The book is a reflection of the United State’s policy in the Persian Gulf and gives sums up of historical background about the presence of the United States and Britain in the region, and their policy. The book is also going through the history of the Gulf Superpowers, Iran and Iraq, and their relations and contact with the rest of the gulf states and the United States and the UK. Firstly, the US policy of dual containment was trying to isolate Iraq and Iran ...