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Iraq invaded Iran in 1980 and 1981. By 1982, Iran was beginning to turn the tide and begin invading Iraq. Iraq invaded no other territory in this year.
1980
Iran invaded no country in 1990. Iraq invaded Kuwait in this year, but Iran and Iraq are two entirely different countries.
Iran.
They had an eight year war with Iran
August 20, 1988.
Iraq was at war with Iran during an eight year period.
Iraq and Iran
A Long History of Territorial Disputes
The Iran-Iraq War began in 1980 and ended in 1988. The question was about the Gulf War which was fought two years after the Iran-Iraq War ended. The Gulf War began in August of 1990 and ended in January of 1991.
During the Iran-Iraq War, religious and nationalistic sentiments blended with revolutionary idealism were strong in Iran. This led to a lot of young boys in their teens willing to join the army in fighting Saddam Hussein's Iraq. To be able to pass governmental minimum ages, these young boys often times changed their IDs to lower their year of birth.
36 countries. If you mean the countries helped Iraq during the 8 year war with Iran