# Extendend interview: Dr Roham Alvandi on Iran, Britain, and the futures that might have been

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Podcast: [Inside Europe](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-europe-429844)
Published: 2026-03-23T12:40:00+00:00
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## Resource

From Cold War power games to the cultural aspirations of the Pahlavi era, this extended conversation pulls back the curtain on the global forces that continue to shape - and be shaped by - Iran today. Dr Roham Alvandi is Director of the Iranian History Initiative at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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