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Reading Iran Under A New Supreme Leader

Histories of clerical authority, US rivalry, and recent protest movements that explain the forces hemming in Iran's newly prominent supreme leader.

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6 booksJune 20, 2026
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  1. America and Iran

    1. America and Iran

    John Ghazvinian
    A broad, readable diplomatic history that helps place a new supreme leader’s foreign-policy choices in long-term...
    Shelf signal: Iranian History
  2. Iran's Rise and Rivalry With the US in the Middle East

    2. Iran's Rise and Rivalry With the US in the Middle East

    Mohsen M. Milani
    Explains Iran’s regional strategy and rivalry with the United States, clarifying the strategic stakes behind...
    Shelf signal: Iranian History
  3. The Shia Revival

    3. The Shia Revival

    Vali Nasr
    Analyzes sectarian and ideological shifts across the region that shape Iran’s domestic legitimacy and foreign alliances...
    Shelf signal: Islam - General
  4. For the Sun After Long Nights

    4. For the Sun After Long Nights

    Fatemeh Jamalpour, Nilo Tabrizy
    Documents recent women-led protests and social currents that constrain elite choices and inform the new leader’s public...
    Shelf signal: Iranian History
  5. The Fall of Heaven

    5. The Fall of Heaven

    Andrew Scott Cooper
    A narrative history of Iran’s modern political transformations that provides context for family-backed image management...
    Shelf signal: Iranian History
  6. All the Shah's Men

    6. All the Shah's Men

    Stephen Kinzer
    A focused account of the 1953 coup that explains historical drivers of Iranian anti‑American sentiment and...
    Shelf signal: Iranian History
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