relations, and US military relations with Iran. Focus: The forgotten human stories behind international events.
More like the new Gilded Age...and what a great age for ordinary workers it was 🙄
December 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
He is going to be interviewed at the Doha Forum this weekend... his bio says he is representing his 1789 Capitol investment firm. It will be interesting, and I will be there in person watching the room as well as listening to him and providing updates..
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December 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
In the spring at some point. I will also be presenting on it at the Elliot School of International Relations at GW while working as a visiting scholar.
November 18, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I like Bluesky, but pretty much stopped posting. I had a lot of people follow me when I first joined (a small amount compared to most) and after posting for several months I received zero engagement...so now I just read and comment occasionally. I get it, I have never been good at social media.
November 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Yes
September 15, 2025 at 2:48 AM
It is tucked into the State Department Reauthorization Act under "reauthorization provisions."....which, fyi, is a bipartisan Act. It is the last clause in the document.

foreignaffairs.house.gov/news/press-r...
House Foreign Affairs Committee Introduces State Department Reauthorization Bill Text
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee introduced its bipartisan, standalone State Department reauthorization bill. The reauthorization will fix what was once a broken State Depa...
foreignaffairs.house.gov
September 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Photos taken on my walk this evening.
July 22, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I have a book coming out on U.S. Iranian relations from a viewpoint that has not been covered, and Operation Ajax is covered in the first chapter. I teach it in my Middle East classes. Every one of my students knows and will know about what happened in Iran.
June 19, 2025 at 1:34 AM