Distant Relations
Subtitle: Iran and Lebanon in the Last 500 Years
Publisher: I. B. Tauris
Published: December 22, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781860645617
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: c 1500 to c 1900; Asian / Middle Eastern history: from c 1900 -; 20th century; 21st century; Modern period, c 1500 onwards; Iran; History - General History; History; History: World; Lebanon; International Relations - General; Middle East - General; Political Science / General; General; Foreign relations; Relations
First sentence: Events of the last two decades seem to have compelled the media to reduce the Iranian-Lebanese connection to the support afforded by some centres of power within the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Lebanese militant group Hizballah, notably in its confrontation with Israel.