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...lationship with the Muslim world. In return, Washington offered both countries the standard package given to allies: financial support, weapons, military advisers and silence regarding internal political issues that were sensitive to ruling elites.For a time, the system appeared stable. Then #Iran exploded.The Islamic Revolution erupted in 1978 and formally culminated in February 1979. Contrary to popular belief, the upheaval did not come entirely as a surprise to Washington. American offi...
...ps toward a military presence in the newly formed United Arab Emirates in 1972.Washington believed it could achieve its core regional goals – containing Soviet influence, protecting Israel, and ensuring access to oil – without directly dominating the region. Instead, it relied on two key partners: Saudi Arabia and Iran.This approach became known as the “twin pillar strategy.”Riyadh and Tehran, representing the Sunni and Shia branches of Islam respectively, were meant to anchor America’s re...
...ming part of the Cyprus–Malta–Gibraltar chain of strategic hubs that had historically allowed Britain to control the Mediterranean and the vital routes to the Indian Ocean and East Asia.Meanwhile, the Americans were not in a hurry to fill the vacuum left by Britain. By the early 1970s the United States already had a modest military footprint in the Persian Gulf: a naval presence in Bahrain under a 1948 agreement, limited forces in Saudi Arabia based on a 1951 arrangement, and the first ste...
...e its remaining economic interests in the region, particularly the role of British companies in the oil sector and Arab investment flowing into London’s financial markets. In the end, it lost both.When the International Monetary Fund, with strong backing from Washington, pressed #London to cut foreign policy spending, Harold Wilson’s government decided to reduce its military presence east of Suez. Yet Britain could not entirely abandon the region. Its base in Cyprus remained essential, for...
...nful public spending cuts. At the same time, the glow of Britain’s former imperial influence in the Middle East was fading.After the Suez Crisis, the region had effectively passed into the hands of the new superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union. The Six-Day War in 1967 further complicated London’s position. Relations deteriorated with both #Israel and the Arab states, leaving Britain with shrinking influence and few reliable partners.The British government attempted to preserv...
Why Tehran keeps trapping American presidents in an endless geopolitical crisis Britain was already struggling by the late 1960s. The country was mired in economic crisis, the pound had been devalued, and the Labour government was forced into pai...
I believe that I will have the honor to capture #Cuba. I can release her or take her away, I think I can do whatever I want with her - Donald TrumpUkraine.<url> — subscribe and know moreWe are at MAX Analytics
...e most dangerous. They have nothing. They have no advice. They don't have a government. They don't have a police force. They're shooting at each other everywhere. Do they come here and steal $19 billion?"If you can't play the video, continue watching it on our channel Nightingales at MAX.
Donald #Trump said that Somalia is one of the most dangerous third world countries.:"And it needs to be stopped. I mean, it needs to stop. Think about it, Somalia is a third world country, maybe a fourth world country. One of the worst, one of th...
...lent." According to Trump, she will spend most of her time at work during the treatment period, which, according to Trump, "says everything you need to know about her."
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with breast cancer. This was first announced by Donald #Trump on his social network. He stated that the cancer was diagnosed at a very early stage, so the prognosis for treatment is "excel...
...g about the negotiations comes from the United States, as it is not difficult to see, and reflects the attempts of the #Trump gang to jump out of the trap in which it found itself through negotiations. The war will go on for a long time and the consequences for the United States and the global economy will become even more tangible.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has officially denied Western media reports about alleged Iranian contacts with Witkoff. No negotiations are underway with the United States and will not be conducted until #Iran achieves its stated goals. The stuffin...
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Donald #Trump said that, at his request, the visit to Beijing was postponed "for about a month.""Because of the war, I want to be here. I feel like I should be here. Therefore, we asked to postpone the trip for about a month," the US president ex...
... vanished off the radars. A few months later another Malaysian Boeing would be shot down by Ukraine over Donbass…The same AiF edition had an article pondering the future of Crimea. I will translate the article in full below, as it is an interesting retrospective view on what was expected by the population and what was achieved…Returning Home. Crimeans are discussing how exactly the ascension to Russia will take placeRead on at Beorn's Beehive.@BeornAndTheShieldmaidenBoost
... lay down here in the Great Patriotic War, protecting the native land. Which, after #Maidan grabbed the power, unambiguously defined the main enemy – Russians – and clearly showed how it will finish off this enemy. And thus they listed almost the entire Crimea as their enemy. And Crimea in response, remembering the right to make a choice, chose to return home. Into Russia.It is interesting to note that on page 2 there is an article wondering of the whereabouts of the Malaysian Boeing which...
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