iran

Explores the people, government, and culture of Iran.

In 1988, the deeply conservative and religious government controls every facet of life in Iran. Fifteen-year-old Farrin falls in love with her friend Sadira, but it is against the law to be a homosexual in Iran, punishable by death. Despite their efforts to keep their relationship secret, the girls are discovered and arrested.

In Iran, a young girl with three suitors gets permission from her father and a holy man to weave into her wedding rug a riddle to be solved by her future husband, which will ensure that he has wit to match hers.

In 2013, Americans learned that a former FBI agent turned private investigator, who disappeared in Iran in 2007, had been there on a mission for the CIA. Robert Levinson's mission was secret and the hunt to rescue him revealed the shadowlands between crime, business, espionage, and the law, where secrets are currency and betrayal is commonplace.

"Explores the long history and culture of Iran, discussing the rise of the Ayatollah, the election of current president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, diplomatic relations with countries in Europe and the United States, and the importance of Iran in the global economy"--Provided by publisher.

Chronicles the role of Canadian ambassador Ken Taylor, his wife, and embassy staffers, in concealing six American diplomats in their homes after they escaped the hostage situation that occurred when Iranian students seized the American embassy in 1979.

Learn about Iran's history, government, major cities, land features, natural resources, culture, and more! The book closes with a facts page including Iran's population, total area and official languages, as well as images of the country's flag and currency.

American counterterrorism operative Mitch Rapp rushes to pull the world back from the brink of nuclear war when Iran blames the U.S. and Israel for an attack that has left a radioactive bomb and environmental disaster in the middle of Iran's second largest city.

Lieutenant Commander Ryan Cross and his Shadow Squadron are assigned to extract a rogue CIA agent from Iran, but the agent claims he had to sever communications in order to complete his mission to create discord between two separate terrorist groups--and he wants the Shadow Squardron to help him.

Explores how Iran's history of empire, foreign invasion, and religious revolution, as well as cultural, literary, religious, and intellectual movements, has influenced the country's national identity.