apartheid israel bombing syria & iraq – hotting up deadly 4-decade
Timur 1501-1722, Safavid dynasty founded by Shah Ismail Shi'ite dominance 1587-1629, Shah Abbas Portuguese defeated in Persian Gulf 1722, Russians seized Georgia, Baku and thence Central Asia Afghan dominance 1736, Afshar dynasty under Nadir Shah 1794-1925, Qajar dynasty Anglo- Russian. ..…