the free world vs. the axis of evil: iran
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The Free World vs. the Axis of Evil:
IRAN
By Brig. Gen. (Res.) Ephraim LapidIsrael
Nov. 2007Brigadier General (Res.) Ephraim Lapid is one of Israel's leading authorities in Public and Military Affairs, Middle Eastern Current
Affairs. He has had a rich career in military and public service. General Lapid served as a Senior Intelligence officer in the Israel
Defense Forces (I.D.F) including the Operation Officer of the Intelligence in the 70 's. He was after I.D.F. Spokesperson for 5 years and
Instructor in the Israeli National Defense College. After retiring from the Israeli Military he served as a senior official in the Jewish
Agency. He is a lecturer at Bar-Ilan University and of National Defense at Ariel College. Ephraim Lapid holds a B.A. in Middle Eastern
Studies and Arabic from the Hebrew University, an M.A. in Political Science and a teaching certificate .
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Index
Area Population Economy History Germany – Iran relations The Nuclear Project The Nuclear Project – Positions of various
parties The Nuclear Project – ways to prevent The Nuclear Project – where do we go?
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Iran - Area
1.6 m. Km². 17 th Place in the world 4x Germany 80x Israel
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Iran - Population
Almost 70 m. People (10x Israel) 18th Place in the world 90% Shi’ites 40% Illiterate 150,000 People, mostly high educated, leave
every year to the west Religious Regime rules most patterns of life,
and many youth enter internet and listen to western music
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Iran Economy
GDP per capita – $8,250 Annual income per capita - $2,440 Second largest state of the OPEC Countries 10% of reservoir of global oil Second largest country in reservoir of Natural Gas Second major branch – agriculture
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Iran - History
1951 – first Democratic Elections- Prime Minister Mossadeq 1953 – Revolution the Shah Pahlavi, Western orientation 1979 – Islamic revolution, Khomeini, The leader of Iran
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Germany - Iran Relations
Germany – Iran’s no. 1 trading partner providing vital investments for Iran’s economy
2/3 of Iranian industry relies on German engineering products
5,000 German companies do business with Iran
1,750 companies are registered as members of the German- Iranian Chamber of Commerce in Teheran
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The Nuclear Project
Started in the era of the Shah with 2 reactors for the production of electricity
1979 Khomeini halted the project out of ideology and fear 1993 Rafsanjani established Special Target Force of thousands of engineers to study abroad Coming back with rich know-how
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The Nuclear Project
Original goal – to defend Iran from Pakistan, India and Iraq
Later – Israel and the U.S as major enemies to be attacked by nuclear weapons
Major Ahmadinejad’s statement : To destroy Israel
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The Nuclear Project – Positions of various parties
UN – Security Council resolution 1737 (Dec.2006) – Sanctions.
Resolution 1741(March 2007) IAEA – is dealing now , looking for
response of IRAN up to Nov.22 U.S. – leads global pressure, including
economic sanctions
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The Nuclear Project – Positions of various partiesThe Europeans (France, UK, Germany)
Russia – supplier of items for AE. Against sanctionsChina - supplier of items for AE. Against sanctions
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The Nuclear Project – Ways to prevent
Political pressure Dissuasion Economic pressure Military force
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The Nuclear Project–
Where do we go?!
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The End???
THANK YOU
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