Persian dreams
Subtitle: Moscow and Tehran since the fall of the Shah
By: John W. Parker.
Publisher: Potomac Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 423
ISBN-13: 9781597972369
Subjects: Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- Iran; Iran -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union; Russia (Federation) -- Foreign relations -- Iran; Iran -- Foreign relations -- Russia (Federation)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: From the shahs to the Ayatollah; title: Gorbachev and Khomeini : Perestroika penpals; title: Soviet collapse : revanche or accommodation?; title: Tajikistan : "greater Iran" or "near abroad"?; title: The bait of "strategic partnership"; title: Kilo subs, Bushehr and Shahab; title: The Putin factor; title: Caspian tempests; title: Taliban threats, Tajik accords, and U.S.-Iran talks; title: 9/11 and Afghanistan; title: No "strategic partnership"; title: Operation Iraqi freedom; title: The Ahmadinejad shock wave; title: Beyond Turkmanchai?; title: Postscript : the road to Tehran.