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Relations with Iran
IRAN, RELATIONS WITH IRAN, RELATIONS WITH. Americans had relatively little contact with Iran until the 1940s. The United States largely deferred to British policy, whose commercial and diplomatic approach focused on extracting oil for a nominal fee and confronting Russian influence in Iran. In... Read more |
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Khorramabad
Khorramābād, Iran Two cities have this name which means ‘Place of Joy’ from khorram ‘glad’ or ‘joyful’ and ābād. Khorram can also mean ‘green’ or ‘fresh’ and is much used to describe particularly pleasant... Read more |
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Sanandaj
Sanandaj , city (1991 pop. 244,039), capital of Kordestan prov., W Iran. The region is known for its carpets, woodworking, and handicrafts. The population of Sanandaj is comprised mostly of Kurds. The city was attacked during the Iran-Iraq War and has been an area of Kurdish unrest. An Abbasid... Read more |
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Bushehr
Bushehr or Bushire , city (1991 pop. 132,824), SW Iran, on the Persian Gulf. It is one of the chief ports of Iran, handling about 75% of Iran's foreign trade, and is the terminus of a trade route from Shiraz, Esfahan, and Tehran. An oil center for the region, Bushehr has a thermoelectric power... Read more |
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Iran Khorasan
KHORASAN Province in northeastern Iran. The northeasternmost province (ostan) of Iran, with its capital at Mashhad, Khorasan is dominated by a zone of mountain ranges, a continuation of the Alborz Mountains in northern Iran, running roughly northwest to southeast. It is the longest... Read more |
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Democratic Party of Kurdistan
DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF KURDISTAN (IRAN; KDP) Political party that organized 1945 Read more |
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Iran-Iraq War
Iran-Iraq War 1980-88, protracted military conflict between Iran and Iraq. It officially began on Sept. 22, 1980, with an Iraqi land and air invasion of western Iran, although Iraqi spokespersons maintained that Iran had been engaging in artillery attacks on Iraqi towns since Sept. 4. Iraqi... Read more |
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Algiers Agreement
ALGIERS AGREEMENT (1975) Agreement between Iran and Iraq to settle border and political disputes. On 6 March 1975 Iran and Iraq announced in Algeria that they had agreed to recognize the thalweg (middle) of the Shatt al-Arab River as their common border and to resolve other contentious... Read more |
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Treaty of Turkmanchai
TURKMANCHAI, TREATY OF (1828) Treaty by which Iran ceded its territories in the Caucasus to Russia. The Treaty of Turkmanchai concluded a war between Iran and Russia that Iran initiated in 1826 with the aim of recovering territory in the Caucasus region that it had lost to Russia in 1813.... Read more |
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Iran
Iran , officially Islamic Republic of Iran, republic (2005 est. pop. 68,018,000), 636,290 sq mi (1,648,000 sq km), SW Asia. The country's name was changed from Persia to Iran in 1935. Iran is bordered on the north by Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and the Caspian Sea; on the east by Afghanistan... Read more |
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Repercussions of the American Establishment's Decision to "Coexist" with Iran.
...the truce between the US and Iran and as part of the historical...president's table, as long as Iran doesn't make a serious mistake...taken an implicit decision to coexist with the Iranian regime and...Realistically, the Iraq war has made Iran the partner of ... |
 "Moj News Agency (Tehran, Iran)")
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Ankara not Bound to US-led Sanctions against Tehran/ Turkey Willing to...
...pressure to make it harder for Iran to finance its uranium enrichment...100 billion in trade volume with Iran, and the US is unable to convince...that although Turkey is willing to coexist with a nuclear Iran. Noting that the two countries... |
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Can we coexist with Iran?
...government, they do stand some chance of changing Iran's behavior." THE ISLAMIC Republic of Iran engages in many types of unacceptable behavior...State Department's 1996 terrorism reports, Iran is the leading sponsor of terrorism in the world... |
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COLUMN: Islam can coexist with democracy -- just ask Iran
...U-WIRE) COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Iran is a unique nation in the Middle East...States usually had a hand in installing. Iran, however, proves that an Islamic power can sustain a democratic form of government.Iran deviates from this regional norm for several... |
 "The Charleston Gazette (Charleston, WV)")
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Iran: Not another war
...foolish notion, Takeyh argues, since Iran long ago ceased "being a revolutionary...region more, not less, unstable. Iran may still be an "opportunistic power...should express a "willingness to coexist with Iran while limiting its excesses. In... |
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Press Wages Political Fight in Iran; Journalists Lead Struggle for Greater...
...over the fundamental character of Iran and the course of its 21-year...upon the very essence of modern Iran, a society guided by Islamic law...state? Can Islam and democracy coexist? Should Iran seek to restore ties with the West... |
 "The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)")
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CENSORSHIP IN IRAN
...imprisoned. It may be, however, that Iran has already become too much of an...assault of the foreign enemies of Iran." The hardliners' assault on the...understanding that their power cannot coexist with Iran's glasnost. They are fighting... |
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Living with a nuclear Iran Chirac said what many analysts believe
...that he was not overly worried if Iran had a nuclear weapon or two, he...acknowledged over the past year that Iran eventually may have a nuclear weapon...view that the world might have to coexist with a nuclear Iran was laid out in a study by two... |
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Nearing a decision on Iran
...strengthens our assessment that Iran has the scientific, technical...the United States is this: Can Iran be stopped by a pre-emptive...emption and assuming that Israel can coexist with a nuclear-armed Iran, which of course it cannot... |
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Is Coexisting with a Nuclear Iran an Option ?
...about the need to adapt to, coexist with and prepare for a nuclear Iran does not necessarily reflect...agree over will not do away with Iran's nuclear program nor undermine...from the imbalance produced by Iran acquiring nuclear weapons... |
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