The long war on Iran : new events old questions / Behrooz Ghamari.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ghamari-Tabrizi, Behrooz, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iran--Foreign relations--United States.

Iran.

United States--Foreign relations--Iran.

United States.

Genre:

Informational works.

Physical Description:

255 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : OR Books, [2025]

Summary:

"The United States and Iran have been locked in a decades-long standoff, fueled by missteps, misunderstandings, and clashing ambitions. In these pages a leading Iranian expert clarifies the dynamics driving a conflict that has devastated the Middle East and destabilized the world. Behrooz Ghamari explores the history of US intervention in the region, focusing on the continuing sanctions imposed on Iran and, behind them, US policymakers' persistent perception of the Islamic Republic as a major obstacle to American power. Despite the repressive policies of the Iranian state, he contends, Iranian society has remained vibrant with active intellectual, cultural, and social justice movements. The roots of US-Iranian rivalry lie elsewhere. Challenging the conventional image of Iran as a monolithic totalitarian regime, this timely study calls for a more informed, nuanced approach to Middle East diplomacy."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: The long war on Iran: sanctions, assassinations, and bombs

Iran: centers of power. What's the matter with Iran?

The donkey and the date

Iran's 2006 elections

The Iranian revolution turns forty: dare to know, have the courage to act!

The electoral politics and legitimation crisis in Iran

Iran-US turbulent relations. Disturbing opportunism: change in Iran ought to flourish without external threats of violence and invasion

Is the US on a collision course with Iran?

Fact, fiction, and the politics of a nuclear Iran

Whose justice does Saddam's trial serve?

Chemical hypocrisy

A paradigm shift in the MIddle East: Iran as the solution, not the problem

The east-bound wind causes a storm in the west: Iran-China sign long-term trade agreement

Biden and Iran

American politics. Obama and the iron cage

Bombs in Gaza wound academic freedom in Urbana-Champaign

Biden and the commonsense voter

The two-headed hydra of racism and imperialism

The center cannot hold: Biden and the challenge for progressives

What's the matter with the U.S. of A?

Dissent and protest in Iran. A death on the anniversary of the Iranian revolution

Doshman and the massive protests in Iran

How the Islamic revolution gave rise to a massive women's movement in Iran

Revolutionary dreams, repressive realities

Muslim voices and the media. Lost Muslim voices of dissent

Thomas Friedman's Muslim problem

When a cartoon is not a cartoon: what is funny about a demonized prophet?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781682196717

1682196712

OCLC:

1561111867