I had a very interesting interview with a couple of very smart people who run the Sképsislamica podcast. I talked about a wide range of things, from the late Sasanian world to the 10th century Samanids and blabbered on for 2.30 hours and they left it as it was! I am sorry! youtu.be/xTuk8u7TTu4?...

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🇨🇳🇺🇦 Zelensky: "With all due respect to China, we must honestly say, I don’t see that it would be beneficial for China to end this war. Why? Because you and I have seen the US doctrine. Of course, these are two poles that see each other. These are two great states, great economies.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders "immediate, powerful" strikes in Gaza after accusing Hamas of violating the ceasefire deal. https://cnn.it/434LUUp

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If you can read Persian, I highly recommend going through the Alam Diaries line by line. It’s one of the most detailed, insightful, and entertaining primary sources I’ve come across. There is an English translation, but it’s selective—entries were chosen to suit an English-speaking audience. #Iran

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Asadollah Alam's handwritten letter to Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, dated Dec. 30, 1973. Fascinating to see Qajar-style manuscript writing present in official documents as late as the 1970s. The writing is dense, multi-directional, and chaotic to the contemporary eye. #Iran

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