US ‘Propaganda’ Led to Iran War: Journalist Unpacks Trump’s Illegal War

15 months ago, Syria finally saw an end to the nearly 14 years of civil war after the ousting of Syrian Dictator Bashar Al-Assad.

Now, as the US and Israel’s war on neighboring Iran only escalates while they continue calls for Iranian civilians to “take over” their government, the question remains: could a Western-backed, civilian-led uprising come to fruition in Iran? And how much more difficult would regime change be there versus a country like Syria?

Who better to ask than Middle East journalist and Pulitzer Prize finalist Anand Gopal, whose newest book, ‘Days of Love and Rage,’ reports in-depth on Syria’s civil war. His former book, ‘No Good Men Among the Living,’ was nominated for a Pulitzer and provides detailed coverage of the US’s failure at regime change in Afghanistan.

In this ‘Mehdi Unfiltered’ interview, Gopal explains to Mehdi Hasan which lessons from Syria’s civil war are relevant for Iran today.

Gopal also reveals why he believes the US continues to launch disastrous interventions in the Middle East, despite the lessons of Afghanistan and the Iraq war.

*This interview was published earlier on zeteo.com. If you would like early access to exclusive interviews like this, then do consider becoming a paid subscriber to Zeteo on Substack – your support matters!

Chapters

Subscribe to Zeteo to support independent and unfiltered journalism

Find Zeteo:

Find Mehdi:

To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit