CAS IR 573 Lecture Notes - Lecture 41: Treaty Of Saadabad, Thalweg, Aschat Sc
12 May 2019
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Relations between 4 countries since 1975: iraq and afghanistan: river helmand and the two called on arbitration. In 1937, iran and iraq signed a treaty and, in this treaty, britain which is still involved in iraq basically puts its diplomatic weight behind iraq to impose a borderline which is detrimental to the interest of iran. 1937 treaty lays down is that from the sea to the city of the. Abadan, the border is on the iranian side of the river, the whole river belongs to iraq and any ship going up has to fly the. Around abadan and khorramshahr, the river is a thalweg the deepest point and that is precisely to allow ships to go to the. This is justified by saying history has punished iraq and therefore, they don"t have much access except basra. Iran has to accept this treaty only because of british arm twisting. The fact that the border is on the iraqi side annoys iranians.
