Someone commented how civil the comment section is..... In my opinion not many ignorant individuals have the patience to watch such a great documentary. It’s a history lesson, not a politicized documentary. If there isn’t any bullshit the 1st few minutes they can’t sit through this amazing piece.
Yeah a lot of people don’t want truth but someone telling them they are right. “It's Easier to Fool People Than It Is to Convince Them That They Have Been Fooled.” - Mark Twain.
@@nebunezz_r u know, u r right. Anything in particular you want to point out? Now, for clarification purposes, I am not Muslim, I live in the states and my opinions are not political or biased to either side of the coin. With this said, who do you think is most responsible for “Iran VS Saudi Arabia? Anyone, please join in! 🥸
When I was a young boy in Ghana, Sunnis and Shias we're never hostile towards each other but I remember very well the first time I heard the words "shia and sinni) it's incredible how this doc has helped me put together what really happened. My dad was always listening to BBC on issues affecting the middle east. I didn't like watching news then, but now that j want to discuss and take about it, he passed. For bless all peoples to live in peace.
❤ it sounds like he passed his thirst for knowledge on to you. I’m very sorry that you did not get to have discussions with him about it. I know for many it feels as if just as we are beginning to appreciate our parents for their traits and experiences, they are gone. Thank you for sharing with us.
It certainly does not get talked about enough, the heart of Islamism in the Africas and how they have a profound effect (very invisible to those that for whatever reason separate Africa, Islam, and Arabia) on the Arab world at large, and a diverse history. I'm an American born in Alabama with a rich West African history. In doing research on Yorùbá culture in Nigeria, I found out that Queen Sheba, Bilikisu Sungbo (she is the famed Bilqis in the Quran), who was a wife of King Solomon, is ethnically Yorùbá, and she has a tomb in Oke-Eri in Ijebu, Nigeria. She is not Arab and she was not Muslim (she was a "Sun Worshipper" who did accept Allah as God), so that makes her marriage to Solomon so very interesting.
@@olwethunqindi8488 You don't provide for his/her daily meal, nor rent, didn't provide for his education, you did not give him life neither does he/she owe any allegiance to you so respect others for their beliefs and keep your holier than thou attitude away from projecting onto others. Whether African or a foreign religion mind your damn business.
@@ricky5369 It is simple, everything in that region is religion-based, one religion that it, Islam, because Islam to them is politics, influence, security, and most important of all, money.
it's mostly these peaceful countries or rather some or the other ignorant, illread and uninformed leader of a so called peaceful country who is greedy for power who has created the mess...
Isaiah 38 In those days Hez·e·kiʹah became sick and was at the point of death.+ The prophet Isaiah+ the son of Aʹmoz came and said to him, “This is what Jehovah says: ‘Give instructions to your household, for you will die; you will not recover.’”+ 2
I'm unable to even remotely express how much I love PBS and this consistently high quality content. These documentaries are always top-tier and never fail to explore the subtleties/nuances of a topic.
It's a societal nesscesity for politicians will never tell the truth. We'll be stuck with the casus beli's for these wars and not the actual very economical motives. WMD's in Iraq, communism is evil and Iran hates Americans.
Dont let anyone in the middle east fool ypu and blame America for all their problems. They had the same islamic problems before America, they lived in a sh.thole and will continue to...
yeah, well, a significant portion of these 99% of regular americans VOTED for these so-called american politicians. they didn't just fly in the white spontaneously.
Very informative. I leaned so much in these 2 hours about the various global events and how they were interconnected. Just mind blowing. Appreciate the effort.
A masterpiece!! I've gained so much knowledge in about 2 hours. PBS deserves an accolade for this work. Seriously the timing of events was just embacable.
This is journalism of the highest quality. It is so hard these days to see a professional journalist covering the facts as is, listening to both sides.
After watching this documentary you feel like you can be interviewed as an expert on middle east politics, only to pause for a while and realize that you still need to be educated more about this important part of the globe. Exceptional piece of great journalism
@@bdot187um propaganda has been around for centuries. the colonials used it to garner support for the revolution. they are still incredibly well produced and entertaining, as well as informative. bias or no bias.
Just watched 20 minutes and wanna say that this is one of the best underrated documentary about middle east with precise content beautifully explained 🎉
This is an excellent impartial documentary.Opinions of both sides were taken leaving the viewers to come into logical conclusions on their own.Thanks a lot PBS for this gem of a work.
Mind blowing documentary. Good job PBS for being one of the few TRULY journalistic institutions in the whole Western world. This was an eye opening and informative two hours that you gave us.
@suleimanali1635 fair enough, especially if you have experience and knowledge of this issue. I agree this documentary was good. Frontline did a good one on North Korea a few years back. They do have a massive leftist bias though. The smart person can see through that. The weak minded though is easily influenced and manipulated. PBS is paid by the taxpayer right? They shouldn't have any bias and be neutral. Just report the story as is. That would be refreshing but non biased journalism hasn't existed in decades
All the bullshit started due to interest of bloody US & Britian, they helped iran fir oil & arms deal, and now they support Saudia for oil & ammunition sale. country goes against thier interests they declared him failed state or terrorist. US is a pure definition of Hypocrisy & betrayal when it comes to thier bloody interest.
After watching Frontline documentaries I feel like an expert in western and middle east politics.I am totally hooked.Thank you soo much Frontline,the amount of detail, the dots actually connect and it finally makes sense.The level of crime's against humanity is appalling!!!
No Doubt Loads of Love to Martin Smith . A revered Correspondent to me. Multitude of doubts since birth in my mind regarding the Conflicts of Middle east .is now cleared . Docus are Just awesome and so lucidly explained . Salute to whole team.
This is an excellent documentary created by PBS. A perfect, informational and educational insight on the Middle East geopolitics and the consequences of Iraq War.
This illustrates the futility of war. It is the innocent that suffers in the name of power,religion and pointless pride. It is heart-wrenching on many levels. EXCELLENT reporting though.
@@almostafa4725 No, the religionists are the ones that are stupid. They use cel phones, even though that tech came from science. No god invented the cel phone, man did, men who stayed away from your fairy tales. Religion is a curse on man.
Im from South Africa & this is probably the best documentary ive ever watched. I see part 2 is available & im definitely watching it right now, but this was just amazing. I got an entire masterclass on what exactly the issue is "over there" - I get it now & its incredibly complex problem
All the bullshit started due to interest of bloody US & Britian, they helped iran fir oil & arms deal, and now they support Saudia for oil & ammunition sale. country goes against thier interests they declared him failed state or terrorist. US is a pure definition of Hypocrisy & betrayal when it comes to thier bloody interest.
@@MrMaxyield Exactly. So what? What's wrong with that? Its for the good of the country. If we need them then we should protect them. If not, then we should assassinate or jail them.
Incredible. Pretty profound that on the other side of the globe the man at 13:57 has a more realistic view on politics than a solid percentage of our own country.
Excellent documentary, with excellent commentators. Middle East politics is a power play between IRAN, Saudi Arabia, and Israel, all others are minor players seemingly to be used by these players. I listened to this twice, can't get enough. Frontline thank you for this top notch reporting.
Agree with Yusuf. Also, the majority of people watching this are here for the knowledge and are probably open to discussion and they encourage diversity of thought!
This great docu should be mandatory for every politician to watch. Not just the USA, USR and China (dubbed ;-) as well. Like the narrator said: Pandora's box is opened. Very well made and I genuinely think it's very objectively made.
to anyone from Iran or the whole Middle East I want to say, as an AMERICAN, we have love for all. the Gentleman speaking is right. we are not like our Politicians. We have love for all.
All the bullshit started due to interest of bloody US & Britian, they helped iran fir oil & arms deal, and now they support Saudia for oil & ammunition sale. country goes against thier interests they declared him failed state or terrorist. US is a pure definition of Hypocrisy & betrayal when it comes to thier bloody interest.
I thought you are a "representative democracy" . A" leader of the Free world" Are you admitting that Democracy has failed in America? That the American system doesn't represent the will of the people?😲
Rubbish between the Elites, the Christian Fundamentalists and the American Exceptionalists, the majority of Americans directly support US intervention that bring nothing but murder and suffering to the world. The rest of Americans are guilty too, for going alone with it.
@@sisyphusvasilias3943 you’re wrong. we don’t go along with them. our government controls everything. we have no say in anything, no matter how much you hear “the land of the free”. we’re not really free. anyone who tries to stand and speak up can get killed, just like our police kill those they’ve sworn to protect. our news agencies post propaganda that tries to brain wash us, all while our government makes it to where you can’t survive unless you’re working 24/7 while our government answers for nothing. We don’t want war with other countries, nor do we want to be the police of the world. We don’t want any of it but there’s nothing we can really do. We are all controlled. We love other countries & wish things were different. We really do care about what other people are going through around the world & we have more than than others think. We are not our government or our governments decisions and I hope other countries realize that one day.
@@morgangaskin3072 You're right about your conditions and how the financial/MIC Elites oppress the rest of the country. You're just not as powerless as you say. Your Government expects violence and hostile demonstrations and will meet these with their own immense violence and surviellance. But they are incredibly vulnerable to non participation revolts. REfuse to provide their essential services and they will wither and die. But there is still enough scraps available to the 99% that most people are more worried about holding onto what they have than holding a corrupt elite to account. It will need to get worse before desperation drives a revolt. But the people are responsible for their Government. It's their responsibility to remove them if they are tyrants. I can point to a dozen countries where the people are standing up to oppressive elites. Americans will have to find the courage to overthrow an entrenched elite. While overcoming the manufactured social divisions the elites have fabricated. Or they will have to learn to live on their knees. For it is clear that USA's ruling class are set on introducing a neo-fuedalism dual class society. Ruling Oligarchs living in luxurious Reservations and the rest, without property or power, dependent of handouts.
it is US, Israeland west who is destroying middle east , keep it up, they will keep it up, generation who are going throug this process will hate them and one day when they destroy all in middle east, the remaing mess will surely come for european obletration.
@@MAMINSHA But they are the only ones who really developed anything. I don't even think there would be cars in the Middle East if left to themselves. They would definitely still be riding camels as the primary mode of transport.
My thoughts exactly!! They went from "freedom fighters" to "terrorists" in a few years. All a matter of perspective and who they are fighting at the time.
😂😂 Exactly, when they are actively suppressing women's rights with American Support... but then again it's not like American women had "full rights" for a lil more then 60 years at that point!...smh
Hahaaha.. I was thinking the same way. The Israeli might came and check up on them and provide sense of dominance with their Tank. lmao. They got clapped
Very complex region that Historians spend their whole life trying to understand. Drives me crazy how so many listen to their favorite ideologue and behave like experts.
I want to say thank you to everyone who watched this video with an open mind and an intention to learn and be better informed. Islam is a very maligned and misunderstood religion and it can be very difficult to differentiate between religion, cultural traditions, and politics.
In 1995 I bought a book 'The Middle East For Dummies' This was a great explanation regarding the middle east from the turn of the 20th century to Clintons Election. This led to my purchasing a book on the CIA and the Middle East up until OBL's presence. Then many other books as I would pluck events or situations I wanted to learn more about. This lead to a book explaining the Balkans, breaking up of the USSR and the regional collateral damage (If I could recommend one from this area it would be 'The Bosnia List') MY point is simple... I sure wish they had audio books back then. So much easier. That being said, for all the countries currently suffering from war, OUR(US) FAULT or others....I pray for the safety of all of you. I hope it all ends and you are blessed beyond comprehension for any past or current sufferings.
Quite exactly! When you hear debates about identity politics, people fail to see that the concept of nation, creed, ideology, etc. have all been used to garner political power, not just schisms in religion. The root cause of conflict stems from the want of power. "Man is born free, and he is everywhere in chains". I have to see that Islam is a lot more oppressive when it comes to freeing oneself from illusions.
@@almostafa4725 he didn't even mention Islam. It was just great sarcasm and a problem that many if not most societies have. Ironic you're another zealot who misses the point, which is the point.
Wow im glad i checked all my subscriptions and open this channel. now it gives me a background where it all started, not all but atleast the important events was explained. This was a great docu and thank you for sharing. Lets share this video to all. Im no longer curious where jihadist started to fight the western countries
Iranians are proud people.. I am glad they know the difference between the kind American people and their corrupt politicians.. excellent episode.. very informative and quite truthful
Yea funded by government you will find some nuggets of Truth in there though. Most of it is propaganda oh, that means lies deception and falsehoods. If you find that amazing you are well indoctrinated.
Back then when the word "documentary" meant something and not like now how a guy who searches for an other guy separated for 30 years. Also, most importantly, real journalism. Not armchair "expert" fighters.
What's wrong with letting them have their beliefs doesn't mean it has to be ours no no hide or Sharia law on the land shaped by creation the right hand of the creator live Free or die
@@tag180rotax that’s different one of them is Jewish and the other Is Muslim but in the case of Iran and Saudi Arabia they are both Muslim country’s with different steps to achieve the same result
America is also full of religious lunatics, who are anti-socialist, so it makes sense that we'd support mujahideen over commies. Until they mess with our oil, then we back the Leninist Ba'athists. Until THEY mess with our oil, then we back the monarchist Wahhabists again.
@anna , do think america are good guys, oil interest ,or should I say whatever the corporations need. please do not think any government is honest, if you dont start that way , it seems you end up that, dishonest and cruel. not speaking of exception.
As a Muslim who was born and raised in the United States and I grew up thinking the people around me were scared of me and my religion even though I’m not Arab. When I was bit older I went and travelled throughout the Middle East and that experience really shaped my thoughts and I just wish there could be peace hopefully one day there will be
Iran isn't an Arab country, it's Persian. "Arab" countries are those which are on the Arabian Peninsula. "Arabic" people are either people from the Arab countries or people whose native language is Arabic. Iran isn't on the Arabian Peninsula and they speak Persian.
@@mat4263 No, Iranians aren't Persians, only 32% of them are Persians, the rest are Azeris, Kurds, Balochis, Laris, Mazendaranis, Gagars, Armenians, Jews, Arabs,...etc Stop spreading false information kiddo. And there is no such thing as Arabic people, there are Arabs from Ahwaz in the east to Morocco in the west and from Yemen in the south to diyarbakir in the north, what they taught you in school in Iran was racism and hatred.
@@maroonburgundy5720 lol yea sure, feel free to give us each and every one of your sources to back up this information 😃 I’m always willing to admit what I don’t know know and when I’m wrong . That being said, your “facts” and “statistics” are not backed up by any credible source of information I can find
As an American born in 91, this shed more light on what was actually going on than anything I've seen before. The US seems to not be able to mind their own damn business ever since WW2. I now better understand the hatred that the people impacted by these actions can hold against my country. Sorry for your loss
If only it was that simple. Not saying the US hasn't made mistakes, it has. Major ones. However in the modern connected world the world's biggest super power can't just sit back and not get involved with anything. That same mentality lead directly to WW2. Isolationism isn't an option.
@@AnthonyJ504 It is actually simple.....they should intervene if there is a genocide or an unjust war going on. And they should honour the contracts they signed (in ukraine they should have intervened because they signed a contract to protect its territorial integrity). They should not intervene in a civil war (Vietnam) and lie about it. And they should not aim to reach regime change because they don't like the current regime (iraq, kongo etc. etc .)
@@christianmartens3578 except that in itself isn't simple. So you think there should have been US troops sent to actively fight in Ukraine despite the fact that it could lead to a much bigger war or nuclear war? As far as regime changes, the US doesn't intervene simply because they don't "like" it. When they do it's usually because that regime is a threat to US interest or a financier of or supporter of terrorism. Are they always right? No, no one is. Those same regimes are usually ones that brutalize and oppress their own people. Case in point Iran. A regime that oppresses their own population and is a major supporter or terrorism, ie Hezbollah. They also almost always never act alone but as part of a coalition. As for the Vietnam war? I agree with you on that. We should have never gotten involved there.
@@christianmartens3578 that's not the same as minding their own business. And your list of rules I guarantee is not the same as anyone else's who even may be on your side. By definition that means it actually ISN'T simple - and if you can't comprehend this it's most likely because YOU are simple
Amazing one....seen half and already hooked. Good work guys! Iranians accepting the American reporter was ❤ the fact that they knew a population can be diff from its political leaders💯
When we say Marg bar America we mean American establishment that killed Iranians during the time of shah as well as now with ongoing sanctions, Ayatollah Khamenei had also made this clear
Lots of people around the world understand the difference between the American people and the American government. When my uncle was in Vietnam he was caught at an outpost by the Viet Cong. But instead of killing him they took his weapon, took a bite of his mango, called him "soul brother", gave him his mango back and sent him on his way. My uncle interpreted this as they understood that he wasn't there by choose but merely a pawn of our government. Annmary I think you're right about many people around the world understanding the difference.
They know we have no say in the matter, they saw Eisenhower's speech too, bizzarrely after Eisenhower's administration oversaw several overthrows of other countries. They know our corporate-owned government doesn't care about us either.
Americans don't do the same. They hate the government and the people, especially the people. There is no distinction, just look at the idiot comment above me.
they know our media and politicians lie to us. most leaders lie to their citizens. its as simple as parents telling their kids to be good because santa claus sees when we are naughty and nice. the lies make us behave how the leaders want us to
@@solgato5186 Perhaps you view the situation differently as a sitting president. And maybe he only realized that the inflating military industrial complex was becoming just that at the end of his 2 terms. It had some time to inflate after WW2. Plus, to him all that overthrowing was merely resisting the Soviet threat which was always the focus. Overthrow before the Soviets overthrow with a communist revolution.
Ayatollah Khamenei might be the smartest (or, at any rate, the most successful) leader in the post-Cold War period. He created a new Persian Empire: * Through his proxy Hezbollah he drove Israel out of Lebanon in 2000, and then defeated Israel again in 2006 * Hezbollah becomes state-within-a-state in Lebanon * The Americans STUPIDLY hand Iraq over to Maliki, and Iraq becomes an Iranian satellite * Syria under Bashar Assad also becomes a vassal (of sorts) to Iran * The pro-Iranian Houthis take power in Yemen and then defeat the Saudi attack * Iran defeats ISIS in Iraq and Syria (with American and Russian support, no less)
Films like these have a huge impact on the perception of a foreign nation. It’s also a reminder that the people of these nations are not the politics or their politicians. Just as the Iranian gentleman said, there is a distinction between the American people and the American politicians which they recognize clearly.
At the time of the hostage crisis it was talked about constantly. We made Christmas cards for the hostages in school. Tied yellow ribbons around our trees for the hostages. I was on the news Every. Single. Night. And I don't recall hearing the name Mossadeq mentioned even once. I remember asking "how come they hate us and burn our flag? what'd we ever do to them?" And the answer was always something along the lines of, "Nothing. They're just crazy that way. Savages. Ingrates. Nuke them all." etc etc. Never once was there any indication that there was a history of problems there. Nothing about fomenting coups or training Savak. The shah was just a poor sick old man who we wanted to let go to the doctor bc we're so compassionate. I mean I was a kid, and it is somewhat complicated, but srsly, how did the name Mossadeq not come up AT ALL. I think I was in college the first time I heard of that? And it wasn't even in class- a friend was dating an Iranian girl. American educators and media need to do better. Much, much better. Thank goodness for PBS. I know that Iran is far from perfect and has done some pretty f-ed up stuff too. So has KSA, Israel, the UK, the French, the Russians. But we need to accept our own responsibility, and maybe learn something from it so we can quit making the same stupid mistakes over and over and over again.
"Once the sword has been sheath, it can never be put back" prophetic saying. I am Muslim and the sad reality is Muslims will fighting one another until the end of times.
In this documentry the blame for all the conflicts in the Middle east is being put on the Saudi's and the Iranian's but in reality the American's have a major say in almost every political dilemma in the middle east. Iran is a big rival of the United states since the revolution of 1979,so in order to keep Iran from being a major Global and middle eastern power the US has been fueling up rivalry between the Saudi's and the Iranian's. Saudi's being the ally of the west have always indirectly helped the US to prevent Iran from spreading its influence across the region.
It is President Dwight D. Eisenhower who started this back in 1953, when CIA and MI6 did the coup to remove Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. That was the starting point of the conflict, CIA later called it a blowback. It was British Petroleum after losing control on Iranian oil when Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh nationalized the oil company. In order to avenge Iranian PM UK first requested to President Harry Truman, and he rejected it. But President Dwight Eisenhower's intellectual mayopia lead to all the catastrophic future events.
@@BrandyTexas214 Only at first, before the civil war began. If you have a chance check out the Frontline episode " Once upon a time in Iraq"; it is an amalgamation of multiple first person accounts of Iraqis during and after the US invasion of 2003.
@@BrandyTexas214 the Ukrainians welcomed the nazis in 1941. Then they realized they were better before and helped the soviets. Same thing with your story.
Divide and rule is the concept that I have deduced from this documentary.Muslims should all unite and stop the infights.Great journalism there,bigup👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿
Excellent video...really. I remember growing up through all of this. Years ago, an American journalist/author Robin Wright, wrote a book called "Sacred Rage". She basically told us what was coming. I feel that her message was either ignored or marginalized.
As an American viewer. I felt for both sides. Very educating. There is so much untold in America. Will there ever be peace with such ideology? Where is a peaceful loving god to be found?
I know right. I do have friends who are Shias from Iran. They hate war as much as anyone else I know. This is the reason we seperate church from state.
An incredible feat of docu-journalism. Thorough, balanced and riveting. Only disappointed that no mention was made of the reasons for the Kuwaiti invasion. For me, that set in motion what followed in 2003-2014.
Thank you Frontline!!! What a brilliant and educational documentary. This is the only piece I've watched that has managed to explain the origins of violence/hatred between the Sunni and the Shiates and the modern day impact on Middle East politics
I believe it's not a suna shia thing it's a political power struggle between saudi Arabia and iran and Turkey and some trying to paint some sectarian elements of it when in fact it has nothing to do with it.
In the majority of the Muslim world, we live side by side. Are best of friends even. These are politicians who use religion and division to spread hate about the other. May Allah guide them to the right path.
Excellent documentary. I learned a lot. I remember the Iran embassy siege. I was 14. I did not know about the Mecca mosque siege nor did I kno about Saudi influences.
After watching this documentary I realized that born in a stable country is a blessing.
Stable? What county is that?
singapore
@@enrique7919 i get what you mean. but in comparison we can say some of the countries are stable than others
WOW!! Absolutely right! What a documentary...
This makes the Jan 6 Capitol Attack look like Disneyland.
1. 03:34 The Revolution
2. 24:24 The Kingdom
3. 39:22 The Jihad
4. 50:36 The Party of God
5. 01:02:31 The Forgotten War
6. 01:20:05 The Invasion
Thank you!!!
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Thanks bud.
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Thank you friend!
this documentary is a masterpiece. i wish i had videos like this about every topic i'm interested in
Exactly
Finally got a clear picture
Someone commented how civil the comment section is.....
In my opinion not many ignorant individuals have the patience to watch such a great documentary. It’s a history lesson, not a politicized documentary. If there isn’t any bullshit the 1st few minutes they can’t sit through this amazing piece.
You’re ignorant.
Yeah a lot of people don’t want truth but someone telling them they are right. “It's Easier to Fool People Than It Is to Convince Them That They Have Been Fooled.” - Mark Twain.
It's a shit comment section though, people just praise the documentary, instead of discussing.
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@@nebunezz_r u know, u r right.
Anything in particular you want to point out?
Now, for clarification purposes, I am not Muslim, I live in the states and my opinions are not political or biased to either side of the coin. With this said, who do you think is most responsible for “Iran VS Saudi Arabia?
Anyone, please join in! 🥸
When I was a young boy in Ghana, Sunnis and Shias we're never hostile towards each other but I remember very well the first time I heard the words "shia and sinni) it's incredible how this doc has helped me put together what really happened. My dad was always listening to BBC on issues affecting the middle east. I didn't like watching news then, but now that j want to discuss and take about it, he passed. For bless all peoples to live in peace.
❤ it sounds like he passed his thirst for knowledge on to you. I’m very sorry that you did not get to have discussions with him about it. I know for many it feels as if just as we are beginning to appreciate our parents for their traits and experiences, they are gone. Thank you for sharing with us.
@@hannahbeanies8855 Thank you!
It certainly does not get talked about enough, the heart of Islamism in the Africas and how they have a profound effect (very invisible to those that for whatever reason separate Africa, Islam, and Arabia) on the Arab world at large, and a diverse history.
I'm an American born in Alabama with a rich West African history. In doing research on Yorùbá culture in Nigeria, I found out that Queen Sheba, Bilikisu Sungbo (she is the famed Bilqis in the Quran), who was a wife of King Solomon, is ethnically Yorùbá, and she has a tomb in Oke-Eri in Ijebu, Nigeria. She is not Arab and she was not Muslim (she was a "Sun Worshipper" who did accept Allah as God), so that makes her marriage to Solomon so very interesting.
why are you even practising a foreign religion as an African and being drawn on a beef which has nothing to do with you
@@olwethunqindi8488 You don't provide for his/her daily meal, nor rent, didn't provide for his education, you did not give him life neither does he/she owe any allegiance to you so respect others for their beliefs and keep your holier than thou attitude away from projecting onto others. Whether African or a foreign religion mind your damn business.
I am deep in love with these documentaries.
This is the correct way to teach history lessons.
FRONTLINE DOCS ARE FULL OF LIES. GO RESEARCH
This is depressing.
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Thanks for re-releasing this! It's an excellent way for the general public to understand the middle east geopolitics.
Really? It is biased in favour of islamic repression. The Shah is portrayed as a monster and Khomeini as a great democratic leader.
@@Marcelo-Caruccio Anything from PBS or NPR is anti-Western, just crap we taxpayers fund
I consider myself to be kind of smart and I care a lot about learning but after 2 hours of this I still can't barely understand half of anything
@@ricky5369 - a person that states they are smart is usually the least intelligent person in the room...
Jus sayin.
@@ricky5369 It is simple, everything in that region is religion-based, one religion that it, Islam, because Islam to them is politics, influence, security, and most important of all, money.
When you live in a peaceful country you fundamentally have to appreciate that.
People are suffering out there
it's mostly these peaceful countries or rather some or the other ignorant, illread and uninformed leader of a so called peaceful country who is greedy for power who has created the mess...
Mainly because of the US and UK's meddling and making alliances to gain their own interests
Pharmacies and reactional medication like caffeine and alcohol nicotine can numb your senses so can music
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@@TingitanianCenturion 🥺 hello I am doing okay sorry 😐 to make you feel bad hope you cheer up
I can't even put into words how I appreciate PBS for this excellent documentary. Thank you!
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I'm unable to even remotely express how much I love PBS and this consistently high quality content. These documentaries are always top-tier and never fail to explore the subtleties/nuances of a topic.
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And im unable to express how nice that rack of yours is...sorry...but putting that aside - i agree
It's a societal nesscesity for politicians will never tell the truth. We'll be stuck with the casus beli's for these wars and not the actual very economical motives. WMD's in Iraq, communism is evil and Iran hates Americans.
such big words to say nothing at all..
"American politicians are just a bunch of rich people and are very different from 99% of Americans". Wow! right on point!
Yes
Dont let anyone in the middle east fool ypu and blame America for all their problems. They had the same islamic problems before America, they lived in a sh.thole and will continue to...
No there are not. Lots of Americans are brainwashed zombies and completely under the spell of lying politicians and the fake news
Even the Americans hate their government.
yeah, well, a significant portion of these 99% of regular americans VOTED for these so-called american politicians. they didn't just fly in the white spontaneously.
Very informative. I leaned so much in these 2 hours about the various global events and how they were interconnected. Just mind blowing.
Appreciate the effort.
This is A-grade quality investigative journalism. Martin Smith is an OG. Thank you, PBS for sharing this well-crafted piece of journalism!
The quality of the research speak for itself. Love ❤️ from Malaysia 🇲🇾. Respect the reporter and the whole team.
A masterpiece!! I've gained so much knowledge in about 2 hours. PBS deserves an accolade for this work. Seriously the timing of events was just embacable.
This is journalism of the highest quality. It is so hard these days to see a professional journalist covering the facts as is, listening to both sides.
After watching this documentary you feel like you can be interviewed as an expert on middle east politics, only to pause for a while and realize that you still need to be educated more about this important part of the globe. Exceptional piece of great journalism
At least us that are here have an interest in learning more, and not being ignorant. Give yourself credit for that much.
Nah you can’t be expert by just viewing this. Saudis can’t be sanction or else ur dollar will worth like venezuelan peso
@@aneesahussein1522 I never said I'm an expert
FRONTLINE DOCS ARE FULL OF LIES. GO RESEARCH IT
@@aneesahussein1522bingo!
My mom transcribed these frontline shows for years. There are superb. 🙏💪
Can’t wait to watch! Thank you PBS for your consistently awesome documentaries!
It would have been better if will laymen was Narrator
@Jor Daz How so?
Frontline is the best in the biz 👍
Unfortunately the only knock is that their biased..
@@bdot187um Are they really that biased? Don't you get tired of playing the 'biased' card so often?
@@bdot187um The only bias they show is American.
i love the gulf war doc from the 90's
@@bdot187um propaganda has been around for centuries. the colonials used it to garner support for the revolution. they are still incredibly well produced and entertaining, as well as informative. bias or no bias.
Just watched 20 minutes and wanna say that this is one of the best underrated documentary about middle east with precise content beautifully explained 🎉
This is an excellent impartial documentary.Opinions of both sides were taken leaving the viewers to come into logical conclusions on their own.Thanks a lot PBS for this gem of a work.
This doc was sponsored by the Ford foundation; you must be kidding yourself if you really believe that it was impartial...
There is nothing from PBS that is impartial. The biases may be hard to recognize but they are definitely there.
Mind blowing documentary. Good job PBS for being one of the few TRULY journalistic institutions in the whole Western world. This was an eye opening and informative two hours that you gave us.
I agree with you 💯
This was a truly comprehensive and impartial journalistic work.
They good if you smart enough to read through their leftist spin bias to see through all that to the truth
@@suleimanali1635impartial and PBS?? Hahahahaha i call that an oxymoron
I think this one is very balanced. I can't speak for the whole of their output, tho.
@suleimanali1635 fair enough, especially if you have experience and knowledge of this issue. I agree this documentary was good. Frontline did a good one on North Korea a few years back. They do have a massive leftist bias though. The smart person can see through that. The weak minded though is easily influenced and manipulated. PBS is paid by the taxpayer right? They shouldn't have any bias and be neutral. Just report the story as is. That would be refreshing but non biased journalism hasn't existed in decades
FRONTLINE , is always in the frontlines, I Love your highly and professionally prepared documentaries.
I am from Iran, this documentary film was like fixed mind puzzle formula for me to answer my questions. Great job, thank you.
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All the bullshit started due to interest of bloody US & Britian, they helped iran fir oil & arms deal, and now they support Saudia for oil & ammunition sale.
country goes against thier interests they declared him failed state or terrorist.
US is a pure definition of Hypocrisy & betrayal when it comes to thier bloody interest.
If love to you through the internet is any help, please feel it through these words my brother.
@@onedaya_martian1238 Tnx bro love you back ✌💕
After watching Frontline documentaries I feel like an expert in western and middle east politics.I am totally hooked.Thank you soo much Frontline,the amount of detail, the dots actually connect and it finally makes sense.The level of crime's against humanity is appalling!!!
No Doubt Loads of Love to Martin Smith . A revered Correspondent to me. Multitude of doubts since birth in my mind regarding the Conflicts of Middle east .is now cleared . Docus are Just awesome and so lucidly explained . Salute to whole team.
This is the best film I have seen so far on this issue. Thank you for this Amazing piece.
I enjoyed its 2 parts...well developed from the shah to now.
This is an excellent documentary created by PBS. A perfect, informational and educational insight on the Middle East geopolitics and the consequences of Iraq War.
The only bad thing about it that its baisd.
@@bdot187um against who?
@@Stoneface_ Saudi Arabia.
This is the never ending story, sadly. Thank you PBS for this great documentary
This illustrates the futility of war. It is the innocent that suffers in the name of power,religion and pointless pride. It is heart-wrenching on many levels. EXCELLENT reporting though.
It illustrates the futility of stupid religion more than anything else.
@@foto21 You just illustrated your stupidity
@@almostafa4725 No, the religionists are the ones that are stupid. They use cel phones, even though that tech came from science. No god invented the cel phone, man did, men who stayed away from your fairy tales. Religion is a curse on man.
@@foto21 it's all about money and power. Religion is just an excuse. Most smart people can see through it.
@@foto21 so let me get this straigth, man invented cellphone, yet the universe created itself, you can leave now atheist or should I say hatheist.
Im from South Africa & this is probably the best documentary ive ever watched. I see part 2 is available & im definitely watching it right now, but this was just amazing. I got an entire masterclass on what exactly the issue is "over there" - I get it now & its incredibly complex problem
Me too, I feel like I understand so much better now.
Even our country was affect by US & Soviet proxies.
All the bullshit started due to interest of bloody US & Britian, they helped iran fir oil & arms deal, and now they support Saudia for oil & ammunition sale.
country goes against thier interests they declared him failed state or terrorist.
US is a pure definition of Hypocrisy & betrayal when it comes to thier bloody interest.
you're welcome.
What’s being from South Africa have to do with any of this?
The correspondent Martin Smith is gem of a person. Only few left in the world like him.
USA: You better work with us
Saudi: Yes Sir!
USA: Good Boy!
Iran: No thank you
USA: Okaayyy... Let’s take a look at your human-rights records
hahahaahah. Exactly. And why not? Its a good move. Work with us...that's your best choice
@@tonyiacomi4822 until your services are deemed "no longer useful"...
Just ask Saddam or Bin laden...
@@MrMaxyield Or Noriega. Or Thieu. Or Mobutu.
@@MrMaxyield Exactly. So what? What's wrong with that? Its for the good of the country. If we need them then we should protect them. If not, then we should assassinate or jail them.
@@tonyiacomi4822 Iran and north Korea are smart to not trust the US govt with their horrible record...
Incredible. Pretty profound that on the other side of the globe the man at 13:57 has a more realistic view on politics than a solid percentage of our own country.
Excellent documentary, with excellent commentators. Middle East politics is a power play between IRAN, Saudi Arabia, and Israel, all others are minor players seemingly to be used by these players. I listened to this twice, can't get enough. Frontline thank you for this top notch reporting.
Corona ! You make me a historian 😄
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Hi, Khyber Vibes. Afgh or Pak side? Just curious. 💙 both countries.
Hahahaha
Same here, i guess we all experiencing the same thing thank corona i guess 😉
Same here😂
Seriously educating.
It is infuriating to me how so few people can screw so much up.
The comment section is so civil :)
Trolls cannot stand videos longer than 4 min
Agree with Yusuf. Also, the majority of people watching this are here for the knowledge and are probably open to discussion and they encourage diversity of thought!
That's a good thing
ehhhh
@@richierich2534 ok, bernie.
This great docu should be mandatory for every politician to watch. Not just the USA, USR and China (dubbed ;-) as well. Like the narrator said: Pandora's box is opened.
Very well made and I genuinely think it's very objectively made.
The portion about our politicians being different than the majority of our people...spot on! Sad that the world sees what we don't!
to anyone from Iran or the whole Middle East I want to say, as an AMERICAN, we have love for all. the Gentleman speaking is right. we are not like our Politicians. We have love for all.
All the bullshit started due to interest of bloody US & Britian, they helped iran fir oil & arms deal, and now they support Saudia for oil & ammunition sale.
country goes against thier interests they declared him failed state or terrorist.
US is a pure definition of Hypocrisy & betrayal when it comes to thier bloody interest.
I thought you are a "representative democracy" . A" leader of the Free world" Are you admitting that Democracy has failed in America? That the American system doesn't represent the will of the people?😲
Rubbish between the Elites, the Christian Fundamentalists and the American Exceptionalists, the majority of Americans directly support US intervention that bring nothing but murder and suffering to the world. The rest of Americans are guilty too, for going alone with it.
@@sisyphusvasilias3943 you’re wrong. we don’t go along with them. our government controls everything. we have no say in anything, no matter how much you hear “the land of the free”. we’re not really free. anyone who tries to stand and speak up can get killed, just like our police kill those they’ve sworn to protect. our news agencies post propaganda that tries to brain wash us, all while our government makes it to where you can’t survive unless you’re working 24/7 while our government answers for nothing. We don’t want war with other countries, nor do we want to be the police of the world. We don’t want any of it but there’s nothing we can really do. We are all controlled. We love other countries & wish things were different. We really do care about what other people are going through around the world & we have more than than others think. We are not our government or our governments decisions and I hope other countries realize that one day.
@@morgangaskin3072 You're right about your conditions and how the financial/MIC Elites oppress the rest of the country.
You're just not as powerless as you say. Your Government expects violence and hostile demonstrations and will meet these with their own immense violence and surviellance. But they are incredibly vulnerable to non participation revolts.
REfuse to provide their essential services and they will wither and die.
But there is still enough scraps available to the 99% that most people are more worried about holding onto what they have than holding a corrupt elite to account.
It will need to get worse before desperation drives a revolt.
But the people are responsible for their Government. It's their responsibility to remove them if they are tyrants.
I can point to a dozen countries where the people are standing up to oppressive elites.
Americans will have to find the courage to overthrow an entrenched elite.
While overcoming the manufactured social divisions the elites have fabricated.
Or they will have to learn to live on their knees. For it is clear that USA's ruling class are set on introducing a neo-fuedalism dual class society. Ruling Oligarchs living in luxurious Reservations and the rest, without property or power, dependent of handouts.
the only thing that benefits the wars in the middle east without loosing anything.
Is Toyota
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it is US, Israeland west who is destroying middle east , keep it up, they will keep it up, generation who are going throug this process will hate them and one day when they destroy all in middle east, the remaing mess will surely come for european obletration.
@@MAMINSHA Divide and Conquer
@@MAMINSHA But they are the only ones who really developed anything. I don't even think there would be cars in the Middle East if left to themselves. They would definitely still be riding camels as the primary mode of transport.
@@Zed.1836 Um, Israel defeated them all TOGETHER. Never heard of when all the Arab states attacked Israel TOGETHER? Study your history bro
Thanks forever to FRONTLINE, what a powerful documentary!
Fascinating film.
Thank you Frontline producers and reporters.
Martin Smith is so brave.
The most hilarious part was when president Reagan said to Mujahideen,"You are not alone freedom fighters"🙃🙃
They weren't.
My thoughts exactly!! They went from "freedom fighters" to "terrorists" in a few years. All a matter of perspective and who they are fighting at the time.
😂😂 Exactly, when they are actively suppressing women's rights with American Support... but then again it's not like American women had "full rights" for a lil more then 60 years at that point!...smh
@@JBabi2u and that was the biggest mistake America ever did.
@@Reid-bu7iv 😩😂🤣🤣💀
I cannot express my gratitude for you to bring such a quality content.
This is great journalism. Great job PBS
I love each and every front line documentaries...they are so informative...YOUNGUYS DESERVE THE BIGGEST AWARD
One of the best documentaries I’ve ever watched! Great job!
"An Israeli militant convoy lost its way and drove into the crowd."
Ah cmon PBS, you were doing so well...
Time stamp
Yeah PBS quit being pro Zionists
Hahaaha.. I was thinking the same way. The Israeli might came and check up on them and provide sense of dominance with their Tank. lmao. They got clapped
56:10
They didn’t even throw an “allegedly”. That was blatant case of self-censoring.
This was very eye opening. I now understand the various perspectives more clearly.
Very complex region that Historians spend their whole life trying to understand. Drives me crazy how so many listen to their favorite ideologue and behave like experts.
I want to say thank you to everyone who watched this video with an open mind and an intention to learn and be better informed. Islam is a very maligned and misunderstood religion and it can be very difficult to differentiate between religion, cultural traditions, and politics.
In 1995 I bought a book 'The Middle East For Dummies' This was a great explanation regarding the middle east from the turn of the 20th century to Clintons Election. This led to my purchasing a book on the CIA and the Middle East up until OBL's presence. Then many other books as I would pluck events or situations I wanted to learn more about. This lead to a book explaining the Balkans, breaking up of the USSR and the regional collateral damage (If I could recommend one from this area it would be 'The Bosnia List') MY point is simple... I sure wish they had audio books back then. So much easier. That being said, for all the countries currently suffering from war, OUR(US) FAULT or others....I pray for the safety of all of you. I hope it all ends and you are blessed beyond comprehension for any past or current sufferings.
Luckily the U.S. doesn't have two groups that can be easily polarized in order to increase the power of the political and corporate ruling class
For those who cannot understand sarcasm, this is one.
and even more lucky is we don't have a political figure who people support unwaveringly and look at as chosen by god phew
Quite exactly! When you hear debates about identity politics, people fail to see that the concept of nation, creed, ideology, etc. have all been used to garner political power, not just schisms in religion. The root cause of conflict stems from the want of power. "Man is born free, and he is everywhere in chains". I have to see that Islam is a lot more oppressive when it comes to freeing oneself from illusions.
@@TejasM14 you're hopelessly enslaved, Islam has nothing to do with this conflict
@@almostafa4725 he didn't even mention Islam. It was just great sarcasm and a problem that many if not most societies have. Ironic you're another zealot who misses the point, which is the point.
Iran is a beautiful country.
FRONTLINE PBS is absolutely amazing because it fearlessly portrays the harsh truth no matter how brutal it may be.
Love the tents the women wear....so Haute Couture.....................
Wow im glad i checked all my subscriptions and open this channel. now it gives me a background where it all started, not all but atleast the important events was explained. This was a great docu and thank you for sharing. Lets share this video to all. Im no longer curious where jihadist started to fight the western countries
Hi
Iranians are proud people.. I am glad they know the difference between the kind American people and their corrupt politicians.. excellent episode.. very informative and quite truthful
First PBS Documentary, I ever watched.
I’ve never looked back since then… 💯
PBS DOCUMENTARIES < ARE DOWNRIGHT AMAZING , THANKS FROM INDIA
Yea funded by government you will find some nuggets of Truth in there though. Most of it is propaganda oh, that means lies deception and falsehoods. If you find that amazing you are well indoctrinated.
@@maximusdecimusmeridius5500 how does the tinfoil hat feel? comfy?
@@maximusdecimusmeridius5500 I'd be shocked if you even watched the whole documentary. Probably just came here to troll
The camera work is on another level.
Back then when the word "documentary" meant something and not like now how a guy who searches for an other guy separated for 30 years. Also, most importantly, real journalism. Not armchair "expert" fighters.
@@nikolaosmark5812 Was this not made in 2019-20?
Thank you, I try.
What's wrong with letting them have their beliefs doesn't mean it has to be ours no no hide or Sharia law on the land shaped by creation the right hand of the creator live Free or die
@@nikolaosmark5812 lll
Very good understanding of history. The part of history which we read in newspaper but never understood is now clear. Thanks
Imagine how strong Iran and Saudi Arabia would be if they put there differences aside and became friends
That's like saying the same for Israel and Palestine lol the blood spilled goes back too far it seems
@@tag180rotax that’s different one of them is Jewish and the other
Is Muslim but in the case of
Iran and Saudi Arabia they are both Muslim country’s with different steps to achieve the same result
Hence, the Western world played a role in making sure they r not together.
@@n9583 not Actually most of Iran is not Muslim
@@n9583 Tawheed and Shirk are two opposite ends of the spectrum. How can they unite?
I wish the US would actually support pathways to democracy instead of backing authoritarian leaders without thinking of the consequences.
America is also full of religious lunatics, who are anti-socialist, so it makes sense that we'd support mujahideen over commies. Until they mess with our oil, then we back the Leninist Ba'athists. Until THEY mess with our oil, then we back the monarchist Wahhabists again.
@anna , do think america are good guys, oil interest ,or should I say whatever the corporations need. please do not think any government is honest, if you dont start that way , it seems you end up that, dishonest and cruel. not speaking of exception.
Right! We need to make overtures to the moderate elements in the Arab world, and work to marginalize extremists.
38 years of religious regression! Keep the lunatics in their churches, mosques & synagogues.
Well, Iraq procedurally is democratic now, if it's the case. Well, to be fair, Bush didn't talk about development, economic stability, etc.
This is the best documentary i have ever seen. Truly amazing.
As a Muslim who was born and raised in the United States and I grew up thinking the people around me were scared of me and my religion even though I’m not Arab. When I was bit older I went and travelled throughout the Middle East and that experience really shaped my thoughts and I just wish there could be peace hopefully one day there will be
Yes there is now much peace in europe
Great content
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Came here from @Newslaundry. Wow. What a detailed documentary. Thanks
Thank you for making this documentary available for free. This will help the whole of humanity and the Muslim world as well.
This film has offered me more insight into the Arab relationships and the various groups. Love it!
Iran's not an Arab country
Iran isn't an Arab country, it's Persian. "Arab" countries are those which are on the Arabian Peninsula. "Arabic" people are either people from the Arab countries or people whose native language is Arabic. Iran isn't on the Arabian Peninsula and they speak Persian.
Iranians are "Ajam", not Arabs, they only wish to be Arabs.
@@mat4263 No, Iranians aren't Persians, only 32% of them are Persians, the rest are Azeris, Kurds, Balochis, Laris, Mazendaranis, Gagars, Armenians, Jews, Arabs,...etc Stop spreading false information kiddo. And there is no such thing as Arabic people, there are Arabs from Ahwaz in the east to Morocco in the west and from Yemen in the south to diyarbakir in the north, what they taught you in school in Iran was racism and hatred.
@@maroonburgundy5720 lol yea sure, feel free to give us each and every one of your sources to back up this information 😃
I’m always willing to admit what I don’t know know and when I’m wrong . That being said, your “facts” and “statistics” are not backed up by any credible source of information I can find
"It's a pity they both can't lose." Henry Kissinger
Bingo
sit and watch, and let them fight to their death.
That war criminal needs to go to hell already
@@yoyodawgsupbrah
Henry Kissinger has made a pact with the Devil. He's going to outlive many of us through sheer stubborness.
As an American born in 91, this shed more light on what was actually going on than anything I've seen before. The US seems to not be able to mind their own damn business ever since WW2. I now better understand the hatred that the people impacted by these actions can hold against my country. Sorry for your loss
If only it was that simple. Not saying the US hasn't made mistakes, it has. Major ones. However in the modern connected world the world's biggest super power can't just sit back and not get involved with anything. That same mentality lead directly to WW2. Isolationism isn't an option.
@@AnthonyJ504 It is actually simple.....they should intervene if there is a genocide or an unjust war going on. And they should honour the contracts they signed (in ukraine they should have intervened because they signed a contract to protect its territorial integrity). They should not intervene in a civil war (Vietnam) and lie about it. And they should not aim to reach regime change because they don't like the current regime (iraq, kongo etc. etc .)
@@christianmartens3578 except that in itself isn't simple. So you think there should have been US troops sent to actively fight in Ukraine despite the fact that it could lead to a much bigger war or nuclear war? As far as regime changes, the US doesn't intervene simply because they don't "like" it. When they do it's usually because that regime is a threat to US interest or a financier of or supporter of terrorism. Are they always right? No, no one is. Those same regimes are usually ones that brutalize and oppress their own people. Case in point Iran. A regime that oppresses their own population and is a major supporter or terrorism, ie Hezbollah. They also almost always never act alone but as part of a coalition. As for the Vietnam war? I agree with you on that. We should have never gotten involved there.
@@christianmartens3578 It is NOT simple. The only thing that actually is simple is you.
@@christianmartens3578 that's not the same as minding their own business. And your list of rules I guarantee is not the same as anyone else's who even may be on your side. By definition that means it actually ISN'T simple - and if you can't comprehend this it's most likely because YOU are simple
Amazing one....seen half and already hooked. Good work guys! Iranians accepting the American reporter was ❤ the fact that they knew a population can be diff from its political leaders💯
When we say Marg bar America we mean American establishment that killed Iranians during the time of shah as well as now with ongoing sanctions, Ayatollah Khamenei had also made this clear
Lots of people around the world understand the difference between the American people and the American government. When my uncle was in Vietnam he was caught at an outpost by the Viet Cong. But instead of killing him they took his weapon, took a bite of his mango, called him "soul brother", gave him his mango back and sent him on his way. My uncle interpreted this as they understood that he wasn't there by choose but merely a pawn of our government. Annmary I think you're right about many people around the world understanding the difference.
PBS YOU NEED TO RELEASE EVERYTHING YOUVE EVER MADE AS AUDIO PODCAST SO I CAN LISTEN AT WORK
Exactly!
I second that!!
Captain Grizzly lmao😂😂
I have the frontline app on my phone
@@johann242 what’s the app called ? Already searched PBS and frontline but to no avail
Great impartial documentary with quality interviews of both sides. PBS makes top quality educational media.❤
wow I couldn't believe what they said about only hating American politicians and loving the American people thats so beyond heartwarming
Socialists say the same thing about America. (socialists that line up to immigrate to the U.S.) Don't believe any of these hypocrites. Believe me!
They know we have no say in the matter, they saw Eisenhower's speech too, bizzarrely after Eisenhower's administration oversaw several overthrows of other countries. They know our corporate-owned government doesn't care about us either.
Americans don't do the same. They hate the government and the people, especially the people. There is no distinction, just look at the idiot comment above me.
they know our media and politicians lie to us. most leaders lie to their citizens. its as simple as parents telling their kids to be good because santa claus sees when we are naughty and nice. the lies make us behave how the leaders want us to
@@solgato5186 Perhaps you view the situation differently as a sitting president. And maybe he only realized that the inflating military industrial complex was becoming just that at the end of his 2 terms. It had some time to inflate after WW2. Plus, to him all that overthrowing was merely resisting the Soviet threat which was always the focus. Overthrow before the Soviets overthrow with a communist revolution.
Cnn, fox, msnbc should learn something from this..
Only possible from tax dollars 😁
Too busy making up news.
No ,they are very narrow minded.
well those are entertainment & drama channels like indian StarPlus
They are fake news
Amazing documentary. All the REAL, AUTHENTIC informational things we should be aware of.
Ayatollah Khamenei might be the smartest (or, at any rate, the most successful) leader in the post-Cold War period. He created a new Persian Empire:
* Through his proxy Hezbollah he drove Israel out of Lebanon in 2000, and then defeated Israel again in 2006
* Hezbollah becomes state-within-a-state in Lebanon
* The Americans STUPIDLY hand Iraq over to Maliki, and Iraq becomes an Iranian satellite
* Syria under Bashar Assad also becomes a vassal (of sorts) to Iran
* The pro-Iranian Houthis take power in Yemen and then defeat the Saudi attack
* Iran defeats ISIS in Iraq and Syria (with American and Russian support, no less)
Iran regime is a bubble, and it's about to explode
Iranians always had brains to rule middle east for centuries. Meanwhile Arabs could never rule their own territory properly.
Iran seems so much more than what we here in the West make it out to be.
Iran and it's people are more like us Americans than the Saudis.
@@babiesmakinbabies That's not a compliment by any yardstick.
@@bigbulk688 LMFAO 🤣🤣🤣
I agree with you
Then why don't you move there?
Films like these have a huge impact on the perception of a foreign nation. It’s also a reminder that the people of these nations are not the politics or their politicians. Just as the Iranian gentleman said, there is a distinction between the American people and the American politicians which they recognize clearly.
simply incredible! glued to the screen at all times
i missed my devotion last night because of this
At the time of the hostage crisis it was talked about constantly. We made Christmas cards for the hostages in school. Tied yellow ribbons around our trees for the hostages. I was on the news Every. Single. Night. And I don't recall hearing the name Mossadeq mentioned even once. I remember asking "how come they hate us and burn our flag? what'd we ever do to them?" And the answer was always something along the lines of, "Nothing. They're just crazy that way. Savages. Ingrates. Nuke them all." etc etc. Never once was there any indication that there was a history of problems there. Nothing about fomenting coups or training Savak. The shah was just a poor sick old man who we wanted to let go to the doctor bc we're so compassionate. I mean I was a kid, and it is somewhat complicated, but srsly, how did the name Mossadeq not come up AT ALL. I think I was in college the first time I heard of that? And it wasn't even in class- a friend was dating an Iranian girl. American educators and media need to do better. Much, much better. Thank goodness for PBS.
I know that Iran is far from perfect and has done some pretty f-ed up stuff too. So has KSA, Israel, the UK, the French, the Russians. But we need to accept our own responsibility, and maybe learn something from it so we can quit making the same stupid mistakes over and over and over again.
This is the most eye opening doc I’ve ever watched on the Middle East narrative
"Once the sword has been sheath, it can never be put back" prophetic saying. I am Muslim and the sad reality is Muslims will fighting one another until the end of times.
Unsheathing is to take the sword out. Sheathing is putting the sword away lol
In this documentry the blame for all the conflicts in the Middle east is being put on the Saudi's and the Iranian's but in reality the American's have a major say in almost every political dilemma in the middle east.
Iran is a big rival of the United states since the revolution of 1979,so in order to keep Iran from being a major Global and middle eastern power the US has been fueling up rivalry between the Saudi's and the Iranian's.
Saudi's being the ally of the west have always indirectly helped the US to prevent Iran from spreading its influence across the region.
It is President Dwight D. Eisenhower who started this back in 1953, when CIA and MI6 did the coup to remove Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. That was the starting point of the conflict, CIA later called it a blowback. It was British Petroleum after losing control on Iranian oil when Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh nationalized the oil company. In order to avenge Iranian PM UK first requested to President Harry Truman, and he rejected it. But President Dwight Eisenhower's intellectual mayopia lead to all the catastrophic future events.
The dictators of the ME who suppress their people and keep them in constant war and horror are puppets/allies of US/Israel.
@Yahweh Hates You America's foreign policy is very cruel and brutal, we love Americans but not those in powers.
So informative！ A great documentary of history, religion and geopolitics. Thank you, PBS.
What a disaster the Iraq war was for us and the Iraqis.
Not all the Iraqis! This is a myth, my ex was in Iraq 3 times.. many iraqis and the Kurds welcomed them with open arms.
@@BrandyTexas214 Only at first, before the civil war began. If you have a chance check out the Frontline episode " Once upon a time in Iraq"; it is an amalgamation of multiple first person accounts of Iraqis during and after the US invasion of 2003.
@@BrandyTexas214 the Ukrainians welcomed the nazis in 1941. Then they realized they were better before and helped the soviets. Same thing with your story.
It wasn’t a Disaster. Zionist masters of America wanted that. For greater israel. That's why they are happy
@@josecipriano3048 America saved Iraq from Saddam. Shut up.
Excellent work---Thanks very much
Martin Smith is one of the best journalists in this genre. Hats off.
Great documentary 😊 thank you to all the real journalist of frontline. PBS is the best 📺 on 📺
Yes, I am glad frontline released this documentary on middle eastern politics it gives people a great understanding
Divide and rule is the concept that I have deduced from this documentary.Muslims should all unite and stop the infights.Great journalism there,bigup👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿
Excellent video...really. I remember growing up through all of this. Years ago, an American journalist/author Robin Wright, wrote a book called "Sacred Rage". She basically told us what was coming. I feel that her message was either ignored or marginalized.
As an American viewer. I felt for both sides. Very educating. There is so much untold in America. Will there ever be peace with such ideology? Where is a peaceful loving god to be found?
Tell that to the irainin regime mr Eric.
I know right. I do have friends who are Shias from Iran. They hate war as much as anyone else I know. This is the reason we seperate church from state.
@@ericgilbert56 even though most of wars were perpetrated by the US...
An incredible feat of docu-journalism. Thorough, balanced and riveting.
Only disappointed that no mention was made of the reasons for the Kuwaiti invasion. For me, that set in motion what followed in 2003-2014.
I'm so uninformed, I thought Ayatollah was part of his name, I didn't know it was a title...
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Lol Me Too! 😂
Thank you Frontline!!! What a brilliant and educational documentary. This is the only piece I've watched that has managed to explain the origins of violence/hatred between the Sunni and the Shiates and the modern day impact on Middle East politics
I believe it's not a suna shia thing it's a political power struggle between saudi Arabia and iran and Turkey and some trying to paint some sectarian elements of it when in fact it has nothing to do with it.
In the majority of the Muslim world, we live side by side. Are best of friends even.
These are politicians who use religion and division to spread hate about the other.
May Allah guide them to the right path.
If you ever need a crash course in global politics, just watch a Frontline documentary! Well crafted guys, very informative!
Excellent documentary. I learned a lot. I remember the Iran embassy siege. I was 14. I did not know about the Mecca mosque siege nor did I kno about Saudi influences.
Lisa Bishop I wish this PBS journalist would do a documentary on Venezuela.