Ray Takeyh is a Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and the author of Hidden Iran and The Origins of the Eisenhower Doctrine. He lives near Washington, D.C.

"Superb...anyone wishing to understand why restored American-Iranian ties are so elusive, but also so critical, should turn to this important work, a riveting and consistently insightful study of revolutionary Iran and its still troubled place in the world."--New York Times

• Introduction: Through the Looking Glass: Iran's Approach to the World Part One: The Revolutionary Years Chapter 1: Khomeini's Ideology and Iran's Grand StrategyChapter 2: Relations with the "Great Satan"Chapter 3: Turmoil in Levant: Iran, Israel and the politics of Arab EastChapter 4: Iran-Iraq War Part Two: The Rise of Pragmatism and the New Priorities Chapter 5: Pragmatic Restraint: Iranian Politics during the Rafsanjani eraChapter 6: Reconciliation Diplomacy and its Limits Chapter 7: The Satans Part Three: The Age of Reform Chapter 8: The Odyssey of the Reform Movement Chapter 9: September 11th and the Politics of Fear, Hope and Necessity Part Four: Hegemony at last? Chapter 10: The Rise of the New RightChapter 11: The Ahmadinejad Era Afterword

Ray Takeyh is a Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and the author of Hidden Iran and The Origins of the Eisenhower Doctrine. He lives near Washington, D.C.

"Superb...anyone wishing to understand why restored American-Iranian ties are so elusive, but also so critical, should turn to this important work, a riveting and consistently insightful study of revolutionary Iran and its still troubled place in the world."--New York Times

• Introduction: Through the Looking Glass: Iran's Approach to the World Part One: The Revolutionary Years Chapter 1: Khomeini's Ideology and Iran's Grand StrategyChapter 2: Relations with the "Great Satan"Chapter 3: Turmoil in Levant: Iran, Israel and the politics of Arab EastChapter 4: Iran-Iraq War Part Two: The Rise of Pragmatism and the New Priorities Chapter 5: Pragmatic Restraint: Iranian Politics during the Rafsanjani eraChapter 6: Reconciliation Diplomacy and its Limits Chapter 7: The Satans Part Three: The Age of Reform Chapter 8: The Odyssey of the Reform Movement Chapter 9: September 11th and the Politics of Fear, Hope and Necessity Part Four: Hegemony at last? Chapter 10: The Rise of the New RightChapter 11: The Ahmadinejad Era Afterword

Ray Takeyh is a Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and the author of Hidden Iran and The Origins of the Eisenhower Doctrine. He lives near Washington, D.C.

"Superb...anyone wishing to understand why restored American-Iranian ties are so elusive, but also so critical, should turn to this important work, a riveting and consistently insightful study of revolutionary Iran and its still troubled place in the world."--New York Times

• Introduction: Through the Looking Glass: Iran's Approach to the World Part One: The Revolutionary Years Chapter 1: Khomeini's Ideology and Iran's Grand StrategyChapter 2: Relations with the "Great Satan"Chapter 3: Turmoil in Levant: Iran, Israel and the politics of Arab EastChapter 4: Iran-Iraq War Part Two: The Rise of Pragmatism and the New Priorities Chapter 5: Pragmatic Restraint: Iranian Politics during the Rafsanjani eraChapter 6: Reconciliation Diplomacy and its Limits Chapter 7: The Satans Part Three: The Age of Reform Chapter 8: The Odyssey of the Reform Movement Chapter 9: September 11th and the Politics of Fear, Hope and Necessity Part Four: Hegemony at last? Chapter 10: The Rise of the New RightChapter 11: The Ahmadinejad Era Afterword