The Region that Defies Prediction. The Middle East’s Past Upheavals and the Storms Yet to Break. With Author Simon Sebag Montefiore
Simon Sebag Montefiore, Author & Historian, discusses, oil, geography & the strategic importance of the Straits of Hormuz, the rise of the Gulf states & the creation of the UAE, Israel, religious nationalism & the political consequences of the Six-Day War, why the traditional idea of the “Middle East” may no longer be enough, and Iran & its faultlines
Today we welcome a reappearance of author Simon Sebag Montefiore.
These few lines set the tone for an outstanding book and brilliant guest. “But even in easier times, the Middle East has the ability to surprise even the most informed observers and intelligence maestros. After all, the experts failed to predict the emergence of Turkey in 1922, the crowning of Reza Shah in Persia in 1925, the creation of Israel in 1948, Gamal Abdel Nasser’s Suez gambit in 1956 and his union of Egypt and Syria in 1958, Israel’s victory in 1967, the fall of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and rise of Ruhollah Khomeini, 9/11, the Arab Spring, October 7, 2023, Midnight Hammer, and much that has followed.”
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