Iran–Contra affair

applying that intelligence to their own military operations and capabilities or; worst case scenario, to attempt to cause damage to the United States. Three of the most formidable nations posing a threat to the United States today are China, Russia and Iran. Each of these countries and their government has their own purpose and motivation to collect intelligence on the United States, ranging from the desire to steal technology from corporations and the government to the desire to destroy the…

Alexander the Great also known as Alexander the third, was the son of King Phillip II and Queen Olympia. He was born on June 13th 356 B.C. in Pella Macedonia. He gets his name “Alexander the Great” because he united the Greeks, he won the war against the Persians, he also conquered Babylonia and Asia. He set up colonies all over his conquered lands. Alexander has a very special history and is one of the most important change agents in history. Alexander was different from other Macedonian kids…

Decades of American and United Nation efforts have failed to prevent Iran from obtaining their own nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities. The most recent reports from multiple national and international sources have confirmed that Iran has successfully tested a nuclear warhead north of Namakzar-e Shahdad . A nuclear armed Iran poses a grave threat to the safety of Americans and the world. Announcements by Iran’s Supreme Leader warn against an offensive attack and they have made preemptive…

The book that I chose for my summer reading project was I Am Malala, by Malala Yousafzai. It focused on life in the Middle East, specifically in Swat, Pakistan. This book showed a striking perspective from a young woman who told about life growing up in Pakistan and her fight for education against the Taliban. In the beginning of the book, Malala talks about the history of her country, such as past leaders, dictators, conflicts, and more to give the reader a sense of Pakistan’s past. Throughout…

The text assigned for week 14 from Schroeder’s Muhammad’s People “The Sophisticated” and Irwin’s The Wandering Scholars “Night and Horses and The Desert”, as well as the Maqamat al-hariri “The Thirty-Third Assembly, Called ‘Of Tiflis’ ”, are taken from Arabic literature on the tenth through twelfth centuries, but they are most definitely not “Islamic”. With regard to religion and literature, it is as though there is conflict for the sole purpose of adding flare, salacity, and hilarity to the…

Characteristics of what modernity looks like in the West is technologically and economically advancement, urbanization, and secularization. Images of modernity and the west are often merged together, which is problematic when developing countries want to embrace modernity, by models the “supposedly” “one-size-fit” all western policies. Major states and individual in the Middle East initially started out embracing modernity, until the 1970’s occurred. The Iranian Revolution sparked several waves…

at all costs. Laleh Khadivi 's The Age of Orphans (set in Iran) recounts the enduring story of these amazing people and those who suffer under their greatness hunt, focusing on the loss of identity and the effects of forced assimilation through the life and ventures of one fictional but legitimate Reza Pejman Khourdi. The main sufferers are the Kurds; indigenous peoples of the Middle East (primarily mountainous regions of Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria) who remain one of the world’s largest…

rebuild, especially in Europe. Iran specifically, was recovering from being invaded by Soviet and British troops after being a neutral country in the war. In the book titled All the Shah’s Men, we get a more focused glimpse on Iran and all the foreign powers influencing the nation. Iran was ruled as a monarchy until 1979, and each king or emperor is given the title of “shah”. Every Shah ruled until death or they were overthrown. With the finding of the oil industry in Iran in 1901 and British…

Although Iran was not involved in World War II, Iran was a major member for the Western countries especially the U.S. and Britain. Iran during the Cold War had many international and national problems that affected their economy. The changes in their government leaders affected their economy the most. Nationalization means to bring under the ownership or control of a nation, as industries and land (Dictionary.com). The Shah of Iran Mohammed Reza Pahlevi favored the Western influences. Iran’s…

country. During that time, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi left Iran for deportation in 1979, leaving his responsibilities to Prime Minister, Ayatollah Khomeini. The royal control crumpled soon after when protest troops shocked troops devoted to Pahlavi through armed street fights. Iran elected a national referendum which turned into an…