Book Review: “Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare” by Gareth Porter

In his new book, award-winning, veteran investigative journalist Gareth Porter explains why everything you thought you knew about the Iranian nuclear program is wrong.

by Alex Cacioppo

Everything you thought you knew about the Iranian nuclear program is wrong. In his new book Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare, award-winning, veteran investigative journalist Gareth Porter explains why.

While many pundits and politicians reflexively point to Iran as a transgressing power with nefarious nuclear ambitions, evidence presented by Porter – culled from open source documentation and revealed through in-depth interviews with key players – presents a far different picture. History is a potent weapon, for sure, which is why those eager for military confrontation are so willing to ignore its lessons. The decades-long battle over Iran’s nuclear program is more a battle of narratives than anything else.