CORE-UA 533 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Neutral Party, Religious Symbolism, Basij
17 Jan 2017
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The iran-iraq war was part of the founding narrative of the islamic republic. Iranian gov would contend that war was imposed by imperial powers to destroy the. Crucial in defining what the islamic republic is, and what the role of the citizens is. Caused iran to think there was an international conspiracy to destroy the islamic republic. Argued for the need to defend the revolution. Saddam hussein rose to power in the 1970s in iraq, becoming president in 1979. Perceived weakness of the islamic republic just established, military officers executed, us-iranian relations deteriorated so less arms, internal struggles in iran, iran lacking international support. Abadan to a large extent destroyed during the war. Hussein expected southern iranian tribes to have some support for him. However, iranian nationalism made sure that none of these tribal groups supported hussein. Different treatment towards invasion of iran vs. kuwait. Soviet union attempted to stay neutral, but started to eventually sell arms to saddam hussein.
