U.S.-Iran Misperceptions

Reviews / Votes

An incisive and masterful analysis of one of our era's most enigmatic international conflicts. A must read for anyone following US-Iran relations. * Trita Parsi, President of the National Iranian American Council * Written by several policy experts from the US and Iran, this book is a must read by anyone seeking to grasp the inventory of the past and present issues between the two countries . . . The book offers a deeper understanding of the problematic US-Iran relations and the steps necessary to achieve a breakthrough. * American Iranian Council * At a time when relations between the U.S. and Iran are at a pivot point that could lead to tangible improvement or deepening confrontation, U.S.-Iran Misperceptions provides crucial context. Understanding these misperceptions--as detailed by some of the most astute observers of the U.S. and Iran--could help the two countries stop reopening old wounds and find areas of common ground beneficial to their peoples and the wider world. * Barbara Slavin, Senior Fellow, the Atlantic Council, and author of Bitter Friends, Bosom Enemies: Iran, the U.S. and the Twisted Path to Confrontation (2007) * This is a timely and interesting book. Relations between Iran and the US are undergoing fundamental change, and the essays in this volume perceptively analyze the mutual missteps of the past and prospects for the future." * Haleh Esfandiari, Director, Middle East Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, USA * The editors of this book . . . have convened a number of leading experts from Iran and the United States in order to take a fresh look at relations between Tehran and Washington * International Affairs *