The Persian Puzzle: The Conflict Between Iran and America
 

The Persian Puzzle: The Conflict Between Iran and America

by Kenneth Pollack

In his highly influential book The Threatening Storm, bestselling author Kenneth Pollack both informed and defined the national debate about Iraq. Now, in The Persian Puzzle, published to coincide with the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Iran hostage crisis, he examines the behind-the-scenes story of the tumultuous relationship between Iran and the United States, and weighs options for the... (read more)

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Very thorough and well-written chronology of the history of relations between Iran and the US. Pollack provides much justification for his belief that both countries have legitimate historical reasons to mistrust each other but must eventually reconcile their differences in the interests of regional and global security and prosperity.

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