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. :. state construction and de-construction and the MENA states system.  . Raymond . Hinnebsuch. University of St. Andrews, Scotland. Syria-Iraq Relations. Theme: the evolution over time, in parallel, of:. 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. Key Players: . Nouri. al-Maliki, Prime Minister of Iraq. Shiite. George W. Bush, President of the United States (2001-2009). Barack Obama, President of the United States (2009-present). Iraq Withdrawal. 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. A public opinion . analysis. Second wave. Munqith . M.Dagher. IIACSS, Iraq. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 320214. By Altamush Ali Jindani. 2. nd. period. America has had many presidents who were war hawks. Not pointing fingers but our former president was one of them. There has been many wars in which the United States had fought. Both defeat and triumph was faced. Several different reasons led the United States to enter these wars. Some of these causes were fears and threats. Just like Vietnam war which was fought to stop communism from spreading into rest of Asia. Similarly, the latest Iraq war is being fought because of fear of further terrorist attacks and to stop the spread of terrorism in the whole world. Different times, different places but pretty similar causes. President Bush says, “. 1950s-1970s. China Under Mao. KMT led by Chiang Kai-Shek flees to Taiwan. 1958 – 1961 Great Leap Forward – five year economic plan, labor intensive, collective farming. GLF abandoned after two years, widespread famine. 2013. Map of Middle Eastern Countries. Where is Iraq?. Geography. Continent: . SW Asia (Middle East). Landforms: . Desert, mountains. Waterways: . Persian Gulf, Tigris & Euphrates Rivers. Famous Landmarks: . 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. 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. Iraq is located in the Middle East, between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Iraq is also bordered by Jordan and Syria to the west, Kuwait to the south, and Turkey to the . north. The capital is Baghdad.. With .