Setting the stage -- The saber and the star: the US presence in Iran, 1942-46 -- Iranian plurality and the reemergence of Ahmad Qavam -- Crisis ensues : atomic diplomacy and Qavam's Cold War -- A new world order : the Iranian crisis and the legitimacy of the United Nations -- Conclusion : on statesmanship and power.
Summary:
This study examines the Iranian crisis of 1946 and its role in shaping the dynamics of the Cold War. The author uses the encounter as a case study to analyze how the United States used its atomic monopoly to achieve its international objectives in the early postwar era.
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