By Dr Christin Marschall
This publication examines the international coverage of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the direction of the states of the Persian Gulf from 1979 to 1998. It covers perceptions Iranians and Arabs have of one another, Islamic innovative ideology, the Iran/Iraq battle, the Gulf drawback, the election of President Khatami and eventually the function of exterior powers, akin to the us. the writer argues that over the twenty-year interval, the coverage has moved from being ideological to pragmatic; and that by way of tracing its background, we will higher count on its destiny dating.
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24 Iran’s UN Ambassador, Kamal Kharrazi, denied any connection between the government and these groups, and stated that whilst there were Shi a opposition movements in the Persian Gulf, and there were groups in Iran which supported them, the Iranian government was not involved because it did not want to interfere in the internal affairs of other states. He held that some people talked about the export of revolution at the beginning of the revolution, but the government always distanced itself. Imam Khomeini took the position of the spiritual Leader when recommending the Muslims to export the revolution.
78 In December 1984, a Kuwaiti airliner was hijacked to Tehran by Shi a hijackers demanding the release of the prisoners of the US Embassy bombings in Kuwait. Two American passengers were shot dead. The Iranians finally stormed the plane and overpowered the hijackers. The US charged Iran with complicity. 79 In May 1985, the Amir’s motorcade was attacked. He escaped with minor cuts. 82 In July 1985, two seaside cafés in Kuwait were bombed which left nine killed and eighty-nine wounded. The Arab Revolutionary Brigades claimed responsibility.
On this basis . . we are active in Afghanistan, in Tajikistan, in the Caucasus, in Karabakh and Northern Iraq . . 77 Khatami’s presidency In May 1997 a new President was elected. The 54-year-old cleric Muhammad Khatami gained a landslide victory of 70 per cent. His major aims were to seek the rule of law and the people’s participation in the political, social and cultural fields. 78 On the 21 FOUNDATIONS OF IRAN’S PERSIAN GULF POLICY 1111 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 20111 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 30111 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 40111 1 2 3 44111 international front, Khatami stated shortly after taking office in August, that the Islamic Republic needed an ‘active and fresh presence’ in its foreign relations, to defuse tensions and to seek friendship in the international arena.