During the primary years of the Cold War the Middle East was a major priority for the U.S.S.R and the U.S.
The U.S.S.R Intervened with the Middle East and eventually became a rivalry when they began fighting for it. The U.S.S.R at this time held the motive of spreading communism internationally and since the U.S.S.R was located close to the Middle East and they felt it was easy to spread communism with their military. The U.S. had interest in stopping communism but their main interest lied in saving their relationship with the Oil Kingdoms in the Middle East.
This was USSR's flag and it was often meant to be a symbol of the Soviet's communist progress.
This was the flag that shows the separation between communism and capitalism. The red was USSR and the blue was the areas that communism did not spread to.
This image depicts the U.S.S.R and its motives to spread communism. The bear is a metaphor of Russia and the Man represents the U.S . This image points out the how U.S and Russia were opposing nations while trying to intervene with the Middle East.