Category Archives: Modern Iran

Here is a nice example of the Sadavid Map

http://coursesa.matrix.msu.edu/~fisher/hst373/Maps/Safavid_Empire_1660.html
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This site actually gives a good and in-depth overview of what each Iran and Iraq did throughout the war.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/iran-iraq.htm
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Here is a pretty good website showing a map which indicates which nations supported which country. It also gives a short summary of how and why the Iran Iraq war started. http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/iraniraq.htm   Continue reading →

Here is an interesting article from the BBC looking back on the beginning of the Iran-Iraq war. It looks into why it started and what was gained and lost from the war. The article makes the point that much more was lost with the war and neither side really achieved what they sought out for. […] Continue reading →

This video, despite being entirely in Farsi, provides a good insight into what life in Iran was like before the 1979 Islamic Revolution. There are advertisements for Coca-Cola, ice skating rinks, and shoes. The people in these advertisements are all wearing western-style clothing and the background music is also very western, with bands like Led […] Continue reading →

This link directs you to the New York Times Special Report: The C.I.A. in Iran. It provides you with actual news reports from the 1953 C.I.A. backed coup in Iran, named by the C.I.A. as “Operation Ajax.” It also provides you with the background behind the coup and the why and how of America’s involvement in this coup whcih led […] Continue reading →

Here is an interesting article about the beginning of Iran’s nuclear program. In recent times, this issue has gained a lot of attention, especially from the West. However, a nuclear program in Iran is not a new concept. The Iranians first developed a nuclear program in 1959, under the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Although the […] Continue reading →

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