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Why Trump’s strategy against Iran is likely to fail – Al Jazeera English – Why Trump’s strategy against Iran is likely to fail Al Jazeera English
In 1941, in the midst of World War II, two imperial powers, the USSR and Britain, threatened Iran with invasion, although the country had officially announced neutrality in the conflict. While the Iranian leadership acknowledged the gravity of the situation, it refused to cave in to the Soviet-British ultimatum. For them, resistance and military defeat was more bearable than “treason and capitulation”. Outnumbered and outgunned, the Iranian army was swiftly defeated and the Soviet and British imperial forces occupied the country for several years. Although severely weakened, Tehran continue…
– June 5, 2019 at 05:48AM
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– June 5, 2019 at 06:03AM
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