Iron Triangle

Iron Triangle may refer to:

Geographical

• Iron Triangle (Vietnam), the name U.S. forces in the Vietnam War gave to the Communist stronghold region northwest of Saigon
• Iron Triangle (Korea), used during the Korean War to describe an area in Korea bounded by Ch'orwon, Kumhwa, and Pyonggang
• Iron Triangle, Richmond, California, a neighborhood bounded on its three sides by railroad tracks
• Willets Point, Queens, New York, known as "Iron Triangle" for its metal works
• The Iron Triangle, a name given to the iron-producing region of South Australia, bounded by the towns of Port Augusta, Port Pirie and Whyalla
• The Iron Triangle, a junction of three major railroad lines in Fostoria, Ohio

Political

• Iron triangle (US politics), a concept in U.S. politics which refers to a three-sided relationship between Congress, a Federal department or agency, and a particular industry or interest group.
• "Iron Triangle", a term used to refer to three core members of President George W. Bush's political inner circle: Karl Rove, Joe Allbaugh, and Karen Hughes
• "Iron triangle", a term used to describe the relationship of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), the business sector (keiretsu), and the bureaucracy in post-World War II Japan
• More generally, any self-reinforcing power structure, whether intentional or accidental, formal or informal

Other

• The Iron Triangle (film) a 1989 Vietnam War film shot in Sri Lanka starring Beau Bridges and Johnny Hallyday.
• The Iron Triangle for Projects (see Project triangle), a project management concept
• Nobunaga's Ambition: Iron Triangle, a game in the Nobunaga's Ambition series

See also

• Wye (rail), sometimes known as a railroad (iron rail) triangle
• Triangle (instrument), also known as a dinner bell