Iran and the United States
Subtitle: an insider's view on the failed past and the road to peace
By: Seyed Hossein Mousavian ; with Shahir ShahidSaless
Contributors: ShahidSaless, Shahir, author
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9781628920079; 9781501312069
Subjects: Politics and government; Foreign relations
Description: "Seyed Hossein Mousavian worked for over 30 years on diplomatic efforts between Iran and the West, alongside now-President Hassan Rouhani and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, serving as confidante, colleague, and peer. Here the former diplomat tells the insider history of the troubled relationship between Iran and the US. His unique firsthand perspective blends memoir, analysis and never before seen details of the many near misses in the quest for rapprochement. With so much at stake, the book concludes with a roadmap for peace that both nations so desperately need"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction:; title: Iran-US Relations: From Friends to Foes; title: Hostage Crisis: Denouement of Mistrust, Misperceptions, and Misanalysis; title: The Decade of War and Consolidation of the Revolution, 1980-9; title: A Pragmatist Assumes the Presidency, 1989-97; title: The Rise of the Reform Movement in Iran, 1997-2005; title: Sixteen Years of Moderation Comes to End. 2005-12; title: Two Views on Major Disputes; title: Road Map to Peace.