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75 results found for '"Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)"' in Keywords.

  • Iran-Iraq war - Iran calls for Western support (1980)

    Genre
    News report; Press conference

    Report on a press conference at the Iranian embassy in London where a male Iranian speaker (not identified) tries to gain Western support for his country during the Iran-Iraq War and compares the plight of...

  • Gulf rescue of British sailors (1980)

    Genre
    Interview

    Jon Snow of ITN explains his involvement in and the events of Operation Pear - the rescue of British seamen trapped in a cargo ship in the Persian Gulf during the start of the Iran-Iraq war. Interviewer not...

  • Iran-Iraq war - effect on Kurds (1980)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with journalist Roger Cooper, on how the Iran-Iraq war is affecting the Kurdish population within Iran and Iraq, and on the current military strength of both countries. Male interviewer not...

  • Iran-Iraq war - Abadan siege (1980)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Paul Davies reports back from Bahrain on mounting pressure on Iranian forces in the Iran-Iraq war after the siege of Abadan - Iran’s key oil refining centre. Male studio reporter not identified.

  • Iran-Iraq war - British workers killed in Basra (1980)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with a male British worker (not identified) on his arrival back in England, after witnessing an attack near Basra, Iraq, by Iranian aircraft during the Iran-Iraq war. The explosion at a...

  • Iran-Iraq war - Mordechai Gur view (1980)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Israeli soldier, Lieutenant General Mordechai Gur, about the comparative weaknesses of both sides in the current Iran-Iraq war. Male interviewer not identified. In 2 parts.

  • Iran-Iraq War - UN debate (1980)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Report on a meeting of the United Nations Security Council in which debate focused on the Iran-Iraq War. Speakers include: Donald McHenry, US delegate; Ali Shams Ardakani, Iranian ambassador. Female reporter...

  • Iran-Iraq War - Iranian Foreign Minister speaks to press (1980)

    Genre
    Press conference; Interview

    Press conference featuring the Iranian Foreign Minister (probably either Sadegh Ghotbzadeh or Mohammad Karim Khodapanahi) about the current Iran-Iraq conflict and about the possibility of the US hostages at...

  • Tehran hostage Richard Queen released (1980)

    Genre
    Interview

    Andrew Manderstam interviews former hostage Richard Queen, Vice Consul at the US embassy in Tehran, following his release by Iranian militants, due to the onset of multiple sclerosis. 52 hostages remain. In...

  • Middle East expert on Iran-Iraq War (1980)

    Genre
    Interview

    Unidentified male Middle East expert on the implications of the Iran-Iraq War for the rest of the world. He also offers analysis of the conflict between Jordan and Syria and the failure of the Arab summit....