Navigating Iran From Carter to Obama

This book provides the first full account of America's relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran from Jimmy Carter's presidency to Barack Obama's. It discusses all major facets of Iranian policy of interest to the United States: nuclear proliferation, r

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From Carter to Obama

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First published in 2012 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978-0-230-33729-9 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Seliktar, Ofira. Navigating Iran: From Carter to Obama/Ofira Seliktar. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-230-33729-9 (alk. paper) 1. United States—Foreign relations—Iran. 2. Iran—Foreign relations— United States. I. Title. E183.8.I55S38 2012 327.73055— dc23 A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Scribe Inc. First Edition: April 2012 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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