The Birth of United States and Iranian Relations

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The Birth of United States
and Iranian Relations
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Monarch and ParliamentaryGovernment of Iran

• History
• Constitutional Revolution of 1906
• Reza Shah 1925
• Crown Prince Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
• - 1941 Anglo-Soviet forces
• - Constitutional Monarchy
• - Reign rather than rule
• 1941 to 1946

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Tensions in Iranians Government Post-World War
II

• Iranians Parliamentary Government in 1946
• - Majlis relation to the Shah
• - Majlis Aristocrats
• - Tudeh Party
• - Iranian Democratic Party
• Qavam Elected Prime-Minister

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Irans Political Issues in 1946

• Issues that Qavam Had to Face
• Demands for oil concessions from the Soviet in
  the north.
• Forcing Soviet Troops out of Iran.
• Dealing with Azairbaijans Independence.
• Detaining the growing influence of the Tudeh
  Party.

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Protecting United States andGreat Britains
Interests in Iran

• Qavam Deals with the Issues
• - Give Soviets an oil concession in return
• for troops withdrawal.
• - Opened talks with Pishevaris Democrats
• in Azarbaijan.
• - Qavam forms the Iranian Democrats drafting
• Tudeh leaders.

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Qavam andReza Pahlavi

• Tudehs party seeks control of the government by
  installing its own members in all important
  levels of government.
• All cabinet members are force to resign the
  parliament.
• Constitution amended to give absolute power to
  the Monarch.

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United States and Great Britains Involvement

• In 1946, the United States and Great Britain
  suggest to Reza Pahlavi to ask Qavam to resign or
  face arrest and imprisonment.
• In 1949, the Shah suspended free elections of the
  Majlis.
• In 1954, US is publicly supporting the Shah after
  the CIA helps Reza Pahlavi gain total control.

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Iranian Revolution of1978-79

• The Shahs government and newspapers insulted
  Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
• Religious students demonstrated.
• Black Friday.
• US showed support for the Shah.
• Shah leaves Iran to Egypt.
• US embassy is seized by the opposition.

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United States and Iranian relations

• Israel looses ties with Iran.
• Hostages are released under Ronald Regans
  administration.
• United States Publicly Supported Iraq in the Iran
  and Iraq War.
• Bloodletting by the US takes place.
• Regan supplies arms to the Iranians.
• US imposes sanctions on Iran.

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Iran in the 1990s

• Iran Pursues Weapons of Mass Destruction.
• Support of terrorist attacks in Germany.
• In 1998, United Nations and Iran entered into
  diplomatic talks.
• Iran Seeks economic prosperity.

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Leveling the Plainfield
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United Nations and the NPT

• The Non-Proliferation Treaty.
• United Nations and Iran.
• United Nations want to inspect for WMD.
• United States has passed the buck to Europe,
  Great Britain

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Post-September 11

• United States have passed the buck to Europe,
  Great Britain and France.
• Has threatened to report Iran to the Security
  Council in order to increase sanctions.
• Has not rule out an attack in Iran to
• stop their nuclear program.

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Iran as a Regional Hegemony

• Iran is trying to achieve military power.
• Some regional Arab nations, either will have to
  depend on the United States for military support.
• Others would like to see Iran achieve military
  power (i.e. Syria).
• Israel future will be in jeopardy if Iran
  achieve Military Power.

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Regional Balance

• Iran has openly express their interest the
  enrichment of uranium.
• Israel has threatened to attack Iran
• United Nations will impose sanctions in Iran if
  they p