King of Kings

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But he “was all set tonight to return to Iran as King of Kings.”

From Barron's

But he “was all set tonight to return to Iran as King of Kings.”

From Barron's

His latest book, released in August, is “King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation,” which received the 2025 Kirkus Prize for Non-Fiction, was long-listed for the 2025 National Book Critics Circle Awards and has proven incredibly timely.

From Salon

A revelatory book — a term that is thrown around too often — “King of Kings” charts the rise of Khomeini and the growth of religious nationalism, and offers a warning to the United States, which made shocking blunders and failed to understand the mood of a country that was one of its closest allies.

From Salon

You spent years researching and writing “King of Kings,” which culminates in the shah’s overthrow in 1979.

From Salon