Shadow Commander: The Life of Iran's General Qassem Soleimani & The Rise of the Revolutionary Guards

We speak to Dr. Arash Azizi, author of 'Shadow Commander: Soleimani, The US and Iran's Global Ambitions'. He discusses the assassination of top Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh and why heavy Iranian retaliation is not likely with Joe Biden coming to power in the United States, the EU’s lack of foreign policy independence from the US under Donald Trump with regards to Iran, the life of Qassem Soleimani, from his early life in Kerman, to his rise in the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, his role in forging alliances with Shi’a groups allied to the Iranian revolution such as Hezbollah, his role in Iraq and why the United States ultimately targeted him for assassination. Also discussed is the role of the IRGC in Iranian politics, society and the economy and much more!