How Iran, Israel, and the US Got Here
Six books tracing the coups, proxy networks, oil leverage, and strategic miscalculations that explain why the current Iran-Israel-US confrontation keeps widening.
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Iran's Rise and Rivalry With the US in the Middle EastMohsen M. MilaniProvides a focused account of Iran's rise and rivalry with the United States and its proxy footprint across the region,...Shelf signal: Middle Eastern Politics
All the Shah's MenStephen KinzerChronicles the 1953 coup and its long shadow on Iranian politics and US-Iran relations, grounding readers in the...Shelf signal: Iranian History
The Shadow CommanderArash Azizi, Eric Jason MartinProfile of Qassem Soleimani and Iran's military strategy illuminates the role of commanders and proxy networks now...Shelf signal: Iranian History
The Oil KingsAndrew Scott CooperExplains how attacks on energy infrastructure and chokepoints translate into global economic and strategic consequences...Shelf signal: Iranian History
America's War for the Greater Middle EastAndrew J. BacevichA critical reassessment of US military policy across the Middle East that helps readers understand policy choices that...Shelf signal: Military Policy & Defense
Yemen in CrisisHelen LacknerExpert analysis of Yemen and regional fault lines clarifies how local crises feed broader proxy wars and coalition...Shelf signal: Middle Eastern Politics