Mark Weber, Director of the Institute of Historical Review, takes an informed, clear-eyed look at the reasons behind President Trump’s decision to join Israel in a war that has proven to be a humiliating fiasco. An accomplished historian, lecturer, and current-affairs analyst, Weber is unusually well-informed about Iranian relations with other countries, including the United States, as well as about twentieth-century Iranian history. During his three visits to Iran, Weber met and spoke with a wide range of people, including ordinary citizens, writers, scholars, activists, and government officials from various countries. He has addressed meetings in Tehran, including a lecture to hundreds of young Iranian university students, and spoke at a conference of government leaders, where the country’s president also spoke.