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return false" > The erasure of Baskerville in post-1979 Iran </a> <span class="duration-spacer">.</span> <span class="duration">32:29</span> </li> <li> <a href="/videos/67009?in=36:31" onclick="playerhtml.sendEvent('ITEM', $topic+3); return false" > The theological origin of the Islamic Republic of Iran </a> <span class="duration-spacer">.</span> <span class="duration">36:31</span> </li> <li> <a href="/videos/67009?in=45:01" onclick="playerhtml.sendEvent('ITEM', $topic+3); return false" > Reza: Ordinary Iranians actually love American culture </a> <span class="duration-spacer">.</span> <span class="duration">45:01</span> </li> <li> <a href="/videos/67009?in=48:51" onclick="playerhtml.sendEvent('ITEM', $topic+3); return false" > The internal and external pressures on Iran </a> <span class="duration-spacer">.</span> <span class="duration">48:51</span> </li> <li> <a href="/videos/67009?in=57:21" onclick="playerhtml.sendEvent('ITEM', $topic+3); return false" > The amorality of foreign policy </a> <span class="duration-spacer">.</span> <span class="duration">57:21</span> </li> </ul> <a class="play-button" href="/videos/67009?in=00:01"onclick="playerhtml.sendEvent('ITEM','2'); 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