Word: lessens
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Says one expert: "The border between these two countries has never really been agreed upon, and the potential for increased conflict has dramatically heightened since the Soviet actions." U.S. officials hesitate to speculate about the effect on Iran, though there is some hope that the Soviets' intervention will lessen the Ayatullah Khomeini's strident anti-Americanism. Saudi Arabia and Iraq, meanwhile, both see the coup as an indirect threat to themselves...