Iran doubles down on executions amid US
DW →On March 18, Iran executed Kouroush Keyvani, a dual Iranian-Swedish national, on charges of spying for Israel. A day later, three young men were executed for their involvement in mass protests in January — the first hangings Iran carried out related to nationwide demonstrations that ended in a bloody clampdown.
Jordan Hangs 4 as Israeli Spies
AMMAN, May 9 (P.)—Four Jordanians convicted of spying for Israel were hanged publicly early today in their home towns. They were arrested late last year while allegedly crossing the border into Israel with military secrets. A military court condemned them to death two months ago during the regime of Premier Suleiman Nabulsi, who was later ousted by King Hussein because he was too close to the Communists and extreme nationalist opponents of the monarch. A fifth Jordanian convicted of spying for Israel was hanged publicly in Amman last January. Today's executions were carried out in Amman, Nablus, Toulkarin and Hebron.
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United Arab Republic
Origins
The United Arab Republic was established on 1 February 1958 as the first step towards a larger pan-Arab state, originally being proposed to Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser by a group of political and military leaders in Syria. Nasser was a popular heroic figure throughout the Arab world following the 1956 Tripartite Aggression.
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The coup
On 14 July 1958, a group that identified as the Free Officers, a secret military group led by Brigadier Abd al-Karim Qasim, overthrew the monarchy. The 14 July Revolution ended the Hashemite-led Kingdom of Iraq and the Arab Federation between Iraq and Jordan that had been established just six months earlier.
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Events
He requested military support from Iraq, and the Iraqi PM Nuri Al-Said would send the 20th Brigade over. However, en route to Jordan, the brigade would turn around and overthrow the Iraqi monarchy.
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