Britain, the United States, and the transfer of power in the Middle East, 1945-1962

British paramountcy in the Middle East the American interest Churchill and "getting the Americans in" - Iran and Egypt Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan and Israel Eden and "getting the Americans in" - the Baghdad Pact Eden and the "flexing of British muscles" - the Suez crisis the American involvement - the Eisenhower doctrine the Anglo-American invasion of Jordan and Lebanon the defence of Kuwait.