Olmo Gölz
@olmo-goelz.bsky.social
Senior lecturer in Islamic Studies and Iranian Studies | University of Freiburg
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Iran: Sechs Monate Krieg und kein Ende in Sicht
US-Präsident Trump und Israels Premier Netanjahu hatten auf einen Durchmarsch gesetzt, als sie am 28. Februar Iran angreifen ließen. Es kam anders - mit weitreichenden Konsequenzen für die Region. Von...
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Assistant Professor, Assyriology (Cuneiform Cultures) Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures University of California, Berkeley aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05496
Assistant Professor -Assyriology (Cuneiform Cultures)- Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
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“The president’s psychology might be the most decisive factor in determining how this disastrous war is resolved.”
Target Trump: The Specter of Iran’s Revenge
Did the US president’s belief that Ayatollah Khamenei was intent on killing him influence his fateful decision to launch a war?
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I like that he can’t even be bothered to remember that the US pretends to call the Persian Gulf “the Arabian Gulf.” Or was that the subtle intended geopolitical signal 😂😂😂😂
NEW COMMENTARY | Yemen’s War is Returning Exchanges of fire between the Houthis and their domestic opponents – as well as between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia – have rekindled hostilities. A revival of substantive negotiation is not beyond reach.
Yemen’s War is Returning | International Crisis Group
Exchanges of fire between the Houthis and their domestic opponents – as well as between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia – have rekindled hostilities in Yemen and adjacent waters. The chances of containme...
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Come join me and Lisa Blaydes to discuss our new book!
Michael Brill@michaelpbrill.bsky.social · 3w agoAugust 26th 4:30-6:30pm PT, @hooverinstitution.bsky.social is hosting a hybrid event for the @lisablaydes.bsky.social & @samuelhelfont.bsky.social edited volume "Ba'thist Iraq Through Archives," published by @stanfordpress.bsky.social. Register to attend below. www.hoover.org/events/book-...
From the CIA Iran Coup to Trump’s War: It was always about Oil
From the CIA Iran Coup to Trump’s War: It was always about Oil
Through the Strait of Hormuz an average of 20.3 million barrels of petroleum or roughly 25 percent of the world maritime oil trade passes
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This war is going to have consequences for the region for decades to come. And we aren’t even close to seeing all dimensions of the fallout
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3w agoWAPO: “.. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain are now united in their aggravation with the administration. Some have begun to debate the utility of continuing to host large U.S. military installations on their territory.” www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
Almost like Iran knew exactly what it was doing when it targeted US bases in Bahrain and Gulf and wasn’t just wildly lashing out www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/u...
Navy and USS Lincoln’s Problems Are Tied to Attacks on U.S. Base Early in War (Gift Article)
Diego Garcia, a tiny island 2,200 miles from the Gulf of Oman, took over as the Navy’s logistics hub after Iran damaged a base in Bahrain.
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Trump reinvents the Portuguese Empire with Plan to make Hormuz US Territory
Trump reinvents the Portuguese Empire with Plan to make Hormuz US Territory
Portugal took the island of Hormuz briefly in 1507-1508, and then came back to rule it 1515 to 1622.
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Last week we had a whole range of contributions at the Fifteenth Biennial Iranian Studies Conference in Utrecht! Thanks to everyone who came along to our sessions and talks. #IranianStudies #Iranology #Iran #History #Anthropology
Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet reviews 'Pahlavi Iran’s Relations with Africa: Cultural and Political Connections in the Cold War', by Robert Steele @robsteele.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-... @universitypress.cambridge.org
Pahlavi Iran’s Relations with Africa: Cultural and Political Connections in the Cold War, by Robert Steele
Robert Steele’s distinctive and rigorous work details the expanding relations between Africa and Iran in the 1970s. The book begins with anecdotes about Id
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📚New books in the Edinburgh Historical Studies of Iran and the Persian World series!: Amir Parsa on state formation in 18thC Iran, and Touraj Atabaki & Lana Ravandi-Fadai on Iranian political exiles and migrant workers during Stalin's Great Terror📚 edinburghuniversitypress.com/series-edinb...
Glad I could talk through the escalation between the Houthis and KSA with Susanne this week. Too much of what little analysis you see on Yemen is very superficial, Susanne’s been following Yemen on the ground (and in our pages) for 40 years. Listen up!
Middle East Research and Information Project@merip.bsky.social · last mo.NEW PODCAST: Susanne Dahlgren joins MERIP executive director James Ryan to discuss the Houthis' attacks on Saudi Arabia and her recent essay in Current Analysis, "Yemen After the Saudi-Emirati Split." LISTEN NOW
*Stellenausschreibung* Die Professur für Arabistik an der Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg sucht eine*n Wissenschaftliche*n Mitarbeiter*in mit Schwerpunkt in arabischer Kultur-, Literatur- oder Ideengeschichte. Bewerbungen sind bis zum 1. August 2026 möglich. www.uni-bamberg.de/fileadmin/ab...
Wer will, darf zur Botschaft aus der Kabine an die Welt auch noch interpretieren, dass talking points des Regimes (Minab) & Staatsname als Akronym nur als hashtag auftauchen wie die anderen Länder & Fairplay, während der Bezug auf iranische Identität beyond the Islamic Republic stark betont wird.
Tariq Panja@tariqpanja.bsky.social · 2mo agoPerhaps sensing the possibility of biscotti tomorrow, Iran’s team have left another message behind in the dressing room as they head back to Tijuana. Telling the team’s tomorrow that “only through fairness and honour can one stand tall before history.” They know had to get attention.
NEW EVENT: Our Iran in Context series with @brismes.bsky.social and SeSaMO resumes July 2, 12PM EST with "Politics and Counter Politics in Contemporary Iran" featuring MERIP contributors, Naghmeh Sohrabi, Mohammad Ali Kadivar and Paniz Musawi Natanzi.
Iran in Context Part II: Politics and Counter Politics in Contemporary Iran
July 2, 2026 @ 12PM EST
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I also want to say that literally any amount is helpful. It has become something of a mantra in the development space, but at MERIP, every donor is a major donor.
Middle East Research and Information Project@merip.bsky.social · 2mo agoSUPPORT MERIP: Our events and podcasts are all presented without ads or paywalls, but this depends on support from our readers and listeners. Please consider making a donation today!
A fantastic two year postdoctoral opportunity in Persian Literature here at UC Davis. Come join us and share widely with folks in MLA and Middle East studies! mesana.org/resources-an...
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The Department of Comparative Literature and the Program in Middle East/South Asia Studies invite applications for the newly established Bita Daryabari Endowment Postdoctoral Scholar/Lecturer position...
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Neues von der MAGA-WM: Das DHS kapert das US-Team, frappant nationalistisch, latent fremdenfeindlich und mit erkennbaren Anleihen bei Losungen aus den dunkelsten Zeiten des 20. Jahrhunderts. www.faz.net/aktuell/spor...
Fußball-WM 2026: Trumps Behörde kapert das Turnier, die FIFA schweigt
Das Ministerium für Innere Sicherheit der USA postet nationalistische Bildmontagen mit Nationalspielern und Losungen, die an die dunkelsten Kapitel des 20. Jahrhunderts erinnern. Der Weltfußballverban...
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We speak to filmmaker Pegah Ahangarani about 'Rehearsals for a Revolution', a documentary built from family footage that traces four decades of Iran's history:
Rehearsals for a Revolution: Iran’s past through five portraits
We speak to filmmaker Pegah Ahangarani about ’Rehearsals for a Revolution’, a documentary built from family footage that traces four decades of Iran’s history
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"The image of a well-heeled island of stability is hard to reconcile with air raid sirens and sudden explosions of Iranian missiles and drones." My new longform article for @wpr.bsky.social on the Iran war's fallout in the Gulf. Gift link: www.worldpoliticsreview.com/iran-war-gul...
The Iran War Has Shattered the Gulf’s Image as a Regional ‘Oasis’
The Gulf’s “gilded age” has been brought to a screeching halt by the Iran war. And the region's narrative of stability is at risk.
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For @warontherocks.bsky.social, @sajjadsafaei.bsky.social challenges "proxy" characterization of Hizbullah, elaborates on Hizbullah and Iran interests underpinning alliance: warontherocks.com/why-lebanon-...
Why Lebanon Is Nonnegotiable for Iran
As American and Iranian diplomats gathered in early April in Islamabad for Pakistan‑mediated ceasefire talks to end the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and its
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I wrote about the economic crisis Iranians are suffering from. I spoke to many across the country who helped me paint a picture of just how dire things are.
The Crisis Iran’s Leaders Can’t Ignore
Two months into the cease-fire, the Iranian economy lies in tatters.
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Marjane Satrapi has left. AFP quoted a "member of her close circle" as saying she had "died of sadness a little over a year after the death of Mattias Ripa, her husband and the love of her life." Absolutely devastating loss of a brilliant artist and brave soul. Her art remains.
RIP Marjane Satrapi, 1969-2026 For many years, I assigned Persepolis by Satrapi in a fourth year undergraduate seminar I teach on Iran. A brilliant, nuanced, touching, funny graphic novel about her life in Iran, the revolution & exile, it was always much appreciated by students.
