Iran’s Grand Strategy: A political history
Princeton University Press, $59.99 hb, 408 pp
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Persian puzzle
After Prime Minister Albanese called an unscheduled media conference at Parliament House on 26 August 2025, assembled journalists were surprised to see him accompanied by ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess. The reason quickly became apparent. The government was expelling the Iranian ambassador because of an ASIO assessment that Iran’s security services were behind two attacks on Australian Jewish premises in the second half of 2024.
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Iran’s Grand Strategy: A political history
by Vali Nasr
Princeton University Press, $59.99 hb, 408 pp
ABR receives a commission on items purchased through this link. All ABR reviews are fully independent.
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