THE IRAN WARS

Perfect for readers of GHOST WARS and THE ART OF INTELLIGENCE, THE IRAN WARS is an exploration of the decades-long hostility between Iran and the United States, and the historic--and potentially disastrous--nuclear deal and rapprochement.

This is the deeply reported account of a war waged on many levels--military, financial, covert--that most don't realize America has been engaged in for years. For over a decade, against the backdrop of the Middle East, Central Asia and the Far East, the United States and Iran have been engaged in a conflict as significant as it is hidden from view. Through missed opportunities, miscommunication, and mistrust the two nations periodically moved toward and backed away from moments of understanding and compromise. Even as Iran built up their nuclear technologies, they were eventually brought to the negotiation table under crushing sanctions.

Jay Solomon provides an unprecedented glimpse into the power struggle that the United States and Iran are locked into and the machinations that led to a historic agreement.

Jay Solomon is the chief Foreign Affairs correspondent for The Wall Street Journal. For nearly a decade, he's written from Asia, Africa and the Middle East, including stints in Jakarta, Indonesia; Seoul, South Korea; New Delhi, India; and Beirut, Lebanon.The Wall Street Journal has nominated him for three Pulitzer Prizes since 1998. This is Solomon's first book.