Big Ship Capitalism with Laleh Khalili
The Dig
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How Did the Iron Contra Deal Shape the Course of the War?
In the 19 eighties, Iran attacked oil tankers owned by foreign shippers. The tactic emerged when sadam hussein received a bunch of exocet missiles from the french. It was one of the tactics that brought in the us and other navies into the gulf. Butbt, the end of the war was really fought on land and brought to an end on land.
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