The History of Iran, Turkey, and Iraq. This essay represents the notes of a History course about the countries of the Middle East.

Iran, Turkey, and Iraq I.<Tab/>Iran <Tab/>Iran or Persia *<Tab/>Iran is the ancient name for the country and its people. Persia is an ancient province in which Iranian people were 1st known to have lived. In 1935, the Iranian government asked all foreign government to use the name Iran rather than Persia. <Tab/>The Shah's …showed first 75 words of 2447 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2447 total…invasion of Iranian territory. *<Tab/>Iraq vowed to withdraw from Iran "as soon as Iran recognizes our sovereignty over our lands and respects our vital interests". *<Tab/>The war lasted for 8 years and ended with no victory of any side. *<Tab/>One year later, the Iraqi's invaded Kuwait to be ousted in the following year by an international alliance led by the USA.