Oil :P
No they don't.
restoring the shah to power in Iran
the term middle east means the middle of the east.
it is, obviously in the middle of the direction east.
Britain neeeded resources and the Ottomann empire thought the British were treading on their land.
Paris of the Middle East. Diamond of the Middle East.
no it is to the east of the middle east closer to Indonesia
There have been numerous different policies that US Administrations have applied to the Middle East. Probably the most famous was the Eisenhower Doctrine of 1957, where US President Dwight D. Eisenhower committed to using the US Military and Funds to protect US-aligned governments and US interests in the Middle East from Soviet or Pan-Arab enemies.
middle east asia Middle East
No, it is not in the Middle East.
It is located in the Middle East, it connects Africa to the Middle East.
Robert H Pelletreau has written: 'Major U.S. interests in the Middle East' -- subject(s): Foreign relations