Show Page 2 The Utah Statesman Friday January 18 1 930 US — Iranian confrontation discussed at STABforuir refJ The present C S Iran confrontation defies political logic sine mutual interests dictate that the two countries be allies against the Sov let Union according to USU Associate Professor William Furlong of the political science department ednesdav forum on the U S and He voiced his opinion at a STAB-sponsore- relations between W Iran Also present were Political Science Department Head Robert A Hoover Amal Kawar associate professor of political science and Norman L Jones associate professor of history and geography Kawar is a former Palestinian who took part in the discussion to perspective on provide a Middle Eastern matters first-han- A crowd of some 100 persons at tended the event in the Sunburst Lounge Furlong explained that the relationship between the US and Iran developed dunng World War II when that Middle Eastern country was used as a supply route to aid Russia The Soviet Union' out of Iran along with Bma J American forces in the first battle of thecJ? aid Furlong 'The Americana said thnulJ United Nations ‘get out and the Russians got oat" aw few' I think the Iranians lav ten why the Russians got ouw1 they were there and whom them to get out" The present ment originated in 1963 CIA engineered a com a establish the shah who U deposed in 1951 by political a a ch nent Mohammed Mossed m‘ 1 power Furlong said the U A mppaf the shah was a strategic doa‘ intended to counter growngScw influence in the Middle Eat Considering Iran's ktpk border with the Soviet Uosa the US desire to block Sore pension the two countries' a mon interests would best bland by cooperation instead of tbps sent confrontation he explain Following Furlong's opro remarks an onlooker asked f h recent Soviet action in Atgtaam could lead to a new world a a Hoover a foreign affairs apt “What Afghans responded means to me is a return k saw ways to the harshest dan of dr Coid War But that don a necessarily mean that World Vr 1 1 1 is on the horizon" A member of the audimn tha disagreed with Furlong's asawtat that the US forced the Son Union out of Iran in 1946 v? "It Nations rs removed the Raaaa he said was the United the US that from Iran” Furlong countered "The I sians wouldn't have withdraw without the US pushing o the CU iy y 4 ' U N in 1946 "Deal with the real world asks I n 1 946 the US had a moookffW nuclear weapons and the Baawo knew it he added Kawar was asked if the world was becoming inert b united and if socialism was ® force ing a dominating die East She said that the peoph united by a growing reeentaaali America 1U "In most countries of the East only a few have omr the rest are poor They Wt ““ richest country in the America and become Wl-Kawa- said She disagreed that soasE®" a major influence in tbs East "I'd call the new aft tionalism" she said Kawar predicted that — conditions in Latin Aui Middle paralleled the would be the next widespread unrest iryaeaib BEAVER SAT S MOUNTAIN SunJan19W tuck (look forth Simmons' Vtnl SKIS BY: THIS IS THE LAST DAY FOR A FREE LESSON! i dynastar FISCHER BLIZZARD FRIDAY JAN 18 5:30 or 7:30 Room 324 STUDENT UNION BUILDING FREE!!! SW' SPORTS pi |