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Spanning 1.6 million square kilometers, Iran borders 13 countries and controls access to the Strait of Hormuz — a chokepoint through which nearly 20 percent of the world’s oil supply flows.
Relations between Iran and Lebanon have historical roots that precede the establishment of modern Lebanon. In the 16th century, the Safavid dynasty adopted Shiism as the official religion, deviating from the prevailing Sunni Islam in the region, enlisted Shiite clerics from Jabal Amel, a region in south Lebanon which already had a Shiite community established since the 11th century, to promote ...
The name Levant States was used to refer to the French mandate over Syria and Lebanon after World War I. [3] [2] This is probably the reason why the term Levant has come to be used more specifically to refer to modern Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Jordan, and the island of Cyprus. [3]
Cuba [2] [3] Morocco [4] 1978 1978 1978 South Lebanon conflict. Part of the Israeli–Lebanese conflict Israel. SLA PLO: 1982 1985 1982 Lebanon War. Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict Israel SLA Lebanese Front: PLO. Syria Hezbollah. Jammoul Amal. Al-Mourabitoun Islamic Amal. ASALA Al-Tawhid. PKK. 1985 Ongoing Iran–Israel proxy ...
Iran's mission to the United Nations told the AP that Tehran "is adept at thwarting the U.S. strategy in a way that not only strengthens (the Houthis) but also ensures compliance with the ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States expanded sanctions against Iran's petroleum and petrochemical sectors on Friday in response to an Iranian missile attack on Israel, the administration of ...
The merge happened, with the Islamic State of Iraq and some Al-Nusra fighters merging to form the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Al-Nusra's leadership, as well as Al-Qaeda, both officially rejected the merge, in which the tension resulted in the newly founded ISIL being isolated from the global jihadist network, which was dominated by Al ...
The Levant Business Forum was set up, with a secretariat at Beirut, with the intention of enabling free circulation of goods and people among the Quartet states. [3] Also planned was a customs union called Shamgen , a pun on Sham and the EU's Schengen Agreement , [ 4 ] in which Iran and Iraq would participate by issuing joint visas with Turkey ...