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The Iran wars spy games, bank battles, and the secret deals that reshaped the Middle East

This is the deeply reported, riveting account of a war waged on many levels--military, financial, covert--that most don't realize America has been engaged in for years. For over a decade, against the backdrop of the Middle East, Central Asia and the Far East, the United States and Iran have been eng...

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Main Author: Solomon, Jay (Reporter) (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, [2016]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
United States > Foreign relations > Iran.
Iran > Foreign relations > United States.
Economic sanctions, American > Iran.
Nuclear weapons > Iran.
Nuclear arms control > Iran.
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Summary:This is the deeply reported, riveting account of a war waged on many levels--military, financial, covert--that most don't realize America has been engaged in for years. For over a decade, against the backdrop of the Middle East, Central Asia and the Far East, the United States and Iran have been engaged in a conflict as significant as it is hidden from view. Using a combination of economic sanctions, assassinations, global diplomacy and intelligence work, the United States has struggled to stabilize and contain what it sees as the most alarming foreign policy threat we face, while at the same time Iran has used the overthrow of Saddam Hussein and their own formidable intelligence networks and proxies to undermine the United States' foothold in the Middle East. Through missed opportunities, miscommunication, and mistrust the two nations periodically moved toward and backed away from moments of understanding and compromise. Even as Iran built up their nuclear technologies, they were eventually brought to the negotiation table under crushing sanctions. Jay Solomon provides an unprecedented glimpse into the power struggle that the United States and Iran are locked into and the machinations that led to a historic agreement.
Physical Description:xi, 336 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-320) and index.
ISBN:9780812993646
0812993640
Author Notes:JAY SOLOMON is the chief Foreign Affairs correspondent for The Wall Street Journal . For nearly a decade, he's written from Asia, Africa and the Middle East, including stints in Jakarta, Indonesia; Seoul, South Korea; New Delhi, India; and Beirut, Lebanon. The Wall Street Journal has nominated him for three Pulitzer Prizes since 1998. The Third War is Solomon's first book.

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