The national history of Iran is one marked by turmoil and conflict, due mostly in part to foreign influences. As the country grappled for self-rule under the leadership of Mossadegh, Britain and America each tried to intervene with different motives. In the aftermath of World War Two and the rise ...

The Treaty of Versailles, signed on January 18th 1919, was an attempt by the victorious powers to put an end to the First World War. Dominated by the ‘Big Three’, consisting of America, France and Britain, the talks ultimately became a forum for conflicting interests and compromises; an exercise...