The opening salvo of theIraq Warwas an assault by U.S. aircraft on a bunker complex in which Saddam was thought to be meeting with subordinates. Although the attack failed to kill the Iraqi leader, subsequent attacks directed against Saddam made it clear that eliminating him was a major goal...
Major import partners: Germany (14.2%), U.A.E. (6.7%), China (8.3%), Italy (7.5%), France (6.2%), South Korea (5.4%), Russia (4.9%). Oil production and reserves About 70% of Iran's crude oil fields are located onshore, with the remainder mostly situated offshore in the ...
TheLur or Lor ethnicityis largely found in Iran, mostly in southern Kurdistan west of the Zagros Mountains. The Lur tribal land was divided into two main sections during the Mongol Il-Khanid rule: “Luristan Minor” and “Luristan Major” which are now known as Luristan and Kuhgilueh. The...
Distribution of Helicobacter pylori cagA, cagE, oipA and vacA in different major ethnic groups in Tehran, Iran. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2009; 24(8): 1380-1386.Dabiri H, Maleknejad P, Yamaoka Y, Feizabadi MM, Jafari F, Rezadehbashi M, et al. Distribution of Helicobacter pylori cagA, cagE...
The local landowners, feudal lords who were associated with the major mercantile companies controlling the caravan and sea trades, were dominant in the urban structure. Unlike those in the medieval West, the major merchants of Iran, together with the feudal lords, fought against movements of the ...
During this period, the government was also able to consolidate its position in Kordestan. Fighting had resumed between government forces and Kurdish rebels after the failure of talks under Bani Sadr in late 1980. The Kurds held parts of the countryside and were able to enter the major cities...
killing a number of Israeli soldiers and abducting two as prisoners of war. This action led Israel to launch a major military offensive against Hezbollah. The 34-day war between Hezbollah and Israel resulted in the deaths of more than 1,000 Lebanese and the displacement of some 1,000,000 (...
Ethnic Armenians make up the majority of Iran’s estimated 300,000 Christians. Armenians are fully integrated in Iranian society, from the musician Loris Tjeknavorian to Sombat Hacoupian, who founded one of the country’s most famous men’s clothing brands and is now a household name. ...
of the word derives it from the name of the Syr Darya (*Sida = ?), the most ancient form of which is Sanskrit Sita.l6 In Indian texts, the Sita is mentioned together with the Ganges, Indus, and Oxus (Vakhsh; Amu Darya) as the either four or seven major rivers that trace their ...
Mani considered himself a prophet like Christ and the Buddha who presented a religion to people. Manichaeism beliefs were influenced by three major concepts from other religions: Belief in the arrival of a savior figure, derived from Christianity ...