The Dynamics of Iranian Borders Issues of Contention
This book is on Iran’s geopolitical importance representing a continuum of international competition for political gains and economic benefit, due to the country's unique geographical location that has always been a cause of contention. Iran’s massiv
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Dynamics of Iranian Borders Issues of Contention
The Dynamics of Iranian Borders
Mansoureh Ebrahimi Masoumeh Rad Goudarzi Kamaruzaman Yusoff •
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Editors Mansoureh Ebrahimi Faculty of Islamic Civilization Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Skudai, Johor Malaysia
Kamaruzaman Yusoff Faculty of Islamic Civilization Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Skudai, Johor Malaysia
Masoumeh Rad Goudarzi Department of Political Science, Faculty of Literature and Humanities University of Guilan Rasht, Guilan Iran
ISBN 978-3-319-89835-3 ISBN 978-3-319-89836-0 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89836-0
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Preface
Cross-border conflicts are common and generally known the world over, but those involving the traditional territories of Iran have received little attention. These include the Caspian Sea’s legal regime in the north; the sovereignty of both Great and Little Tunb and Abu Musa Islands in the Persian Gulf; the use of the Hirmand River’s water in the east; and the bloody war with Iraq (1980–1988) over maritime boundaries in the Arvand River. Over the last two hundred-plus years, Iran has lost vast territories and, time and again, has been forced to accept imposed borders that embrace ethnic and religious divisions that continue to this day. The authors therefore focus on a little-known historicity th
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