In order to protect U.S. interests, the Carter Doctrine declared that the United States would

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The Carter Doctrine, announced by President Jimmy Carter during his State of the Union Address on January 23, 1980, declared that the United States would use military force if necessary to defend its national interests in the Persian Gulf region. This was in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the perceived threat to the oil-rich Persian Gulf.

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