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USSR supports Partition Plan for Palestine
aligning with the U.S., partly to reduce British influence in the region -
USSR condemns British, French, and Israeli invasion of Egypt during the Suez Crisis
threatens to intervene militarily -
USSR supports the new republican government in Iraq after the overthrow of the monarchy and establishes closer ties
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USSR intervenes in the Jordanian Civil War
by supporting the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Syria -
USSR signs a Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation with Egypt
formalizing its military and political support -
USSR signs a Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation with Iraq,
strengthening ties with Saddam Hussein’s regime -
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USSR supports Iran during the Iran-Iraq War, despite earlier ties with Iraq
, to counter U.S. influence in the region -
USSR provides military and political support to Syria during Lebanon War,
helping rebuild Syrian military after its losses -
USSR condemns Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait but works with the U.S. to pass UN resolutions
signalling a shift toward cooperation with the West as the Cold War winds down.