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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Dedication -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Note to the Reader -- Prologue -- 1 (1978-9)-Khamenei and Rafsanjani: Waiting for Khomeini to Return from Paris -- 2 (1979-80)-Bloodletting between the Reds and Islamists to Seizing the US Embassy -- 3 (1980-1)-The Second Purge: Chaos at Home and War Abroad -- 4 (1981-5)-Rafsanjani and Khamenei Sharpen Knives for Each Other -- 5 (1985-9)-The Beginning of the End of Khomeini -- 6 (1989-93)-Khamenei: The Second Supreme Leader -- 7 (1993-7)-Dithering in Tehran as the Cold War Ends -- 8 (1997-2005)-The Era of Reformist Hope: Rafsanjani under Fire -- Khamenei Hits Back -- 9 (2005-13)-The Election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad -- 10 (2013-Present)-The Coming of President Hassan Rouhani -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Prologue -- 1 (1978-9)-Khamenei and Rafsanjani: Waiting for Khomeini to Return from Paris -- 2 (1979-80)-Bloodletting between the Reds and Islamists to Seizing the US Embassy -- 3 (1980-1)-The Second Purge: Chaos at Home and War Abroad -- 4 (1981-5)-Rafsanjani and Khamenei Sharpen Knives for Each Other -- 5 (1985-9)-The Beginning of the End of Khomeini -- 6 (1989-93)-Khamenei: The Second Supreme Leader -- 7 (1993-7)-Dithering in Tehran as the Cold War Ends -- 8 (1997-2005)-The Era of Reformist Hope: Rafsanjani under Fire -- Khamenei Hits Back -- 9 (2005-13)-The Election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad -- 10 (2013-Present)-The Coming of President Hassan Rouhani -- Epilogue -- Select Bibliography -- Index.

The respective policies of the governments of Iran and Pakistan pose serious challenges to US interests in the Middle East, Asia, and beyond. These two regional powers, with a combined population of around 300 million, have been historically intertwined in various cultural, religious, and political ways. Iran was the first country to recognize the emerging independent state of Pakistan in 1947 and the Shah of Iran was the first head of state to visit the new nation. While this relationship shifted following the 1979 Iranian Revolution, and tensions do exist between Sunni Pakistan and Shi'i Iran, there has nevertheless been a history of cooperation between the two countries in fields that are of great strategic interest to the US: Afghanistan, nuclear proliferation, and terrorism. Yet much of this history of cooperation, conflict, and ongoing interactions remains unexplored. Alex Vatanka here presents the first comprehensive analysis of this long-standing and complex relationship. -- Provided by publisher

Abstract: The Islamist authorities in Tehran are committed to a two-pronged strategy: political survival at home and forming convenient international partnerships abroad. In recent years, the pursuit of these two goals have increasingly overlapped. In its attempts to veil its appalling human rights record, Tehran looks for diplomatic support from likeminded states such as Russia, China, Belarus and Cuba. Meanwhile, Tehran is increasingly dependent on these very same states for technology and repressive techniques to stifle political opposition that operates in cyberspace. The same spirit of cooperation is also evident in Iranian efforts to propagate an antidemocratic message though international broadcasting. These efforts by Tehran require heavy investments, a clear indication that the Iranian state is committed to a long-term strategy of challenging conventional international standards on human and political rights.

There is deep skepticism in Washington about Iran's nuclear ambitions and a reluctance to accept they can be limited through diplomacy. But what would be the target for an American attack, how would Tehran respond and could it prove costly for the US throughout the region?

Vatanka, Alex: Brinkmanship. - S. 4-6. Geron, Daniel: Legal or not? - S. 7-8