L'allié
- Episode aired Jan 31, 2021
From the beginning of the 1980s, the tension between the Iran of the mullahs and the Iraq of the Raïs, Saddam Hussein, was at its height. Westerners see in the latter a final bulwark against... Read allFrom the beginning of the 1980s, the tension between the Iran of the mullahs and the Iraq of the Raïs, Saddam Hussein, was at its height. Westerners see in the latter a final bulwark against the Islamist expansion of Iran. As such, the United States, led by Reagan, cooperates mil... Read allFrom the beginning of the 1980s, the tension between the Iran of the mullahs and the Iraq of the Raïs, Saddam Hussein, was at its height. Westerners see in the latter a final bulwark against the Islamist expansion of Iran. As such, the United States, led by Reagan, cooperates militarily with Baghdad. Wanting above all to avoid the rise of Iranian influence, the Wester... Read all