A Former British Diplomat’s Guide to Misunderstanding Iran
Jack Straw’s many errors are overshadowed by his poor prescriptions.
July 31, 2019
A Former British Diplomat’s Guide to Misunderstanding Iran
Jack Straw’s many errors are overshadowed by his poor prescriptions.
In a new book titled The English Job: Understanding Iran and Why It Distrusts Britain, Jack Straw—who served for five years as Tony Blair’s foreign secretary—attempts to explain the recent history of Anglo-Iranian relations, while arguing in favor of the 2015 nuclear deal. Straw also makes a case for further diplomatic initiatives to expand upon the deal. Not only is the book riddled with factual errors, major and minor, writes Amir Taheri in his review, but its prescriptions are deeply flawed:
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