I'd like something that goes over the American interference in the region, debunks myths about the Shah's government (for example, I've seen people here mention that only the wealthy dressed like westerners) and explains how the Iranian revolution happened.

Is Targeting Iran any good? I know Chomsky has some shit takes but he usually does a good job dismantling US narrative & propaganda

  • Aquilae [he/him, they/them]
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    8 months ago

    Haven't read a book on Iran yet but /u/SeventyTwoTrillion's Hexbear reading list has books on the history of various countries and lists these for Iran:

    • All the Shah’s Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror by Stephen Kinzer (2003).
    • The Coup: 1953, the CIA, and the Roots of Modern U.S.-Iranian Relations by Ervand Abrahamian (2013).
    • Socialism’s Ignored Success: Iranian Islamic Socialism by Ramin Mazaheri (2020).