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Gulf War: CIA memo ("Seizing the Day: Iran's Response to the Persian Gulf Crisis") [leaders probably see crisis as "opportunity to regain what they regard as Iran's traditional position of primacy in the Persian Gulf"] [declassified Nov 1999]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: CIA Electronic Reading Room
Editorial comments:
Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 9pp
Themes: Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (Middle East), Defence (general), Security services & intelligence, Defence (Gulf War, 1990-91)