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The subtitle of "Honeymoon in Tehran," an engaging new book from the author of "Lipstick Jihad," promises "two years of love and danger in Iran." But while Azadeh Moaveni does indeed deliver details of her romance with the son of an Iranian textile tycoon, there's another, more intriguing relationship at the core of this memoir.

It's personified by a certain Mr. X, the intelligence agent the Islamic Republic has assigned to shadow Moaveni's movements as a reporter for Time magazine. On and off over seven years, Moaveni and her minder meet in anonymous hotel rooms and play psychological games.