monthly review

It is Iranian nationalism—powerful and, in my opinion, altogether historically positive—that explains the success of the modernization of scientific, industrial, technological, and military capabilities undertaken by the Shah’s regime and the Khomeinist regime that followed. ..

saddam hussein's concession

The shah of Iran openly helped Iraq's Kurds. Then the Iraqi dictatorship and the Iranian monarchy made a deal. The shah sold out the Kurds, whose rebellion capsized. In return, Iraq gave up its claim to sole jurisdiction over the Shatt el Arab waterway, giving both countries unrestricted..

trump follows, dprk-iran lead

The first derives from the impact of Iranian revolution of 1978-79 which overthrew Shah especially the takeover of American and the holding of US diplomats as hostages Tehran for 444 days in 1978-80. ..

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