Persian dreams Moscow and Tehran since the fall of the Shah - Parker, John W. (Potomac Books, 2009)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-404) and index
From the shahs to the Ayatollah -- Gorbachev and Khomeini : Perestroika pen pals -- Soviet collapse : revanche or accommodation? -- Tajikistan : "greater Iran" or "near abroad"? -- The bait of "strategic partnership" -- Kilo subs, Bushehr, and Shahab -- The Putin factor -- Caspian tempests -- Taliban threats, Tajik accords, and U.S.-Iran talks -- 9/11 and Afghanistan -- No "strategic partnership" -- Operation Iraqi freedom -- The Ahmadinejad shock wave -- Beyond Turkmanchai? -- Postscript : the road to Tehran