When the Ayatollah Khomeini came to power in the Iranian revolution in 1979, there were church leaders in Iran who thought that he was the agent of Satan. They don't say that anymore. They regard him as the agen
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 ...
What were the main reasons for the Suez Crisis of 1956? Please explain. Suez Canal: The Suez Canal is a waterway that provides access to the Mediterranean and Red Seas. Ferdinand Lesseps, Frenchman, and one-time diplomat made a deal with the Egyptians to create the Suez Canal Company, ...
Even after Imperial Iran gave way to the Islamic Republic of Iran after the 1979 revolution, the Iranian Air Force was still stacked with some of the best Tomcat pilots in the world. And the U.S. doesn’t want any of them in the air again ever. Iran is the United States’ ex-girl...