The Middle East from the Iran-Contra Affair to the Intifada

By: Robert O. Freedman

Book Overview

Significant developments in the Middle East from 1985 to 1989, especially the Iran-Contra affair and the Intifada, had a major impact on the domestic and foreign policies of countries involved in this volatile region. The disclosure that the United States had sent arms to Iran, occasionally using Israel as a conduit, temporarily undermined the American diplomatic position in the Arab world.

This incident contributed to a massive U.S. naval...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815625022
• ISBN13: 9780815625025
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.0"