... It's because I've been conducting an independent research project at The Evergreen State College where I go to school; unfortunately this has detracted from my ability to continue independent projects for this blog. Fortunately this doesn't mean that I've lost interest in the Iranian military, the research project in question is about the modern political history of Iran, spanning from ~1900, to the modern day. Over the past couple weeks I've been reading and writing a great deal and have been thoroughly enjoying research on such topics like the ideological origins of the Islamic Revolution, and the operational lessons of US interaction with Iranian naval forces during the Tanker War of '87-'88 - topics both inspired by my previous writings on this blog and my interactions with other Iran-watchers.
- Galen Wright
Galen, it isn't easy finding perspectives on Iran's side of the Tanker Wars, in english written narratives.
ReplyDeleteOne case out of man, is the Iran Ajr incident. Here's the Wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Ajr
Contrast this with Khamenei's account in his speech to the UN in 1987 (It's on page 47 of A/42.PV.6 [eng])"
http://daccess-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/PRO/N87/640/33/PDF/N8764033.pdf?OpenElement
Much of the American account of USN operations in the PG during the Iran-Iraq War is disputed by the Iranians.
For Iranian politics and the Constitutional movement of the first decade of the 20th century, I recommend "The Strangling Of Persia" by W. Morgan Shuster.
Good luck Galen,The Arkenstone blog is really best English language blog about Iran's military that I know.
ReplyDeleteI recommend you to take a trip to Iran and research about Iran in Iran. I guess you can find things different than what you think about them.
recently Iraqi intellegence documents on Iran have been publicized , they are a real gold mine of informatiton :
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/10/26/world/middleeast/26saddam.html
http://legacy.wilsoncenter.org/va2/index.cfm?topic_id=1409&fuseaction=HOME.browse&sort=Collection&item=Iran-Iraq%20War
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/the-iran-iraq-war-the-view-baghdad
About Iran:
ReplyDeleteI really do want to travel to Iran and it's on my list of things to do before I die. I personally would love to backpack and camp across Iran. Unfortunately, I have done some actual research into the matter because I was planning a trip for before I finished school. From what I can see, it's extremely complicated, and even more expensive ($5,000 for airfare!) which is beyond by reach right now.