we have recently become aware that the office of foreign assets control (ofac) of the us department of the treasury has imposed new sanctions against iran. regulation 560.538 provides that us persons should not handle publishing services for written publications (whether journals or books) if any of the authors of the manuscript are employed by the government of iran. the government of iran is ...

Iraq’s agricultural sector represents a small, but vital component of Iraq’s economy. Over the past several decades agriculture’s role in the economy has been heavily influenced by Iraq’s involvement in military conflicts, particularly the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War and the 1991 Gulf War, and by varying degrees of government efforts to promote and/or control agricultural production. In the mid-1980s...

Abstract The European Union (EU) has been using economic sanctions both as a foreign policy tool and liberal alternative to military action. Since 2006, it implementing general against the whole economy of Iran, affecting their trade relations, since 2007, following imposition by UN Security Council, also smart targeting Iranian entities natural persons associated with country's activities. In ...

this essay with a historical look reviews the use of chemical weapons in the world wars i and ii and other limited wars before this imposed war against iran. then, it explains the international regulations on prohibition and non-proliferation of chemical weapons. regarding iran-iraq war, the use of these weapons against iranian military forces and civilians as well as iraqi people is discussed....

Several factors are associated with residency programs (1). For the assessment process of the residency program, applicants’ official transcripts, curriculum vitae, personal letters, references, and performance at interviews are usually used (1). Orthopedic residency selection is affected by program and staff reputation as well as by hospital facilities provided by the institution (1). Social a...