TransportationbetweenareasofIranbygroundhasalwaysbeendifficult, meaningthatwhateverregimerulesmustrulesstronglyandoftenharshlyinordertokeepthedisconnectedindiverseareasacrossthemountainsunitedthemajorcitiesofPersiahavealwaysbeenlocatedacrossthesevariousvalleysandhighplainsinbetweenthenumerousmountains, whichservesas a kindofdoubleedgedsword.
However, themountainscanalsoservetoebox, anIranianempireinside, andlimittheirabilitytoprojectpowerbeyondthem, Geographyalwaysplays a majorroleinwarfare.
Let's gobackto a topographicmapofwhattheIranIraqborderlookslikeinthefirstcoupleyearsofthewar, IraqmadelimitedprogressandoccupyingKurdistanhere, largelybecauseit's just a extensionoftheillusionplaneinIraqitselfandisaneasy, flatsurfaceformobilizedunitsandtroopstotravelacross.
Iraniantroopsandsuppliesthereforehadtomake a difficultjourneyacrossthemountainsinordertoreachthefrontlineandincombinationwith a largeinternationaltradeembargo.
It's partofthereasonwhyIraq, with a populationonLee a quarterthesizeofIran, wascapableofholdingthemoffin a stalemateforsixentireyearsbefore a whitepiecewasfinallysigned.
Geographically, asmentionedpreviously, KyrgyzstanandtheoilfieldsarelocatedalmostentirelywestoftheprotectionoftheZagrosMountainson a planeconnectingtoIraq, meaningthatitiscertainlytheeasiestIranianprovincetooccupyintheeventof a war.