In this very special episode of History Impossible, we are joined by the esteemed journalist, political commentator, and fellow historical podcaster Eli Lake, host of the <a href="https://www.thefp.com/listen/breaking-history" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">incredible Breaking History podcast</a> and writer of many incredible articles over the past few decades. Eli’s own series runs the gamut of many historical topics, particularly with resonance and direct connections to the headlines of the day (hence the name of the show), and there have been a number of cross-overs of our shared interests, particularly when it comes to the history of the Holy Land in particular and Middle East in general.<br /><br />Most recently, Eli re-released his two-part series on the birth of modern Iran, which I very much enjoyed at the time of its original release, but even more so after the cataclysmic events in Iran began to kick off in early 2026. What particularly caught my eye was <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-making-of-modern-iran-part-2-the-red-green-alliance/id1790502779?i=1000745119467" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">his investigation into the “Red-Green alliance”</a> via the Iranian Revolution, which stood in harmony with the same alliance that formed vis-à-vis the Palestinian nationalist cause. As readers and listeners of History Impossible no doubt know, we have examined the contours of this alliance in the past, but have taken a much closer look at the “Green-Brown alliance” that we have seem form between the far right and Islamism in the past, and, it appears, now in the present.<br /><br />Therefore, Eli seemed like the best person to talk to about this development. We discussed it and much more, including stuff more in his wheelhouse (that is, contemporary politics, from his Burkean right-of-center perspective), as well the nature of conspiracy theories, and what the hell seems to have happened to Tucker Carlson. It was a great conversation, so please enjoy!<br /><br />...<br /><br />History Impossible has been made possible by the following generous supporters on Patreon, Substack, and PayPal. Please consider <a href="https://www.patreon.com/historyimpossible" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">donating today</a> if you want to show some love for what I do and make and what to help keep the show and all my written content going:<br /><br />David Adamcik<br />David Alsbach<br />Gregg Anderson<br />approso1999<br />Rajan Athul<br />Robert Babeon<br />Michael Beach<br />Benjamin<br />Greg Bosai<br />Johannes Breitsameter<br />Carol ABC<br />Charles C<br />Chomo the Clown<br />Curtis Christiansen<br />Jason Coleman<br />Clayton Connell<br />Click<br />Cliffydeuce<br />CR<br />B.Cyr<br />daddygorgon<br />Danny<br />Lynda Davis<br />Paul DeCoster<br />Regina Dick-Endrizzi<br />Neil Dickens<br />Nathan Diehl<br />Bob Downing<br />Dramicas<br />J Dub<br />Martin E.<br />Eastone<br />Gavin Edwards<br />Howie Feltersnatch<br />Pierre Ghazarian<br />Josh Goedert<br />Sam Graham<br />Jayson Griesmeyer<br />Nathan Grote<br />Benjamin Hamilton<br />Peter Hauck<br />Jack Henneman<br />Eric Hodges<br />Mike Jarulic<br />Joe6245<br />Lionel Joseph<br />Thomas Justesen<br />Mike Kalnins<br />Bryn Kaufman<br />Leah Kodner<br />Benjamin Lee<br />Constance Loucks<br />Maddy<br />Mounty of Madness<br />Jose Martinez<br />Mike Mayleben<br />S.M. McAvoy<br />Judy McCoid<br />Mike<br />Kyle Mohney<br />Kostas Moros<br />Ryan Mortenson<br />Cameron Needham<br />Shiran<br />Skip Pacheco<br />David Page<br />Molly Pan<br />Sr. Powell<br />Brian Pritzl<br />AnaR737<br />PJ Rader<br />Gleb Radutsky<br />Aleksandr Rakitin<br />Reptilycus<br />Matthew M. Rice<br />Phillip Rice<br />Terry Rosen<br />Dan S<br />Jon Andre Saether<br />Jake Scalia<br />Emily Schmidt<br />Julian Schmidt<br />Andrew Seeber<br />Joshua Simpson<br />Cameron Smith<br />Jerry Spangler<br />timetosuccedd1995<br />Thomas Squeo<br />Athal Krishna Sundarrajan<br />Jared Cole Temple<br />Ward Van Roy<br />Pierre Vorupuni<br />Robert VS<br />weaverap<br />Jonny Wilkie<br />Christian Wilson<br />Janora Winsor<br />F. You<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/history-impossible--5634566/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/history-impossible--5634566/support</a>.<br /><br />This episode includes AI-generated content.