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Iraq wanted to replace Iran as the dominant Persian Gulf state, and was worried the 1979 Iranian Revolution would lead Iraq's Shi'ite majority to rebel against the Ba'athist government. The war also followed a long history of border disputes, and Iraq planned to annex the oil-rich Khuzestan Province and the east bank of the Arvand Rud (Shatt al ...
The United States and Iran have used proxy warfare throughout the Middle East and the Arab World since the 1979 Iranian Revolution. The first instance of proxy warfare came during the Iran–Iraq War, when Iraq used American support to fight the war.
The outbreak of the Iran–Iraq War in September 1980 provided the Soviets with a quandary since they aimed to be friends with both sides. The 1979 Iranian revolution had overthrown the Shah, the USA's key ally in the Middle East. Iran's new anti-American stance presented the USSR with a golden opportunity to win the country over to the Soviet ...
Iran's policy of arming militias took root in the aftermath of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Proxy forces armed by Iran could take part in retaliation against Israel over Hamas leader's killing ...
(1979–1983) Iran: Imperial State: Islamic Republic victory: Rival political factions and separatist movements crushed Tens of thousands of political executions in the aftermath (7,900 from 1981 to 1985, 3,800 to 33,000 in 1988, unknown in 1986–1987 or 1979–1980) 1979 Kurdish rebellion in Iran (1979) Iran: KDP-I Komala IPFG. OIPFG ...
The Iranian revolution (Persian: انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân [ʔeɴɢeˌlɒːbe ʔiːɾɒːn]), also known as the 1979 revolution, or the Islamic revolution of 1979 (انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī) [4] was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979.
Iran's direct attack on Israel over the weekend upended decades of its shadowy warfare by proxy, something Tehran has used to manage international repercussions for its actions. Supreme Leader ...
Iran’s cooperation with non-state allies can be understood as part of a broader global pattern of proxy warfare, where states extend their influence and pursue strategic objectives through ...