Guest: Hamidreza AziziRecorded: April 28, 2026 We talk to Iran expert Hamidreza Azizi about the IRI's evolving relations with Russia and its allies, how the IRI has evolved in wartime, and how it's informed the Six Week War and the "ceasefire". To read Hamid's work:-Subscribe to his newsletter Iran Analytica-Follow Hamid on Twitter-Order his forthcoming book The Axis of Resistance: Iran, Israel, and the Struggle for the Middle East Total time: 1:20:53Direct link to this episode's mp3 here * Buy & review John Dolan's new book, They Should Have Been Hanged: War Nerd Essays on the U.S. Civil War Subscribe to Radio War Nerd at patreon.com/radiowarnerd Sound production by Telescope Audio