Essential Reading from University Presses
Association of University Presses members share a commitment to advancing knowledge and they have long published scholarly works that contribute to readers’ understanding of complex ideas and events. Here are selected books, journal articles, booklists, and commentary from our member presses and their expert authors, offering essential reading to all who seek context for the US-Israeli attacks on Iran and responses throughout the Middle East.
Bristol University Press
- Contemporary Iran: Politics, Economy, Religion by Farhang Morady
- A collection of Transforming Society blog posts that touch on Iran
Catholic University of America Press
- Just War: Principles and Cases, second edition, by Richard J. Regan
- Justice after War: Jus Post Bellum in the 21st Century by David Chiwon Kwon
Columbia University Press Books about the War in Iran
Fordham University Press Books for Understanding: Iran and the Middle East
Georgetown University Press What to Read to Understand the War in Iran
Leuven University Press Iran, Displacement, and the Palestinian Question
McGill-Queen’s University Press Iran and the Middle East: A Reading List
Manchester University Press Identities and Geopolitics in the Middle East series
Marine Corps University Press MCUP Spotlight: War in Iran
Marquette University Press
- Interfaith Engagement in Milwaukee: A Brief History of Christian-Muslim Dialogue, 2nd edition, edited by Irfan A. Omar & Kaitlyn C. Daly
University of Michigan Press Books for Understanding
University of Minnesota Press Reading Iran and Decolonial Struggle in the Middle East
University of Nebraska Press Books on Iran
Ohio University Press
- Ghazal Games: Poems by Roger Sedarat
- Dear Regime: Letters to the Islamic Republic by Roger Sedarat
University of Pennsylvania Press
- Precarious Lives: Waiting and Hope in Iran by Shahram Khosravi
- A Break in the Future: Feeling Like an Activist After the Arab Uprisings by Fuad Musallam
Princeton University Press Iran’s Grand Strategy: A Political History by Vali Nasr (paperback forthcoming June 2026)
Rutgers University Press Understanding War and Peace: Iran, Israel, the US, and the Middle East
Stanford University Press Reading Iran: Recommended Books
SUNY Press Books about the War in Iran
Syracuse University Press Understanding Narratives on Iran
Temple University Press Books for Understanding Iran and the Middle East
Yale University Press Iran: A Reading List