Viewpoint Iran: The Past and Present of the U.S.-Iran Standoff

Iraq and the western part of Iran, contested during World War II, circa 1941

Persia around 1921, when both Russia and Britain eyed the region for its economic and strategic advantages

This Persian Gulf Command map depicts the corridor through which the Allies supplied the Soviet Union during World War II. 

Attacks on civilian areas of Iran, Iraq and Kuwait during the Iran-Iraq War.

This map of the border between Iran and Iraq during the war shows the extent of Iraqi advances 1980-82 (purple), and Iranian advances 1985-88 (orange).

This map shows the spheres of influence and a neutral zone dividing Persia between Britian and Russia according to a 1907 agreement.

A current political map of Iran

A current political map of Iraq