The Contemporary Middle East. A Documentary History

The embassy takeover was a disgraceful breach of Iran’s international responsibil- ity and the trauma for the hostages and their ...

Until these policies change, fully normal ties between our governments will not be possible, and our principle sanctions will re ...

Next Tuesday will mark the beginning of a new year for Iran and the start of spring for us all. And it is true that for everythi ...

Leaders in neighboring states are anxious about the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran because they remain suspicious of its theoc ...

stepped up its demand that Iran stop its weapons work “without delay” and imposed financial sanctions targeting the assets of te ...

seek clarity about all aspects of Iran’s nuclear program, the existing gaps in knowledge continue to be a matter of concern, and ...

(a) those set out in sections B.2, B.3, B.4, B.5, B.6 and B.7 of INFCIRC/ 254/Rev.8/Part 1 in document S/2006/814; (b) those set ...

hibited items, materials, equipment, goods and technology specified in para- graphs 3 and 4 above; 7.Decidesthat Iran shall not ...

delivery systems, or by persons or entities acting on their behalf or at their direction, or by entities owned or controlled by ...

(b) the payment is not directly or indirectly received by a person or entity designated pursuant to paragraph 12 above; and afte ...

19.Decidesthat all States shall report to the Committee within 60 days of the adoption of this resolution on the steps they have ...

ments of the IAEA, and underlines that further decisions will be required should such additional measures be necessary; 25.Decid ...

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CHAPTER 6 Iraq and the Gulf Wars CHAPTER 6 DOCUMENTS Overview 417 Part I: The Iran-Iraq War Saddam Hussein Takes Power 420 Docum ...

Document: U.S.-Soviet Statement on the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait 453 Document: UN Security Council Resolution 678 (1990) 454 Pers ...

CHAPTER 6 Overview I raq is one of the many Middle Eastern countries artificially created by European colonial powers in the yea ...

first time that Shiites and Sunnis of differing backgrounds and tribal loyalties cooper- ated in any kind of organized way in Ir ...

sein took all power into his hands, where it would remain until his ouster by the U.S. military in 2003. Hussein’s rule evolved ...

Saddam Hussein Takes Power DOCUMENT IN CONTEXT Saddam Hussein dominated Iraq for more than one-third of the period between the e ...

Following are excerpts from a speech by Saddam Hussein as the new president of Iraq on July 17, 1979. DOCUMENT Hussein’s First P ...