Neighbours, Not Friends Iraq and Iran After the Gulf Wars

This meticulously researched, topical book provides the first full, balanced survey of events in Iraq and Iran after the Gulf wars of 1980-88 and 1991. It describes how Iraq's Saddam Hussein tried to cheat UN inspectors on disarmament, and how the US misused UN inspection teams to gather intelligence to overthrow his regime. It draws a graphic picture of the Iraqi people's deprivation caused by the most comprehensive UN sanctions, and illustrates the methods the regime employs to maintain an iron grip on them. It charts the development of a representative government in Iran which has been trying to introduce political reform without alienating the orthodox religious establishment. Combining first-hand reporting with library research and incisive insights gained from many years of specialization in the region, Dilip Hiro has produced and illuminating account of the Baghdad-Tehran relationship. He contrasts Iraq's continuing dictatorship with Iran's evolving political-religious system attempting to synthesize Islam with democracy. This lucid overview of Iraq and Iran - two of the three most strategic, oil-rich Gulf nations - is written in a style that will appeal to both the reader and the specialist.Hiro, Dilip is the author of 'Neighbours, Not Friends Iraq and Iran After the Gulf Wars' with ISBN 9780415254113 and ISBN 0415254116.