Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword: By Bruce Riedel. Part I: The U.S. and Iran: How "the Enemy Has Become Our Masterpiece." Prologue: Kierkegaard in the Desert: A Reader's Guide to Becoming Enemies. Dramatis Personae: Who's Who at the Musgrove Conference. Chapter One: How It Came to This: The Evolution of Dueling U.S. and Iranian Narratives. Part II: The Musgrove Conference: A Critical Oral History of the Origins of U.S.-Iranian Enmity. Chapter Two: The U.S. Confronts The Islamic Republic: The Origins of Enmity, 1979-1982. Chapter Three: The U.S. Tilt Toward Iraq: A Strategy for Avoiding a "Middle Eastern Armageddon." Chapter Four: "A World-Class Rogues' Gallery of Liars and Crooks": The Iran-Contra Affair. Chapter Five: "This Huge Crescendo of Pressures": Iraqi Resurgence in 1988 and Iranian Preparation for War with the U.S. Chapter Six: Khomeini Drinks the "Hemlock": How the United Nations Facilitated the End of the War. Part III: Revelations, Perspectives and Interpretations. Chapter Seven: Missed Opportunities? The Virtual History of U.S.-Iran Relations During the Iran-Iraq War. Epilogue: Takeaways: What Did We Learn From the Musgrove Dialogues? Appendix I: Chronology. Appendix II: Annotated Excerpts From Declassified Documents. Credits. Endnotes. Acronyms. Acknowledgments. About the Authors. Index.