The Dig: Iran, 1979-1997. Islamic Republic, War, and Thermidor
Jacobin Radio
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The Iran-Iraq War
The legacy of the Iran-Iraq war then spills over and then continues both internally within Iran. West Germany obviously plays a very important role here as this France it's not just the United States but the Gulf states actually in the US bankroll this war effort to contain revolutionary Iran. Saddam Hussein doesn't want to pay back this debt which he owes um to Kuwait so I mean there's so many internal fighting of fighting that will only pose two regional states such as Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
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