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whatever it takes, policemen follow with w. fire made for mines. ah, ah, this is the story of the war that does not speak its name. a war that started over 40 years ago. but has never officially been declared axis of the war between iran on the one side and the united states. and israel on the other is both ideological and strategic. a conflict that stirs up passions, presentment and hatred, and word ever to escalate the entire middle east would be affected very possibly triggering

a new global conflict. to understand this potential return of barbaric violence, we must go back in time to unravel the tangled threads of tragedy. seek the elusive truth behind the dogmas and the certainties and tell this story. ah, who's mm. the history of the war began on february 1st 1979, a board of flight from paris to terran. ah, an old man is praying. this is ayatollah hall. maney. he is preparing to

radically changed the history of iran victim quantum cupidity. how to make sure it isn't easy to talk about the greatness of this figures. one of his enemies once remarked that there had been no one like him for 800 years, and there would be no one else like him for another 1000 years old. oh, and i'm not on that for how many historically embodied the people's opposition to the shaw, the all powerful monarch who had reigned over iran for nearly 40 years in exile. for 15 years, the ayatollah was finally returning home for the final battle alongside his people . a revolution and the name of shiite is long a new era was about to begin in the middle east. he

ah, ah, ah, a year before, for manny's return, an uprising began in tehran in early 1978. hundreds of thousands of iranians took to the streets to challenge their ruler. ah, demonstrators had had enough of a ruler who bent on making iran a great power, sought to impose western style, modernity on them, either willingly or by force. they viewed it as an unfair and corrupt system that failed to meet the most basic needs of the population. ah, i

2 countries had come to embody the imperialism condemned by the demonstrators. 2 countries that supported the shots regime, the united states and israel. today, it is difficult to imagine those 2 countries where the iranian states closest allies you're only the hutch over for us to look at their own was arguably almost important partner off to the united states in terms of economic interests us . we undertook some grand projects with them. back in the 1950s, israel had made overtures to the shaw, isolated in an arab world that refused to acknowledge its existence. the hebrew state was looking for non arab partners

a little further afield in the middle east. iran persian pro western, built on a different kind of islam to the other arab countries, stood out as a natural ally and she to full i a, b. c. it's hard to imagine now us, but it was a very close knit collaboration in cbs. chill only did it look to see that has the most advanced take washington to had chosen to make iran, the cornerstone of its influence and the retail comes in. so the high degree of military cooperation was designed to keep to iran in the western camp. also this was the time of the cold war, of course, and the iran was a major arena of soviet competition. so yes, and as i was close to america because he felt that he needed the american support

in confronting the ussr and maintaining his government in power for both tel aviv and washington iran under the shaw was an invaluable partner. the key piece in the great middle eastern game, but neither israel nor america realised the extent and strength of an opposition that was destined to prevail about them again. and i mean, when i spoke with the generals, they would tell me, look what it's like measles, isaac, we're seeing demonstrations at the moment. that's the way it is. a shaw meal under the shaw has asked us to sort it out because he's the military chief. i knew well where sorting it out with the buyer.

the blindness and incomprehension of a regime based with such a powerful and determined uprising was heading for tragedy. that day black friday, the shaws army opened fire in the streets of terran, the official death toll was $87.00, but according to opposition estimates it was closer to $4000.00 the monarchy had just revealed it's true face ah, the revolutionary process was underway. and now there was no stopping it regarded as supporters of the shop. his railey and american expatriates became targets and began to leave the country. mm lou protestors attacked cafes, restaurants, banks, and cinemas, western symbols of modernity associated with the stronghold. israel and the united

states had on their country ah, tearing on the monarchy, breaking ties with washington and tel aviv rejecting western style modernity. all of these objectives combined into a single battle gradually, as the movement began to pick up a momentum. and that it was a movement in need of leadership in need of anita the person to fit the bill seems to have been i to know how many ah, i have to say that not only the different factions of islamic movement follow that a lawful manian jointer but the other factions of their movement as the like, national, like marxist all factions supported out to the home,

me as the leader of that revolution. oh, wow. wow, the time had come for how many to realize his dream, the introduction of a radical doctrine and establishment of an as la mac republic, a theocracy, wherein the ultimate power lay with a religious authority, the supreme leader, him ah, ah blu almeni's set foot on iranian soil ready to deliver the fatal blow to the monarchy.

ah, nothing. and no one could stand in his way. ah, it was shocking. it was really shocked. about 10000000 people came to the streets of terra. this was the biggest welcoming ceremony ever during that history. as long as i had amendment in need you to come to will come in and everybody looked at him as the leader of the lucian and cut his matic leader and a man of god at the same time. and that he will rescue the

country. and we will have a paradise on the air. ah, maney was now the man who embodied the legitimacy of power, especially as the shaw weakened by ill health had departed the country 3 weeks earlier. a month i was gonna lead time when i met the 1st one in mid let the read, i knew what am i to do anything with 10 days later, after only 48 hours of fighting in the streets of tehran, the overthrow of the iranian monarchy. the shaw had ruled over for 37 years, was complete. ah, the revolution had achieved a total victory,

ayatollah home many was the country's new leader. a i had not done. the revolutionaries immediately attacked the enemies identified by the new regime. with the israeli diplomatic mission sacked and completely devastated it's $33.00 members. were the last, israeli still in iran. they travelled in small groups to the hilton hotel in central terren where a bus was waiting to take them to the airport. a distance of some, 17 kilometers, 17 kilometers through a hot bed of revolution. she vasa kilometer 17 kilometers. you run 10000000 iranians on either side of the road. you're all with tomatoes and eggs. yes. not in the bus. there was the driver and 2 iranians with kalashnikov our bus moved on because they thought it was

a revolutionary bus. not a single egg or tomato was thrown below bits of hud in on reaching the airport. they boarded the aircraft, but just as the plane was about to take off a new m, a thought, ordered the plane, those the engine started and it began to taxi. we repeated all of a sudden it stopped, was fun. with the doors opened, an armed revolutionaries bulged in again. i thought to myself, what is it this time? but if they wanted to carry out one final check, good, i don't know what for then they closed the door, me to call for as long as we were over iranian territory at a mood remained tense. once we crossed the buddha, he is riley's in rush into cheers. should isolating lou. meanwhile,

the israelis arch enemy, yasser arafat leader of the pillow. the palestinian liberation organization was arriving in tehran, welcomed like a true head of state. ah, arafat had become leader of the p l. o. in 1969, it stated ambition was to create a palestinian state, independent of its era backers from his base and lebanon, arafat had been leading his fate. i ain't his fighters into guerrilla actions on the northern border with israel. now he had come to seek the support of home many, a man he hoped could help palestinians achieve their independence. presently it says, complete the order that physic odyssey this area is a lot said dime completed

by inviting arafat to tehran. how many was sending a powerful message to the entire muslim world from now on? iran would be supporting the palestinian cause ah ah, how many then took up provocative initiative instead of an israeli diplomatic presence? there would now be a palestinian embassy. it was a clear statement. ah, with this gesture, the ayatollah was severing all links with israel, a state whose existence had no legitimacy for him. any strategic alliance between israel and iran was now unquestionably a thing of the past. the

united states recognized the young islamic republic. but in washington there was concern about what kind of relations would be possible with a ron's new rulers. within the american government, there were differing opinions. some thought that community was extreme ah, force as it would be very difficult for us to, to deal with. i think most people still thought of iran as a country that you know, we could continue to get along with that, even though the shawl was gone, that of you know, week we would maintain relations. we had our embassy there. then on november, 4th, 1979, hundreds of islamist students, storm, the american embassy taking $52.00 diplomats hostage. oh

oh man, he was hesitant. would he support these students and risked seriously jeopardizing relations with the united states? would he support them to keep control of the movement with john hall osbourne learning a dreadful pseudo? until joe sean. jo, how she has frontier. as you do then, when he saw the shewn, kish reddish wonder, or when the hostage crisis occurred? it made clear, i think that we were largely unprepared to deal. ready

with of the nature of iran at that point. and the fact that a, the anger that was there and reflected i, in that hostage crisis up i think suddenly brought iran to the top of further concern. so we had about of our situation, the world. ah, the last hostages were finally freed, after 444 days by supporting the students. oh, maney made the u. s. embassy hostage taking act 2 of the revolution. it became one of the founding myths of the new regime, widely seen as the main reason for the break down in us iranian relations. a new middle east was taking shape. nothing would ever be the same again. karen's ambitions and interests were on

a collision course with washington and televi. a great clash was looming. ah, on this day, nearly 90000 israeli soldiers, 1300 tanks and 1500 personnel carriers, invaded lebanon, a country seemingly unconnected to the emerging confrontation between iran, israel and the united states. torn apart by civil war for many years, lebanon had become a regional battleground, syria occupied a part of the country to the east. but in the south, especially the p. a low was all powerful. the palestinian organisation had made the area it's operational base for instigating deadly rates against israel. on june 6th, 1982 tel aviv launched operation piece for galilee.

the objective was spelled out loud and clear to seize control of southern lebanon, and thus put an end to the gorilla operations launched by arafat fed again with him here full fight and destroy those organizations that have been killing and murdering all people for years and years it is our goal here. arial sharon, recently appointed minister of defense, was leading the offensive to his fellow countrymen. he was a hero who had been at the forefront of every military victory. israel had once since its inception. in 1948. i'm going to finish it or move immediately back. we

don't have info, i mean, but for travel to stay here. although country they don't need even one score aims of this country. within a week, sharon had far exceeded the initial objectives. as his army made rapid advances to ron, looked on, stupefied with israeli troops advancing towards the lebanese capital. the balance of power in the middle east was radically shifting for hominy. it was unthinkable. but how should he react engaged in an all out war against iraq after the attack launched by saddam hussein 2 years previously in september 1980. the youngest law mc republic would be forced

to fight for its survival for 8 long years. and what became known as the iran iraq war. at this stage, the iranian leader did not have the resources to open another front against israel in lebanon. khomeini issued a statement justifying this decision, saying to wrote to oats which is jerusalem goes through cabella, which was a religious way of expressing a deeply strategic decision. meaning, 1st things 1st, the aspirations for iran to play some role in the liberation of jerusalem comes after. yvonne has managed the feast in bay route. heavy shelling was now falling on the west of the capitol, where arafat and most of his troops had taken refuge

properties . part of the city was raised to the ground. thousands were dead, mostly civilians. on august 21st 1982. the israeli siege ended ah, yes. verified, played a final visit with west beirut headquarters defeated arafat departed lebanon, and went into exile in tunisia with 10000 of his bed. again. they were replaced by a multinational force composed mainly of us and french troops, tasked with ensuring the safety of the lebanese capital.

for sharon and prime minister men often begun the palestinian question was settled . they could now proceed with their secret objective of transforming lebanon. the multi faith country would become a christian state, led by the maronite minority. this new lebanon would be a powerful state, and above all, and ally, ah, but their plans would unknowingly o, rican another lebanese community, the largest in the country. the shy community are settled mainly in the east and in the south of lebanon. the shiites had suffered directly from the invasion and israeli occupation. some resolved to take up arms and resist. fear cannot the it was my belief in 1982 the son that israel was an enemy and they saw ely do what i

supported the palestinian cause of the year. and for this i considered myself to be on their side. and if he had a 100 now im cassim was then 29 years old. a chemistry teacher in beirut. he was leader of the union of islamist educational associations. i feel organization was not in the enamel home and you were for us the thinking of him. um huh. mainly chimed perfectly without the belief. let the not man behalf, as we got together with some of the islamist groups and came to an agreement, how to get slimy. yeah. will much more is lemmy, a kenneth mosher with a few of nan whether he went to iran to proclaim our willingness to pledge allegiance to a mom or maybe to allow him to be or guide. and to respect his authority, he then lena and he gave us his blessing, walton baraka,

a. how many welcome to this alliance, it would allow him to better fight the jewish state. it was an obvious union, given his old and deep ties, but the lebanese shines ah, many of the leaders of the revolution in iran who became a top positions after we should have revolution. they had very good background in lebanon before evolution. good connection, which cheered people in the ha, you know, she's them in south of lebanon is older than she is in iran. ah, in the summer of 1982 lebanese, she,

a leaders gathered in the city of bol beck and the baker valley, located in the east of the country to set up a new organization to fight israel with the backing of how many it called itself. the islamic resistance and lebanon. mm. it officially took the name his belong 3 years later in 1985 yelling again had of his will love he i'll be there. you are. the ask hes bellas. initial objectives were military men. a seated was not only about offering armed resistance against the israelis, and with rather to end the occupation by any means necessary men and drive them out of lebanon slightly to help the new organization. iran sent a few 100 revolutionary guards to the baker valley. in the summer of 1982. these men were part of the elite body created at the birth of the islamic republic and

charged with its defence. it reported directly to the supreme leader. while these elite soldiers did not actually fight, they supplied weapons money and know how their presence also implicated another country whose army had a presence in this part of lebanon, syria to reach the baker valley. the men benefited from the help of the dictator hafez assad. another fervent opponents of the state of israel and this way home mainly was establishing what would prove to be a strategic alliance for many decades to come. the partnership with syria, they began organizing that as well. they began organizing, ah, the, and alliance with the asset. they began selling but giving away oil to

asset, to buy a relationship with asset because they began to think about what they cost their strategic depth. they wanted to have tools at their disposal to threaten israel with, which meant threat them to united states way and say if you hit us, we can hit you back. and then by creating the husband, they hit both the use israelis and the united states in levin. what took roots in the confines that the baker valley was a veritable system of alliances? a system set up by iran with the help of syria, a system that created a new political entity has bhalla a system which would later give rise to the powerful iran syria, his paula axis in the middle east. but for the moment,

nobody was aware of the emergence of this system, least of all, the americans and his railways. ah, dear cartoon, southern lebanon, about 10 kilometers from the israeli border. at around $630.00, a. m. a white pu show stuffed with explosives, leaves the village, heading towards tire. the largest town in the region at the wheel is a young 18 year old resistance fighter and member of hezbollah. ha! his name is off my casea. a shade i'd rather feared than naugten. ursula asked mont casea had always been a quiet person, let him in and know, but he could not keep silent in the face of injustice, misled deepness, and on she, he lived in saudi arabia at the time, but returned to lebanon after the israeli invasion,

alamosa lucia started our uncle tried to hold him back, telling him that a war was raging with our family after that. but his reply was, i know what i must do and run about a short isn't gonna within a matter of moments, this unknown young man would become a hero and the she i to struggle against israel. what is known here as a shaheed, a martyr of the resistance. he was about to commit a bold act that had no precedent in lebanon, one that was both religious and political. let not the memo, the senate uncle to sent me it in 1982 as we inevitably lost in any direct confrontation with his royal. what we have no way of striking back and is so bought when we could only get some way by taking a new or effective approach. she. i'm an axe of martyrdom. i'm illinois, who anomaly is tish handy. 7 am november 11th,

1982 hoffman casea drives along the main thoroughfare through tire. without hesitation, he accelerates and crashes himself and his vehicle into a large residential complex. ah, the israeli military headquarters for the whole of southern lebanon collapsed a 7 story building, demolished ah visit with it will show things over to leslie. so her good though sheila, of zeus we're going to show cold force. i don't work

with smith over at the hot lowest version of it. oh, good afternoon. so i should see lucy plaza. sure. she wants to meet with the hulu shook with loan for to live with them. and that can be sort of counter anakin manitoba at the time we had a grocery store entire in fish out. i was on my way there when the explosion happened a month out. now never forget it. and okay, there were pieces on fire everywhere. i'll be looking to kill the whole building was on fire. the jews had blocked the street. i believe we were proud that something was finally happening a year, although we didn't know what the mother in law t o n. nathan, we were occupied on monday, we were glad that some of the occupiers died. you can fish, but we were nervous because we didn't know who was behind it. we didn't know it was my brother, osmond mac, and i will never forget the moment i found out thus had among the loose.

ah, it was carnage. $91.00 israeli soldiers and 15 lebanese prisoners were killed. mm. ariel sharon was mystified. how could something like this occur when the only known enemy, the p a low had been crushed more than 2 months ago, or a hut abuse? older military trenches will be grew a hub. lenny could sunday the mug deal. it's much of a shall asha for your mcclare. i mean, come bill share law or myself kind of small. let me kill her. and i think on your dreams i gospel um, you know, the hotmail. but the waterloo, but ocoee law, they dakota. it may not that they all result. i'm not sure fisted. what are some

know i shop to live a day. she lot the low with a couple of live bill daimler than a clue. we had no information to the toyota. it was very unfortunate in retrospect the of the above, mushy. i knew there was some religious activists or she is i'm, we knew, i'm sure that others we didn't you can me him or if come with welcome. oh, oh. oh good, good. good. so dealing with shock worse and when i began to research written records on the shiites in lebanon, compiled by intelligence academic, unless you may actually went on the right, i was very disappointed on it's a whole meal. there was almost no solid research on the subject a, unless you may relevant on but so far has

a lot michigan. the university said nothing. eva gumbo, i yoda academy hobby alicia. actually when lou, the multinational force in lebanon, led by the americans and french, was just as unaware as the israeli military. on october 23rd 1983. it was their turn to suffer a similar attack which on bomb devastated the 4 story buildings in which 200 marines may have been sleeping when the explosion occurred shortly after 6 am be routine. the americans lost 241 soldiers. at the same moment, a suicide bomber blew himself up in a building, serving as a barracks for the french forces. 58 were killed. ah, a double strike claimed by a mysterious islamic jihad movement bought to be

a figure head for hes below. and iran i think there, there is much that indicates that the iranians did have a role if not a very important role in dot indication above responsibility. yes, we have some that we're not gonna point the finger in for absolutely certain. but i think the thing that does come through lab is clear as they just the insidious nature, terror international terror. with this new attack, the hezbollah, shiites could no longer be ignored. they saw themselves as a resistance movement against israel and its allies. i recall his brother seeming to be a domestic factor and then by the mid 19 eighties, it was clear that there was this pipeline arms material, men coming from the iran ha hostages going from

lebanon to iran, and political support. so this was an emerging phenomenon. i am vogue was to remedy she'll need from the start. the iranian fights is small enough to understand that you cannot create an armed militia without the support of the local population. least you have to try to look to see um the m, the iranians, constructing what i would call a counter society alongside the ordinary lebanese state. okay, well could i tell her, will you could with the book is well dillard low link walks like this child is born . additionally he goes to a has pallet, they care for the wood, then he goes to a has below school. when he joins the has fullest cow soon after that he attends

a has been a high school, a little bit of physical and then he joins hes paula. but who lives with a he is really we're counting 600 men in 2 years. it was a prize. many were not prepared to pay with the israeli army gradually lost control of lebanon on june 6th, 19853 years after the start of the invasion, the israeli army pulled out preserving a security zone in the south. an area representing 10 per cent of lebanese territory. the israeli army remained there for 15 years until 2000.

it saw this withdrawal as a humiliating defeat. while for his bola, it marked a 1st victory. ah, ah, the shiite organization chose the moment to claim responsibility for the destruction of the tire headquarters, bombing. the name of the shahid was also reveal off mod, casea. o, november 11th, the day of the attack became the movements official martyrs day. ah, when ayatollah, how many passed away in june 1989, he left a lasting legacy. the shi theocracy which he had found at 10 years earlier, had been firmly established. and the fight he initiated against israel and the united states had with the help of hes bulloch. profoundly changed the landscape in

the middle east. but moving forward, what would his successors do with his legacy? ah ah ah ah. art see, asian inert members die. bang. what are contemporary artists doing to help the

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