Our first guest is Dr. Kaveh Hoda of The House of Pod! Persian Tarof culture; a new supreme leader in Iran; the US can't decide on its war messaging; a disagreement over favorite Persian foods.

Iran episode on The House of Pod
Israeli oil strikes in Tehran
All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror
Iranian women's soccer players labeled traitors
Churchill’s Hiccup/ Winston's Sneeze
Samin Nosrat’s top 10 Persian recipes

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Credits

Production by Arghavan Salles & Alyssa Burgart
Editing by Alyssa Burgart
Theme Music by Joseph Uphoff
Social Media by Arghavan Salles

Persian Politeness with Dr. Kaveh Hoda