PPT-Iraq and Iran

What is this war about anyway Saddam Hussein Ayatollah Khomeini Iraq has oil Iraqs oil is good quality It exists in great quantity It is cheap to produce Costs about 100 a barrel yes 1 dollar. Are you planning to visit Iran? Are you wondering It is safe to visit Iran? or Do I need a visa for Iran? And how hard is to get a visa? or even Is it safe for US citizens to visit Iran? There lots of important information to do or not to do in Iran, and on this slides we have listed some of most important tips that you need to know before or during visit Iran. We hope that these tips help you to get the most out of your trip to Iran. Jon Wolfsthal. Deputy Director CNS. US Institute for Peace – June 10, 2014. US-Iranian Ties/Tensions Have a Long History. 1950s with Overthrow of Iranian PM . Mossadegh. 1960s - 1970s US Support for Shah. 2. Iraqi History. A. British Mandate. B. British Backed Monarchy. Post WWII British colony. King chosen by England. C. Dictatorships. 1958 Baath Revolution. 3. Thinking Slide:. How might Iraqi history affect how they view the Americans & their British allies in the current war in Iraq?. Both Kurdish and . Shi’a. issues have. played a role in the Gulf conflicts. 1. Based in longstanding disagreements. Religious, ethnic, and territorial. Iranian revolution as the catalyst. Khomeini called on Iraqi Shi’a to rise up against Hussein. Oct 19 – After almost 2 weeks of aerial bombardments, US Army Rangers launch raids into Afghanistan from Pakistan. Oct 20 – 2 US soldiers die in a helicopter crash – 1. st. military casualties of the war. 1985. Aug. 20: Israel sends 96 TOW anti-tank missiles to Iran.. Sept. 14: Israel sends 408 more TOW missiles to Iran.. Nov. 24-25: The C.I.A. arranges for a shipment of 18 Hawk anti-aircraft missiles from Israel to Iran aboard a C.I.A. front company plane. Oct 19 – After almost 2 weeks of aerial bombardments, US Army Rangers launch raids into Afghanistan from Pakistan. Oct 20 – 2 US soldiers die in a helicopter crash – 1. st. military casualties of the war. A focus on Turkey, Iraq, and Iran. MOUNTAINS (turkey). Several tectonic plates converge at the Anatolian Peninsula, AKA: Asia Minor. North Anatolian Fault (Turkey)—one of the most active faults in the world. Why was it called the Middle East?. The Arab world in the 8. th. Century. The Ottoman Empire – 16 and 17. th. Centuries. Today it looks like this. What the Arab world invented and refined. Musical scales and notation. Ancient Near East. 12. White Temple and its ziggurat. Uruk (modern Warka, Iraq). Sumerian. c. 3500–3000 B.C.E. Mud brick. . use of mud brick/ desire for monumental architecture/ celestial orientation/ cella. you must first know about it’s . ethnoreligious divisions. !. II. Iraq- . History. 1918-32 British rule. Even after independence Britain retained oil rights and kept military bases in Iraq. Monarchy. In the Middle East bordered by Jordan, Syria, Turkey, . I. ran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait. Official languages: Arabic, Kurdish. Population: 30, 399, 572 (. est. ). Religion: Islam (Shi’ite Sunni) 97%, Christianity 3%. Iran Expert in a Semester By: Jon Doe III Iran Has been known to be Anti-American/Israel 8 year war, 1980-1988 against Iraq 2005 Iran says that it is enriching uranium for peaceful purposes. Iran has tried to keep its nuclear plans a secret, creating the perception around the world that they are trying to create a bomb. Marjane Satrapi. Label Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Saudi Arabia on the map on your handout.. According to a 2006 CNN . Study: “Geography Greek to Young Americans. ”. After . more than three years of combat and nearly 2,400 U.S. military deaths in Iraq, nearly two-thirds of Americans aged 18 to 24 still cannot find Iraq on a .