As tensions explode in the Middle East following the assassination of Ali Khamenei, the world stands on the brink of a historic turning point. In this deeply analytical conversation, former Pakistani Ambassador to the US Sardar Masood Khan joins NWH to track the roots of the crisis, from the 1953 coup against Mohammad Mosaddegh to the fall of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, from the 1979 Revolution to the collapse of the JCPOA. Why did US–Iran relations shift from Cold War allies to sworn enemies? How did Israel come to view post-revolutionary Iran as an existential threat? And most importantly, could this war reshape Iran’s leadership, destabilize the Gulf, or drag the world toward a wider global conflict?
- September 9, 2026