Confronting Iran
The Failure of American Foreign Policy and the Next Great Crisis in the Middle East and the Next Gre
By Ali Ansari | Publisher: Basic Books
About the book
Iran refuses to relent in developing nuclear technology, despite U.N. sanctions. Rumors persist that Israel is drawing up plans for military strikes. Neither the emboldened Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad nor the embattled President Bush has relented in his war of words. How did we get here? Iran expert Ali Ansari sets the current crisis in the context of a long history of mutual antagonism. From the overthrow of Mosaddeq in 1953 to the hostage crisis in 1979 and, more recently, the Gulf War and the War in Iraq, both Iranian and American politicians have forged conflicting narratives about an \"evil empire\" lying half a world away-resulting in a mutual mistrust that may ultimately lead to war.
Editions of Confronting Iran
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780465003501
- EBook
- ISBN 9780465003839
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Iran refuses to relent in developing nuclear technology, despite U.N. sanctions. Rumors persist that Israel is drawing up plans for military strikes. Neither the emboldened Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad nor the embattled President Bush has relented in his war of words. How did we get here? Iran expert Ali Ansari sets the current crisis in the context of a long history of mutual antagonism. From the overthrow of Mosaddeq in 1953 to the hostage crisis in 1979 and, more recently, the Gulf War and the War in Iraq, both Iranian and American politicians have forged conflicting narratives about an \"evil empire\" lying half a world away-resulting in a mutual mistrust that may ultimately lead to war.
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What is Confronting Iran about?
Iran refuses to relent in developing nuclear technology, despite U.N. sanctions. Rumors persist that Israel is drawing up plans for military strikes. Neither the emboldened Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad nor the embattled President Bush has relented in his war of words. How did we get here? Iran expert Ali Ansari sets the current crisis in the context of a long history of mutual antagonism. From the overthrow of Mosaddeq in 1953 to the hostage crisis in 1979 and, more recently, the Gulf War and the War in Iraq, both Iranian and American politicians have forged conflicting narratives about an \"evil empire\" lying half a world away-resulting in a mutual mistrust that may ultimately lead to war.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Confronting Iran?
History and Archaeology > History > Middle Eastern history
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Confronting Iran has 288 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Confronting Iran?
Ali Ansari
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Basic Books
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Confronting Iran is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780465003501) and ebook(ISBN 9780465003839)
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