{"product_id":"the-long-war-on-iran-new-events-old-questions-1","title":"The Long War on Iran: New Events, Old Questions","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Behrooz Ghamari\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOR Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1\/13\/2026, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSKU: 9781682196717\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA timely and measured examination of how US-Iran relations reached their current impasse and what it will take to move beyond years of distrust.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe United States and Iran have been locked in a decades-long standoff, fueled by missteps, misunderstandings, and clashing ambitions. In these pages a leading Iranian expert clarifies the dynamics driving a conflict that has devastated the Middle East and destabilized the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBehrooz Ghamari explores the history of US intervention in the region, focusing on the continuing sanctions imposed on Iran and, behind them, US policymakers' persistent perception of the Islamic Republic as a major obstacle to American power. Despite the repressive policies of the Iranian state, he contends, Iranian society has remained vibrant with active intellectual, cultural, and social justice movements. The roots of US-Iranian rivalry lie elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChallenging the conventional image of Iran as a monolithic totalitarian regime, this timely study calls for a more informed, nuanced approach to Middle East diplomacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The book weaves personal memory with political analysis, arguing that Iran is better understood as a fractured society shaped by trauma, fear and competing hopes rather than ideological fanaticism alone.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Sri Lankan Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Blending personal experience with sharp analysis, the book invites readers to rethink entrenched narratives and view Iran through a more nuanced political lens.\" \u003ci\u003e--The Daily Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A timely and important critical intervention into decades of failed US policy toward Iran.\" \u003ci\u003e--Middle East Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBehrooz Ghamari\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is affiliated with the Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies at the University of Toronto. He was Professor and Chair of the Department of Near Eastern Studies and Director of the Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies at Princeton University from 2020 to 2024. He is the author of three books on different aspects and historical context of the Iranian revolution of 1979 and its aftermath: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIslam and Dissent in Post-Revolutionary Iran\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2008); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFoucault in Iran: Islamic Revolution after the Enlightenment\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2016); and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRemembering Akbar: Inside the Iranian Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, OR Books (2016).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burning Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53822447321371,"sku":"Long War on Iran","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0466\/5121\/files\/9781682196717.jpg?v=1787748346","url":"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/the-long-war-on-iran-new-events-old-questions-1","provider":"Burning Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}