01502nam a22002417a 4500003000500000005001700005008004100022020003000063040002300093082001900116100002900135245013900164260003400303300004800337500003200385504005100417520061600468521001001084651001701094654010701111655001701218700002501235322820250116112129.0250116b        sa ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9781628 920079qHardcover  aRDAbENGLISHc3228  a327.73055 MOUS  aMousavian, Seyed Hossein  aIran and the United States : an insider's view on the failed past and the road to peacecSeyed Hossein Mousavian, Shahir Shahidsaless.  aLondon : bBloomsbury,c2015.  axx, 339 pagesbColour illustrations:c22 cm  aOriginally published: 2014.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  aSummary: "Seyed Hossein Mousavian worked for over 30 years on diplomatic efforts between Iran and the West, alongside now-President Hassan Rouhani and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, serving as confidante, colleague, and peer. Here the former diplomat tells the insider history of the troubled relationship between Iran and the US. His unique firsthand perspective blends memoir, analysis and never before seen details of the many near misses in the quest for rapprochement. With so much at stake, the book concludes with a roadmap for peace that both nations so desperately need."--Publisher information.  aAdult  aSouth Africa  2Politics and government  Diplomatic relations  Diplomats  Iran  United States  Biographies  Since 1979  aBiographies.  aShahir Shahidsaless.