With a thrilling narrative that sheds much light on recent events?? this national bestseller brings to life the 1953 CIA coup in Iran that ousted the country??s elected prime minister?? ushered in a quarter-century of brutal rule under the Shah?? and stimulated the rise of Islamic fundamentalism and anti-Americanism in the Middle East. Selected as one of the best books of the year by the Washington Post and The Economist?? it now features a new preface by the author on the folly of attacking Iran.