Iran–Iraq War - Wikipedia
The Iran–Iraq War followed a long-running history of territorial border disputes between the two states, as a result of which Iraq planned to retake the eastern bank of the Shatt al-Arab that it had ceded to Iran in the 1975 Algiers Agreement.
Iran-Iraq War | Causes, Summary, Casualties, & Facts | Britannica
Oct 21, 2024 · Iran-Iraq War, (1980–88), prolonged military conflict between Iran and Iraq during the 1980s. Open warfare began on September 22, 1980, when Iraqi armed forces invaded western Iran along the countries’ joint border, though Iraq claimed that the war had begun earlier that month, on September 4, when Iran shelled a number of border posts.
Iran-Iraq War summary | Britannica
Iran-Iraq War, (1980–88) Protracted and indecisive conflict prompted by Iraq’s invasion of its eastern neighbour. Following the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the Iraqi leadership sought to exploit Iran’s military and political chaos in order to resolve border disputes, gain control of Iran’s oil-rich western (largely Arab) province, and ...
Iran‑Iraq War ‑ Summary, Timeline & Legacy - HISTORY
Nov 9, 2009 · In September 1980, Iraqi forces launched a full-scale invasion of neighboring Iran, beginning the Iran-Iraq War. Fueled by territorial, religious and political disputes between the two...
Legacy of Iran-Iraq War still reverberates 40 years later
Sep 22, 2020 · Forty years ago on Tuesday, Iraq took Iran by surprise by waging a wide-scale war driven by border disputes and dictator Saddam Hussein’s ambitions to be the undisputed leader of the region.
Iraq - Iran-Iraq War, Saddam Hussein, Invasion | Britannica
6 days ago · Within days, Iraqi forces invaded Iran. At the same time, Iraq bombed Iranian air bases and other strategic targets. In the week following the invasion, the UN Security Council called for a cease-fire and appealed to Iran and Iraq to settle their dispute peacefully.
BBC NEWS | Middle East | The Iran-Iraq war: 25 years on
Sep 22, 2005 · Iraq invaded Iran on 22 September 1980, triggering a bitter eight-year war which destabilised the region and devastated both countries. The then Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein claimed as a...
An enduring conflict — 40 years since start of Iran-Iraq war
Sep 20, 2020 · On September 22, 1980, Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein sent troops into neighboring Iran, starting an eight-year-long deadly war that killed thousands of people. The conflict started with a...
How Iran Won the Iraq War | TIME
Mar 22, 2023 · Iraq provided a physical and practical buffer to Iran, a country that few disputed had an active weapons of mass destruction program in 2003 and which has consistently demonstrated the intent...
Iran-Iraq War: Lasting Regional Impacts - Brookings
Oct 9, 2020 · Forty years ago, a major war between Iran and Iraq set the stage for far-reaching and lasting regional dynamics. The conflict — which began in September 1980 when Saddam Hussein invaded...