United States and a Revolutionary Middle East
- Mitchell Bard, “Interest Groups, the President, and Foreign Policy: How Reagan Snatched Victory from the Jaws of Defeat On AWACS,” Presidential Studies Quarterly, pp. 583-600.
- “444 Days in the Dark: An Oral History of the Iran Hostage Crisis,” GQ.
- Joyce Battle, ed., “Shaking Hands with Saddam Hussein,” read summary and document summaries ONLY.
Documents:
Videos:
- Ayatollah Khomeini conditions for hostages’ release
- Reagan address on Lebanon barracks bombing:
- Reagan on 1986 U.S. bombing of Qaddafi compound in Libya