Fire Beneath the Ashes

The author painstakingly analyses the relation of the twocountries. He illustrates the great achievement of thoseAmericans who came to Iran without any governmentaffi liation. They accomplished their goal with self sacrifi ces anddevotion. Many of them gave their lives for what they believed,thus creating tremendous respect for the Americans. Vis--vis to theindividuals, he points out the failure of the United States governmentalmost, in every respect. He exemplifi es the shortcomings of most ofthe American representatives in Iran. He demonstrates that the majorityof them were totally unaware of the culture and the way of life inIran, making them severely handicapped. He points out to the utmostreliance placed by the American administration to the British opinionsand guidance which they followed blindly, causing irreparable damageto the integrity of the United States, not only in Iran but in the wholeMiddle East.