The Ayatollahs’ Democracy: An Iranian Challenge

Hailed as one of the year’s best foreign policy books, Hooman Majd’s latest offers dramatic perspective on a country with global ambitions, an elaborate political culture, and policies with enormous implications for world peace. Drawing on privileged access to the Iranian power elite, Majd gives a harrowing description of the aftermath of the 2009 presidential elections in Iran (Haleh Esfandiari). This nimble take on Iran’s fraught political landscape (Kirkus Reviews) sounds a dire warning to those in the West who want a democratic Iran… . Let us hope the President is listening (Reza Aslan, The Atlantic).