“Iran Diplomacy and 598 Resolution” analyses the characteristics of Iran Diplomacy during the 8 years Iran-Iraq war and the essence of 598 resolution, based on the academic viewpoints in political science and international relations. The role of the State Department as the official trustee in this case and the Ayatollah Rafsanjani as the commander of war is highlighted in this book. Iran Diplomacy and 598 Resolution benefits from a simply understood literature with authentic references to documents, interviews, books and essays. The book includes 6 chapters, supporting the subject; the first chapter focuses on the important events influencing Iran diplomacy from the beginning of war to the announcement of 598 resolution; the second chapter studies the international bipolar political changes during 1980s and examine their impact on the war settlement; chapter 3 is about the role and influence of Iran diplomacy on the content of the resolution; next two chapters considers the discussions about pragmatic steps towards operating out the resolution; the last part of the book discusses the peace process and dialogue between Iran and Iraq under the supervision of UN; In this chapter the re-admission of Algeria Statement by Iraq regime and UN announcement to recognize Iraq as the invader and starter of war is discussed. The book is written by Dr. Iraj Hemmati and Davood Safayee Faskhoodi. It was first published in 2014 by Safhe Sefid Publication. Iran Diplomacy and 598 Resolution, received the especial appreciation in 17th National Award for the Holy Defense Book of the Year.

Iraj Hemmati, 1962 Davood Safayee Faskhoodi, 1963 Writers of the book are the associate members of Holy Defense Research and Document Center and have many articles and researches about the 8 years Iran-Iraq war. Dr. Hemmati first published book is “The only Vote should be Pahlavi Vote!” He has also worked as the co-author of 23th Vol. War Chronicle: The First Great Operation in Northwest. The book is a team work written by Dr. Ardestani, Dr. Zadegan and Dr. Hemmati.