A View from the Rimland: An Appraisal of Soviet Interests and Involvement in the GulfCentre for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, University of Durham, 1981 - 98 pages |
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... defence agreements with Iran , Pakistan , and Turkey , which pledged the 18 USA ' to take appropriate action in Iran's defence in cases of aggression against that country ' . There is little doubt that this was prompted by the failure ...
... defence agreements with Iran , Pakistan , and Turkey , which pledged the 18 USA ' to take appropriate action in Iran's defence in cases of aggression against that country ' . There is little doubt that this was prompted by the failure ...
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... defence pact , an anathema to the 49 USSR . While Iraq maintained its special relations with the Soviet Union ( no doubt on account of the constant tension with Syria ) , her new freedom of action meant she could no longer be coerced ...
... defence pact , an anathema to the 49 USSR . While Iraq maintained its special relations with the Soviet Union ( no doubt on account of the constant tension with Syria ) , her new freedom of action meant she could no longer be coerced ...
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... Defence Department claims that Moscow had been granted base facilities there . However , in February 1975 , two American journalists , Rowland Evans and Robert Novak , claimed that the Iraqi authorities had allowed them to fly over the ...
... Defence Department claims that Moscow had been granted base facilities there . However , in February 1975 , two American journalists , Rowland Evans and Robert Novak , claimed that the Iraqi authorities had allowed them to fly over the ...
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Abir Afghanistan agreement aircraft allies American anti-Western Appendix Arab world Arab-Israeli Baghdad Bahrain border cent CENTO Central Intelligence Agency claims clearly CMEA communist conflict Consequently countries defence deliveries diplomatic economic Egypt embargo forces Furthermore global Gulf oil hard currency increased Indian Ocean initiatives International Iran Iran's Iranian revolution Iraq's Iraqi Islamic Israel July Kurds Kuwait London major McGwire McLaurin Middle East Middle Eastern million tonnes missiles Moscow Muslim nationalisation OAPEC oil and gas oil companies oil exports oil imports oil weapon oil-producing Oman op.cit OPEC PDRY Petroleum PFLOAG political ports production Red Sea regime region relations Rimland Ro'i Russian Saudi Arabia Shah's significance Soviet arms Soviet influence Soviet interest Soviet involvement Soviet military aid Soviet Navy Soviet oil Soviet policy Soviet trade Soviet Union Spechler strategic superpowers supply Syria Table Treaty Umm Qasr United USSR Washington D.C. West Western oil Yodfat