The Secret War With Iran, Ronen Bergman
The Secret War With Iran, Ronen Bergman
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The Secret War With Iran
The 30-Year Clandestine Struggle Against the World's Most Dangerous Terrorist Power

Author: Ronen Bergman

Narrator: Dick Hill

Unabridged: 17 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/11/2008


Synopsis

In the years since 9/11, the U.S. war on terror has focused on al-Qaeda, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Coverage of Iran has been devoted almost exclusively to its nuclear ambitions. Yet, as Ronen Bergman's groundbreaking reporting in this vital investigative history reveals, for thirty years, Iran has been the world's leading sponsor of global terror and stands as the most formidable sponsor of terror in the world today.

Bergman, one of Israel's top investigative reporters, gained unprecedented access to extraordinary sources from top to bottom in the Mossad and intelligence agencies around the world. Based on over ten years of research and more than 300 exclusive interviews with key intelligence figures, he reveals that Iranian terrorist masterminds have crisscrossed the globe, conducting bombings and assassinations with impunity—even renting apartments and planning bombing attacks in New York City. Iran's proxy, Hizballah, has virtually taken over southern Lebanon and threatens Israel with high-powered weaponry supplied by Iran. Iran and Hizballah worked closely with al-Qaeda and other Sunni terrorist groups in developing their terrorist operations, and Iranian commandos trained Iraqi insurgents in the crafts of suicide bombing and the building of the roadside bombs that have killed so many U.S. troops in Iraq.

In response, and largely beneath the public's radar, a vast clandestine war has been fought with Iran and Hizballah on one side and the CIA, Israel's Mossad, and their European counterparts on the other. The full story of that secret war, told for the first time here, will fundamentally change the debate about U.S. national security priorities.

A new axis of evil is emerging from Iran and spreading around the world, and Bergman shows that the CIA and the Mossad have so far been unable to thwart it. The Secret War with Iran is riveting and urgent.

About Ronen Bergman

Ronen Bergman is one of Israel's leading investigative reporters. He has a Ph.D. in international security from Cambridge University, and he writes a regular column in Israel's largest daily newspaper, Yedioth Arhonoth. He is also an anchor on a leading Israeli television news program and a frequent guest on highly popular talk shows. He lectures frequently in the United Kingdom and teaches investigative journalism at Tel-Aviv University.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Josh on March 31, 2018

Informative recap of events involving the United States, Israel, Iran, Hezbollah, Syria, and lesser involved factions and nations from the Iranian Revolution through the Second Lebanon War. The author is Israeli but he doesn't seem biased and seems quite willing to be critical of his country's decisi......more

Goodreads review by Thomas on May 31, 2017

There are interesting aspects to this book, but too many of its anecdotes and "case studies" seem thinly documented. There might be some cases where its claims would be easier to investigate if I spoke Hebrew of Arabic, but I don't, so... bummer. As with some (but far from all) other books I've read......more

Goodreads review by ManOfLaBook.com on May 25, 2010

This book could almost be subtitled "everything you ever wanted to know about Iran but were afraid to ask". Ronen Bergman, an Israeli journalist, uncovers secret documents, dirty deals and manipulations across decades which have gotten us to the point of where we are today. Unlike other commentators......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on December 15, 2021

An interesting looking behind the scenes at the war against Iran’s proxies over the last 30, or so, years. As the book was published in 2008, it would be interesting to see an update with the fall of Syria in the region and how this hindered the movement of supplies to terror groups in Lebanon. The bo......more

Goodreads review by Tamas on December 28, 2024

A very difficult but captivating read filled with an incredible amount of detail, sometimes so much so that it’s almost impossible to keep track of who is who. This is not a failure on the part of the author but a result of the vast complexity of the 30-year history, essentially of global politics,......more