Secret Notes From Iran is the first-person account of a journalist who travelled through Iran, disguised as a casual tourist, during the stormy US-Iran stand-off in the summer of 2017. With Iran now facing the possibility of a full-scale war with the US, the book features critical geopolitical analysis of Iran’s position in the world order. The reader is taken across the length and breadth of the country, and the iconic Iranian settings serve as venues of illuminating conversations with Iranian locals about their predicament. The narrative of the book, which features a rare and powerful interview with Noam Chomsky, is accompanied by photographs taken in Tehran, Shiraz, Isfahan, Persepolis, Bandar Abbas and other locations. The book comprises revealing first-hand observations, analyses of oil politics, a heady dose of war talk, a close look at sensitive social issues, and conversations with renowned geopolitical writer and Iran expert, Vijay Prashad, and celebrated anti-hijab Iranian activist and writer, Masih Alinejad. This book reflects the deeply conflicted times we live in, filled with equal measures of uplifting promise and dangerous portent.