What is Iran?

What is Iran? What are its domestic politics? Its history? Its international relations? Here Arshin Adib-Moghaddam sheds fresh light on these questions offering a general introduction to everything there is to know about this country. Uniquely he uses musical pieces as a way to offer a holistic understanding of the full spectrum of Iranian affairs. As a result even the general reader is invited to traverse a wide array of topics in an interactive format which merges approaches from the social sciences with philosophy poetry and art. These topics include a variety of themes issues and personalities: from Trump Khomeini the Shah Saddam Hussein and Qasem Soleimani to Israel Syria Latin America China and the Gulf monarchies. Ultimately this book demonstrates in clear and accessible prose the impact of Iranian politics on a global scale and offers solutions to the various crises enveloping the country in the region and beyond.