Why did Great Britain want to control the Suez Canal? Why did Britain have petrol rationing during the Suez Crisis? Why did Egypt instigate the Yom Kippur War of 1973? What was the cause of the Iranian Revolution? What was the cause of the Iranian hostage crisis?
He points out that oil revenues would overcome difficulties such as rising costs and a skills shortage for major construction projects. He claims that 2008 could be as significant a year for the Middle East as 1979, when the Iranian revolution and high oil prices brought the region into ...