The US/Friendly nations monitored the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) in the Persian Gulf.
Iran was only involved in the First Persian Gulf War also known as the Iran-Iraq War and that war was resolved by armistice after a stalemate. Iran was not part of the Second Persian Gulf War (from 1990-1991) or the Third Persian Gulf War (from 2003-2011).
Activity got involved in the first Persian gulf war-- Apex
The Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988 in the Persian Gulf was monitored by US/Allied nations.
The region of the world where the war took place was in close proximity to the Persian Gulf.
why was the gulf war a success and why was it not
August 1990 - March 1991.
The most recent war in the Persian Gulf was the Iraq War of 2003-2011.
Which of the 3 Persian Gulf Wars are you referring to?
The first war with Iraq started in 1990. This war, also known as Operation Desert Storm, the Persian Gulf War, First Gulf War, Gulf War I, or the First Iraq War, started when Iraq invaded Kuwait.
Saddam Hussein caused the first Persian Gulf War, 1990 to 1991, when he invaded Kuwait.
It is unclear what is meant by "the Second Gulf War". Does it refer to the Persian Gulf War of 1990-1991 (with the First Gulf War being the Iran-Iraq War of 1980-1988) or does it refer to the Iraq War of 2003-2011 (with the First Gulf War being the Persian Gulf War of 1990-1991)? To read about the causes of both of those wars, see the Related Links below. It is usually considered that the Persian Gulf War of 1990-1991 had an Iraqi casus belli or Kuwaiti slant-drilling and that the Iraq War had an American casus belli of weapons of mass destruction in violation of the treaty terms of the Persian Gulf War of 1990-1991. Both of these are not terribly salient arguments.