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"Fascinating and careful study." - Times Higher Education Supplement

"This well-written, thorough survey, will help the reader to understand the maddening volatility of Iranian politics." - Shusha Guppy

"In an analysis which has major implications for western policymakers, the book examines the group’s agenda on issues like Iraq, Israel and nuclear enrichment, and assesses how likely it is they will be able to implement it."-- Middle East

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The election of the hard-line Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the Iranian Presidency in 2005 shocked the world. In this compelling book, Iran experts Anoush Ehteshami and Mahjoub Zweiri penetrate the labyrinth of Iranian politics and reveal the forces which brought Ahmadinejad to power. They argue that the power base behind Ahmadinejad represents a kind of Iranian version of American neo-conservativism. Politicians and clerics exiled from influence under the reformist President Khatami have seized their chance to get back in to power and push an uncompromising foreign policy agenda. In an analysis which has major implications for US and EU policymakers, Ehteshami and Zweiri examine this group’s agenda on issues like Iraq and nuclear enrichment, and assess its strategies for implementing it. Iran and the Rise of Its Neoconservatives is the essential guide to the politics to this turbulent nation, whose importance to world security has never been more keenly felt.

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Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: I. B. Tauris (October 2, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1845113888
ISBN-13: 978-1845113889
Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.7 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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Amazon.com Sales Rank: #808,677 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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sixth majlis, reformist camp, reformist candidates, nuclear programme

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Islamic Republic, President Khatami, Guardian Council, President Ahmadinejad, Seventh Majlis, Islamic Revolution, Middle East, Security Council, Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, Persian Gulf, Ali Larijani, Ayatollah Khamenei, New Right, President Muhammad Khatami, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Revolutionary Guards, Constitutional Revolution, House of Parties, Interior Ministry, Islamic Iran Developers Coalition, Emad Afroogh, Iraq's Arab, Manouchehr Mottaki, Expediency Council

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