Revolutionary Iran and the United States : low-intensity conflict in the Persian Gulf / Joseph J. St. Marie, Shahdad Naghshpour.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Low-intensity conflict and fourth-generation warfare; Early contacts; End of Qajar and the beginning of the Pahlavi dynasty (1914{u2013}1925); The beginning of American influence; Economic relations between the United States and Iran; The 1979 Revolution and the beginning of the conflict with the United States; Low-level military confrontation in the Persian Gulf; The future of the relationship; Index.

A unique and major contribution to the scholarly and policy debate on American foreign and economic policy toward the Islamic Republic of Iran. A volume that will be of interest to scholars and policy makers who struggle to understand the complex rivalry between these two nations and wish to analyze the Iranian/American relationship since 1979. Authors frame the conflicted relationship between Iran and the United States as a low intensity conflict, embodying elements of superpower gamesmanship, insurgent tactics and economic warfare. Revolutionary Iran and the United States is unique in its approach by exploring how diplomatic, military, and economic weapons are employed to bolster each nation's strategic and tactical advantage. This analysis encompasses the political, military, and economic facets of the rivalry.