1. OIL RICH country but people poor
IRAN
Old name – Persia
Persian Rugs
Persian Gulf
OIL RICH country but people poor

2. Prior to 1979 – led by a King called the Shah of Iran
Modernized
Gave women rights
Became like the west
(USA ally)

3. Shah of Iran

4. Ayatollah Khomeini took over with Islamic Law
1979 – Islamic Revolution
Ayatollah Khomeini took over with Islamic Law
Called the USA the Great Satan

5. Ayatollah Khomeini

6. THE USA The Shah fled for his life and went to….
We refused to return him to face charges in Iran.

7. US Embassy in Tehran, Iran attacked

8. 52 US citizens held captive for 444 days

9. USA and Iran became bitter enemies

10. Failed rescue attempts
Finally freed on day Reagan becomes President

11. Iraq Iran War 1980-88 Oil Access to Shatt al Arab waterway
Thinks they are weak from revolution
USA supports Iraq

12. 1986 Iran Contra Affair
USA will double cross Iraq and sell weapons illegally to Iran when they are supposed to be supporting Iraq in the Iran – Iraq War

14. IRAN 2006 - 2014 President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Created much controversy

15. Ayatollah Kamenei 1989- present

16. Iran Today… Conflicts with USA continue
Still pursue nuclear technology
Support terrorism
Destruction of Israel
2015 kill over 100 prisoners publically to promote fear to prevent protests of people

17. “Land between two rivers”
IRAQ
Mesopotamia
“Land between two rivers”
Tigris and Euphrates

18. Former “EVIL” Leader – Saddam Hussein
IRAQ
Former “EVIL” Leader – Saddam Hussein

19. 1980s Iran and Iraq fought in the Gulf War over oil rights.
Who did the USA help?
IRAQ!

20. No one, but Iraq’s oil fields were destroyed
Winner?
No one, but Iraq’s oil fields were destroyed
$$$

21. In 1991 Saddam attacks tiny Kuwait…Persian Gulf WAR!
So…
In 1991 Saddam attacks tiny Kuwait…Persian Gulf WAR!
WHY?

22. 1. for their OIL!
2. for their land – access to the Persian Gulf
3. Kuwait used to be part of Iraq

23. Persian Gulf War Desert Storm
USA (UN) sends troops to Saudi Arabia to kick Saddam out of Kuwait
We win quickly!

25. As Saddam retreated he set over 700 of Kuwait’s oil fields on fire

26. After the Persian Gulf War:
Saddam had to allow UN inspectors in to look for weapons of Mass Destruction: Chemical, Biological, Nuclear

27. We placed sanctions on Iraq not allowing them to sell oil
Sanctions – trade boycott (stop buying their stuff)
We placed sanctions on Iraq not allowing them to sell oil
Iraq complains about sanctions. Say we are hurting their citizens.

28. 2000 Saddam Hussein kicked out UN weapons inspectors.
The USA believed he was rebuilding his weapons of mass destruction.

29. 2003 Without UN approval, the USA attacked Iraq and got rid of Saddam Hussein

30. Saddam Hussein was tried, convicted and executed by the Iraqi people in 2006.

31. IRAQ TODAY -USA WAR (2003-2012) -Troops home
-~4500 troops dead, ~ 35,000 wounded
-Cost $2 trillion+
-~100,000 Iraqis die & many wounded
-Insurgents flooding in from other countries causing problems
Groups within the country fighting too!

38. TERRORIST GROUPS/FREEDOM FIGHTERS

39. Terrorist Groups/Freedom Fighters
PLO = Palestinian Liberation Organization original organization for a free Palestine
Hamas = Muslim Palestinian organization based in Gaza, wants own country for Palestinians
Hezbollah = Muslim jihad group based in Lebanon, supported by Syria and Iran, wants destruction of Israel and land returned to Palestinians, stop messing with Lebanon

40. Al Qaeda = Extremist Muslim jihad group in Afg once led by Osama bin Laden, want to overthrow all not –Islamic governments and expel Westerners and non Muslims from Muslim nations, vow the destruction of USA.
ISIS = Islamic State of Iraq and Syria want a Muslim Country governed by strict Islamic Law. A Muslim extremist group.
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41. Muslim Brotherhood is a religious and political group founded on the belief that Islam is not simply a religion, but a way of life. It advocates a move away from secularism, and a return to the rules of the Quran as a basis for healthy families, communities, and states.

42. Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram - which has caused havoc in Africa's most populous country through a wave of bombings, assassinations and abductions - is fighting to overthrow the government and create an Islamic state. Boko Haram promotes a version of Islam which makes it "haram", or forbidden, for Muslims to take part in any political or social activity associated with Western society.