ABSTRACT

This study focuses on the impact of Soviet policy toward the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s, discussing Soviet interpretations of the Iranian revolution and evaluations of the potent impact of the fundamentalist revival for Moscow's clients in the region.

chapter |7 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|23 pages

The Iran-Iraq War

chapter 3|18 pages

Gorbachev and the Iran-Iraq War

chapter 4|28 pages

The Diplomatic Offensive

chapter 5|13 pages

Conclusion: The Soviets and the Gulf