Iran's Policy in the Persian Gulf: 1968-1975

Iran's Policy in the Persian Gulf: 1968-1975
Author: Majid Roshangar
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2021-02-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 1664138846

This book examines Iran’s policy in the Persian Gulf from 1968 to 1975 after the British military withdrawal from the region in 1971. It deals in detail with the questions of Bahrain and the Shatt-al Arab and examines the relationship of Britain’s ‘East of Suez Policy’ (1968-1971) to the politics of the region, and, especially, the role of Iran. Britain’s military pullout from the Persian Gulf influenced Iran’s determination to build a credible deterrent to replace the “power vacuum” without the intervention of foreign powers. The main factors which influenced Iran’s policy in the region were the Iranian oil industry, Persian Gulf security, Iran’s military preparedness and arms build-up.

Iran's Persian Gulf Policy

Iran's Persian Gulf Policy
Author: Dr Christin Marschall
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2003-12-08
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1134429908

This book examines the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran towards the states of the Persian Gulf from 1979 to 1998. It covers perceptions Iranians and Arabs have of each other, Islamic revolutionary ideology, the Iran/Iraq war, the Gulf crisis, the election of President Khatami and finally the role of external powers, such as the United States. The author argues that over the twenty-year period, the policy has moved from being ideological to pragmatic; and that by tracing its history, we can better anticipate its future relationship.

Persian Gulf States

Persian Gulf States
Author: Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
Publisher: Division
Total Pages: 512
Release: 1994
Genre: History
ISBN:

Research completed January 1993.

Nixon, Kissinger, and the Shah

Nixon, Kissinger, and the Shah
Author: Roham Alvandi
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2014
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0199375690

In this revisionist account of U.S.-Iran relations during the Cold War, Roham Alvandi provides a detailed historical study of the partnership that Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran forged with U.S. President Richard Nixon and his adviser Henry Kissinger in the 1970s.

The Persian Night

The Persian Night
Author: Amir Taheri
Publisher: Encounter Books
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2010
Genre: History
ISBN: 1594034796

"With a new afterword by the author"--Cover.

The Twilight War

The Twilight War
Author: David Crist
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 658
Release: 2013-07-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 014312367X

"An important and timely book that should be required reading for anyone interested in understanding how the United States and Iran went from close allies to enduring enemies." -The Washington Post "Deserves a spot on the short list of must-read books on United States-Iran relations." -The New York Times The dramatic secret history of the undeclared, ongoing war between the U.S. and Iran. The United States and Iran have been engaged in an unacknowledged secret war since the 1970s. This conflict has frustrated multiple American presidents, divided administrations, and repeatedly threatened to bring the two nations to the brink of open warfare. Drawing upon unparalleled access to senior officials and key documents of several U.S. administrations, David Crist, a senior historian in the federal government, breaks new ground on virtually every page of The Twilight War. From the Iranian Revolution to secret negotiations between Iran and the United States after 9/11, from Iran’s nuclear program to the secretive and deadly role of Qasem Soleimani, Crist brings vital new depth to our understanding of “the Iran problem”—and what the future of this tense relationship may bring.

The Economic Consequences of the Gulf War

The Economic Consequences of the Gulf War
Author: Kamran Mofid
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2005-10-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134939655

The Iran-Iraq War were one of the longest and most devastating uninterrupted wars amongst modern nation states. It produced neither victor nor vanquished and left the regimes in both countries basically intact. However, it is clear that the domestic, regional and international repercussions of the war mean that 'going back' is not an option. Iraq owes too much to regain the lead it formerly held in economic performance and development levels. What then does reconstruction mean? In this book, Kamran Mofid counteracts the scant analysis to date of the economic consequences of the Gulf War by analysing its impact on both economies in terms of oil production, exports, foreign exchange earnings, non-defence foreign trade and agricultural performance. In the final section, Mofid brings together the component parts of the economic cost of the war to assign a dollar value to the devastation.

The End of Pax Britannica in the Persian Gulf, 1968-1971

The End of Pax Britannica in the Persian Gulf, 1968-1971
Author: Brandon Friedman
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2020-11-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 3030561828

This book examines how the rulers in the Persian Gulf responded to the British announcement of military withdrawal from the Gulf in 1968, ending 150 years of military supremacy in the region. The British system in the Gulf was accepted for more than a century not merely because the British were the dominant military power in the region. The balance of power mattered, but so did the framework within which the British exercised their power. The search for a new political framework, which began when the British announced withdrawal, was not simply a matter of which ruler would amass enough military power to fill the void left by the British: it was also a matter of the Gulf rulers – chiefly Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the ruling shaykhs of the lower Gulf – coming to a shared understanding of when and how the exercise of power would be viewed as legitimate. This book explores what shaped the rulers’ ideas and actions in the region as the British system came to an end, providing a much-needed political history of the region in the lead-up to the independence of the UAE, Bahrain, and Qatar in 1971.

American Ascendance and British Retreat in the Persian Gulf Region

American Ascendance and British Retreat in the Persian Gulf Region
Author: W. Fain
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2008-07-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 0230613365

This book critically examines the origins of American diplomacy in the greater Persian Gulf region, arguing that it was the inability of the United States to contend effectively with the disintegration of British imperial authority in the Gulf that eventually led it to assume its current role in the region.