There is a heated debate in Arab and Islamic intellectual circles today about Iran's role in the region. Is it moderate or extreme? Is it marked by civilization and modernity or religious and sectarian influences? What are the fundamentals of the clerical authority and divine governance? What troubles Iran: is it bound by history, geography, nationalism, religion, or something else? Reality has exceeded imagination with its surprises and blatant actions. The Iranian discourse and its sacred texts are far more expansive than being reduced to a mere legal system or ideological structure. Dr. Nabil Al-Haidari, in this controversial book, attempts to unveil the essence of 'Inside Iran' as ignoring the implications of the Iranian project and its political rhetoric is no longer feasible; the time has come to move beyond this ideology and address readers open to questioning and public discussion. Thus, the book delves into Persian history, analyzes the Iranian character trapped by historical legacies, and highlights their culture, literature, arts, and poetry. It examines their religions and wars and efforts to occupy Iraq to extend influence over the Arab world since the Safavid era until today. The author does so through reliable sources from historical, geographical, and religious books that reveal Iranian culture and mindset throughout history. As indicated by the author, this culture is reflected in their books, such as Nasser Khosrow's 'Safar Nama' and many others like 'Small Vices' and 'The Thieves of Arabs', and is still evident today in Friday sermons and official newspapers like 'Kayhan' and the familiar slogans in Qom and Tehran, as well as the customary racial treatment of the Ahwazi Arabs. The author views that Iranians have managed to distort and Persianize history to suit their interests; readers of Iranian history find Khomeini as a true heir to Ardashir I and Khosrow with all their animosities, and likewise, Al-Sistani as a historical heir to the Sassanid with all its historical dimensions. In doctrine, the author believes that Iranians hijacked Shiism, which originally expressed love for the Prophet's family without excessiveness and did not contradict affection for the Companions and the Prophet's wives; they disfigured the beautiful and tolerant image of the Prophet’s family to cloak their racism and deep-seated animosities against Arabs and Muslims. The author continues, stating: 'This book solves their riddles, unveils their secrets and plans, and exposes their deceitful tactics which fooled the world with grandiose fictitious slogans like (Death to the Great Satan), (Resistance and Defiance), (Islamic Unity), and other slogans they used to deceive many. The Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was the region's police under American and Israeli protection... Khomeini came after in a French plane from Neauphle-le-Château to Tehran, protected by the West, to overthrow the Shah's throne... During the Iran-Iraq War, Khomeini was the reason it extended for eight continuous years despite internal and external mediation to halt the war... Furthermore, Khomeini raised the banner of (Exporting the Islamic Revolution) and established so-called “liberation movements” to topple Arab regimes... They are negatively conspicuous today in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen... In truth, the Iranian regime has grown old and aged, its leaders fought for power, and some killed and imprisoned each other, revealing its corruption, tyranny, flaws, and crimes. Iran is strong due to our weakness and lack of a counter-project to confront it, it has media, followers, and a project while we lack anything comparable. The truth is it is weak from within and is more fragile than a spider's web where the book explains its internal and external weaknesses and predicts its downfall as the Safavid Iran did before, yet calls for an Arab-Islamic project to stand against the Iranian project.' Publishing house: Arab Science Publishers/Lebanon Number of Pages: 304 Year of publication: 2017