Crisis in the Mideast
An Iranian-sponsored terrorist attack kills thousands of innocent people and results in UN sanctions against Iran. Iran retaliates by blocking 20% of the world’s oil supply, bringing the world’s economy to the brink of a depression.
A private citizen, a geologist, working in Saudi Arabia on a previous mission, who can avoid media scrutiny and adverse publicity, is enlisted by the U.S. President to go to Tehran to offer the Iranian president a proposal to resolve the issue and avoid military conflict.
Iranian hardliners attempt to prevent the meeting by threatening the American citizen with imprisonment or death on his arrival in Tehran. Personal animosities within the U.S. government play an outsized role in how the crisis is handled. Embedded in this story of intrigue and action is a love story between the American citizen-negotiator and the daughter of the Admiral heading the Fifth Fleet based in Bahrain.
About Donn Dears (The Villages, Florida Author)
Donn is a retired GE Company senior executive with extensive experience in power generation, transmission and distribution equipment. He established subsidiary companies around the world, from the UK to Australia, to service power generation equipment. He had the opportunity to work with customers and learn their businesses, from oil in the Mideast to mining in Australia, as well as here in the United States. Donn has been underground in coal mines, explored refineries and witnessed open pit mining operations. He has been to over 50 countries and understands their energy needs.
