Axis of Empire

Afshin Matin-Asgari's 'Axis of Empire' examines the long, often violent history of interactions between Iran and the United States, situating contemporary conflicts within deeper historical patterns.

The book explores diplomatic interventions, covert operations, economic pressures, and military confrontations that have shaped bilateral relations.

It argues that U.S.

policy toward Iran has been driven by imperial strategic concerns that produced recurrent crises and interventions.

Drawing on archival sources and historical scholarship, the work contextualizes revolutionary and counterrevolutionary dynamics in Iran alongside broader regional and global power struggles.

The book offers readers a synthesis of political history and analysis to explain how past policies help illuminate present-day conflicts.