About the Author

Jack Straw went to Iran in September 2001, the first visit to Iran of any British Foreign Secretary since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. He went back to Tehran four more times as Foreign Secretary and has developed a growing interest in the country ever since.

Reviews

"This timely book explains how the Iranian regime justifies its antagonism by playing on the country's unhappy modern history." The New Statesman "It explains the peculiar circumstances of a country finely balanced between becoming a nuclear power and risking international isolation." The Guardian Weekly A "compelling study." The Daily Mirror