Ayatollah Khomeini: Poison Chalice Letter
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With the grace of God and salutation to great prophets and infallible imams, God’s peace and benediction be upon them, now that the military officials, including the IRGC and the Military commanders who are war specialists, openly confess that the Islamic military will not be victorious for some time, and considering that the considerate military and political officials of the Islamic republic see the continuation of the war not advisable at all, and are firmly pointing out that, under no circumstances and at any price, they can obtain even one-tenth of the weapons put at Saddam’s disposal by the Eastern and Western arrogant [powers]
Contents
- Zend Avesta
- Strabo: Geography
- Ptolemy: “Letter to Flora”
- Kirdir: Sasanian Priestly Inscription
- Herodotus on Arabia
- The Hanged Poems
- Procopius on Arabia
- Muhammad ibn Ishâq: Biography of the Messenger of God
- Hisham ibn al-Kalbî: The Book of Idols
- Ibn ‘Abd al-Hakam: History of the Conquest of Andalus
- Severus ibn al-Muqaffa: The History of the Patriarchs of Alexandria
- ’Ahmad Ibn Yahya al-Baladhuri: The Opening Up of the Lands
- Muhammad al-Tabari: People of Basra after the Death of Yazid
- Muhammad al-Tabari: Caliphate of Yazid
- Muhammad al-Tabari: ‘Abd al-Malik Reforms the Coinage
- Muhammad al-Tabari: Murder of Uthman
- Nasir Khusraw: Book of Travels
- Ibn Jubayr: Journey
- The Secret History of the Mongols
- Sidi Ali Reis: The Mirror of Countries
- ‘Abd-al-Qadir Bada’uni: Chronicles
- Jahangir: Twelve Decrees
- Evliya Çelebi: Book of Travels
- Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca
- Ottoman Constitution
- Fundamental Laws of Persia
- Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar: Royal Proclamation
- Supplementary Fundamental Laws of Persia
- Saadabad Pact
- Pact of the League of Arab Nations
- Donald N. Wilber: Clandestine Service History: Overthrow of Premier Mossadeq of Iran
- Golda Meir: “For the Attainment of Peace”
- Yasser Arafat: Speech to UN General Assembly
- Camp David Accords
- Algiers Accords
- Ayatollah Khomeini: Poison Chalice Letter
- Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement
- Oslo Accords
- George L. Piro: Interview with Saddam Hussein
- Ariel Sharon: Speech to the UN General Assembly
- Mr. Y: A National Strategic Narrative
- UN Security Council Resolution 1973 on Libya
- Hamid Karzai: Speech to the UN General Assembly
- Hassan Rouhani: Letter to the UN General Assembly
- Benjamin Netanyahu: Speech to the UN General Assembly
- Abdullah II: Remarks to the UN General Assembly