Iran Contra Affair Assignment Step 1 - Ashley a) Zinn – In order to fund CIA Contra (basically terrorists) operations on Nicaragua (it was illegal for the US to be involved in Nicaragua) Reagan looked for funding from other countries including Saudi Arabia and Iran. Zinn blamed Reagan for lying and makes it out to be a huge scandal. Johnson – That Reagan was completely innocent and had no involvement. Oliver North had sold secret arms to Iran to free US hostages. b) Johnson denies that Reagan
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Running Header: Basseri 1 The Culture of the Basseri of Iran Tamika Michelle Mays ANT101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Instructor: Michael King August 9‚ 2011 The Culture of the Basseri of Iran The Basseri are traditional pastoral nomads who inhabit the Iranian province of Fārs and migrate along the steppes and mountains near the town of Shīrāz. The Basseri are a clearly delineated group‚ defined as are most groups in the area by political
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The Iran-Contra scandal had a big effect on the United States but it had a huge effect on Nicaragua. Through out 1985-86‚ the Reagan administration was selling weapons to Iran illegally in order to encourage Iran to free hostages in the Middle East. Meanwhile‚ the Reagan administration wanted to support the Contras in Nicaragua‚ a rebel group fighting to overthrow the Sandinista government. The administration decided to use the money made from selling arms to Iran‚ and had it sent to the Contras
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The Green Revolution in Iran On June 12‚ 2009‚ a series of protests broke out after the results of the presidential election in Iran. The riots started in the capital city of Tehran‚ and quickly spread throughout the Islamic Republic. Protestors gathered in other major cities around the world‚ including New York City (Mackey). Hundreds of thousands‚ if not millions of Iranians were protesting against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s reelection‚ which was allegedly the result of electoral fraud
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Iran-Iraq War 1980-88 Year 11 2B English Written by: Mehdi Nawa Teacher: Ms. Alliss Date: 24/07/2012 CONTENTS 1.0 Introduction: Page No. 1.1 Aim of Report...............................................................................................................................1 1.2 Background of Belligerents..........................................................................................................1 1.3 Maps ................................................................
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Waldon | Iran – Iraq War | Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) The Iran-Iraq War permanently altered the course of Iraqi history. It strained Iraqi political and social life‚ and led to severe economic dislocations. Viewed from a historical perspective‚ the outbreak of hostilities in 1980 was‚ in part‚ just another phase of the ancient Persian-Arab conflict that had been fueled by twentieth-century border disputes. Many observers‚ however‚ believe that Saddam Hussein ’s decision to invade Iran was a personal
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The Iran Iraq war officially began on Sept. 22‚ 1980‚ with an Iraqi land and air invasion of western Iran‚ although Iraq representatives to the UN maintained that Iran had been engaging in artillery attacks on Iraqi towns since Sept. 4. Iraqi president Saddam Husain claimed the war was actually a territorial dispute over the Shatt al Arab‚ a waterway that empties into the Persian Gulf and forms the boundary between Iran and Iraq. Iraq’s foreign minister‚ Sa’adoun Hammadi‚ stated to the UN Security
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Discuss Iran nuclear ambition? Will it become a nuclear weapon state? “The world will need greatly increased energy supply in the next 20 years‚ especially clean-generated electricity. And nuclear power answers all parameters of future energy needs.” Jasjit Singh INTRODUCTION On December 3‚ 2007‚ the U.S. National Intelligence Council released an unclassified summary of the newest National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) entitled "Iran: Nuclear Intentions and Capabilities." Although
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US-Iran Relations Acknowledgements I would like to thank my teacher‚ Ms. Mashal Shabbir. The supervision and support that she gave truly helped me in this project. Her cooperation is thus appreciated. Abstract This report explains the US-Iran relationships‚ how they changed over the period of time and what the main reasons for that change were. I tried to analyze these reasons according to the International Relations theories as well as my own opinion. The report includes the information
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RISHI SARASWAT A MODERN HISTROY OF IRAN DR. ARMITAGE 6/21/2012 Introduction Iran‚ formerly known as Persia‚ has a rich fascinating history that shapes the modern day culture of the region. Iran is known for housing one of the world’s oldest major civilizations that has its roots dating back to 4000 BC. The Medes were the first people to occupy the region; they unified the Iran as a nation and major empire. Iran was ruled by a series of empires and dynasties‚ starting with The Achaemenid
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