Revisiting US-Iran Relations
1999 Revisiting US-Iran Relations, editor and contributor. Princeton: American-Iranian Council, 120 pages. ISBN: 0-9651596-2-0

Table of Contents

Introductory Remarks

Foreword
-Nicholas Platt
US-Iran Relations: Has the Time Come?
-Cyrus Vance
The Positive Evolution in American-Iranian Relations
-Robert H. Pelletreau
A Road Map for US-Iran Relations
-R.K Ramazani
Iran's Importance for the US Today
-John J. Maresca
Challenges Facing Iran's Oil Industry: The US Factor
-Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani
Iran, OPEC, and the World Oil Market: An Analysis of the Data Behind the Quota Disputes
-Fereidun Fesharaki and David Isaak
Giving All a Piece of the Pie
-Hooshang Amirahmadi
Moving from Myth Toward Relationship
-Barry Rosen
A Painful Record From the Past
-Abbas Abdi
Adopt a Longer-Term Perspective on Iran
-Hooshang Amirahmadi

Biographies

Introduction
Connecting the Persian Gulf to the Caspian Sea, Iran is the geographic and cultural nerve center of the two most energy-rich regions in the world. Iran itself possesses the fourth largest reservoir of oil and the second largest of natural gas. It developed one of the oldest civilizations and has for centuries played a pivotal role in regional stability. In the aftermath of the Soviet collapse, American global leadership and its involvement in the region have heightened. Meanwhile, close to a million Iranians have made the United States their home.
The current friction between the United States and Iran is untenable. The two nations must work together to promote regional peace and development. This cooperative framework will require sustained dialogue and understanding of bilateral and regional issues. It is gratifying to witness a change of tone and attitude on both sides since the historic May 1997 Iranian presidential election. After almost 20 years, the two nations are in the mood for dialogue and understanding, and hopefully improved relations.
The American Iranian Council (AIC) is proud to have been in the forefront of this new development. Since 1993, originally as the US-Iran Conference, and since 1997, under its current identity, our group has acted as a catalyst for dialogue, understanding, and cooperation between the two countries. The past activities have included several breakthrough conferences and publications on US-Iran relations, examining areas of tension and mutual interest; Iran's strategic significance; international perspectives; and impact of the Iranian elections.
Revisiting US-Iran Relations is the product of the latest series of events the Council has helped organize. More specifically, the volume includes the seminal speech by the Honorable Cyrus Vance at the conference entitled US-Iran Relations: Has the Time Come?, organized jointly by AIC and the Asia Society on 13 January 1999. Other contributions to that conference have also been included. Additionally, the book presents the two speeches given at the historic panel on Revisiting the Hostage Crisis held in Paris on 28 July 1998 and sponsored by the Center for World Dialogue. To provide a more comprehensive picture of current US-Iran relations, three other articles have also been included.

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