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 TURN 40  - Year 1985

Historical events:

-Agacher Strip War

Information for Players:

Pahlavi Iran: The Iranian army continues to make advances and try to capture the sacred cities of the Shiites in Iraq, Najaf, and Karbala, but Iraq resists. Iran continues to bomb Iraqi cities. Khomeini ends up dying in France... His followers are allowed to return to Iran, however, Khomeini's body is forbidden to return or be buried in Iran, many of Khomeini's followers join the traditionalist shiite party, which has few representatives in politics. The iranian government finally gains the support of some shiite clerics.

Iraq: Saddam is defending Iraq from iranian advances in the region. Attacks the kurdish rebels and monitors their borders with great military power.

Lebanon: With the mix of politicians in power, the political disputes are still great, but the country tries to reach an agreement.

Libya: Cuts off relations with France and Italy, preventing french and italian citizens from entering Libya temporarily.

Afghanistan: The war is still intense.

Somalia and Somaliland: Peace agreements can be signed, Ethiopia begins to have problems with Somalia and a new war can happen.

Mali and Burkina Faso: War because of Agacher strip.

Philippines: Ferdinand Marcos government is threatened and it can fall soon.

USA Diplomacy

- USA  says for Mexico don't get involved in the problems of socialist Europe, says that it is not for Mexico to get in there.

-USA is giving support to Iran.

-USA still giving support to mujahideen in Afghanistan.

-USA still saying that Czechoslovakia needs a democratic government.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;">-USA is supporting Mali against Burkina Faso.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;">Soviet Diplomacy

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;">-USSR threats to declares war on Czechoslovakia after they refuse to submit to soviet power. The attack will begin in Poland, where the czechoslovak military bases are attacked and destroyed at dawn. The USSR says that will close the channel and says that Czechoslovakia will not be able to use it until it changes the government. Romania, Poland, and Bulgaria will help the soviets in this war, the USSR also asks for Hungary to help. USSR will give one last warning before encircling the country and start the attacks asking them to accept pro-soviet policies. They ask that the communist party makes new elections with most of the traditional socialist candidate's followers of the soviet model.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;">-USSR ends up losing influence in the socialist world, Albania said that will support Czechoslovakia and already begins to follow the same model, abandoning the soviet influence

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;">-USSR says to Mexico get out of eastern Europe.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;">-USSR internal crisis continues to cause the country to suffer.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;">-USSR still fighting in Afghanistan against mujahideen.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;">-USSR is supporting Syria and Iraq militarily.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;">-USSR sends more protection for Gaddafi.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;">-USSR tells France to withdraw from the Middle East immediately.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;">-USSR is supporting Burkina Faso against Mali.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;">-USSR tells Egypt to stay away from Sudan.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;">United nations note:

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;">-Initially, condemns the soviet possible invasion and calls for it to engage in political negotiations sooner, the USSR says that the Czechoslovakia government has refused to negotiate and will no longer facilitate or accept orders or will be replaced.