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Iran: Iran was aligned with the West throughout the reign of the Shahs Pahlavi. As a result the United Kingdom and United States supported the Shah at all costs. This included the repression of the populist revolt of Mohammed Mossadegh and an attempt to stop the Islamic Revolution. Once the Islamic Revolution resulted in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the nation naturally took a direction strongly opposed to Western interests. However, this did not result in an alliance with Soviets as Iranians were worried that Soviet invasion of Afghanistan could cause internal problems. (Their suspicions proved right when the Soviet Union withdrew to leave the state in control of the Mujahedeen and Sunni Islamist Taliban (which the Islamic Republic vehemently opposed due to their different interpretation of Islam).
Iraq: Iraq maintained a close relationship with the Soviet Union from the 1950s and 1970s (for an Arab country) even though the nation considered itself a member of the Pan-Arab Nationalist and Secularist Baathist Movement. Soviet arms and technology made up the Iraqi arsenal that it used to repress its own citizens and go to war against Israel in 1948-9 and assist in 1973. In 1980, when Iran and Iraq were drawn into conflict, the United States began to back Iraq as a form of retaliation against the newly formed Islamic Republic of Iran. Since Iraq was not critical to the Soviets (Russia has numerous oil wells), the Soviets did not oppose the Western movement into Iraq. Western nations gradually withdrew support for Iraq between the end of the Iran-Iraq War in 1987 and the Persian Gulf War of 1991.
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Was the effect of the Persian Gulf War negative or positive?
Neutral: Neither Iran nor Iraq lost territory during the Iran/Iraq War (1980-1988).
How did Russia participate in the Iran-Iraq War?
Russia sold weapons to Iran and Iraq.
Who had air superiority in the Iran-Iraq war?
Iraq
What is the current status of the Iran-Iraq War?
The Iran-Iraq War ended in 1988. The two nations are now at peace.
What Middle Eastern countries are often at war with each other?
Iran and Iraq.
Was the effect of the Persian Gulf War negative or positive?
Neutral: Neither Iran nor Iraq lost territory during the Iran/Iraq War (1980-1988).
Was Iraq at war in 1983?
Yes, Iraq was at war with Iran from 1980 to 1988. This was called the Iran-Iraq war.
Who were in the Iran-Iraq war?
Iraq
Why did war break out in Iran and Iraq?
Iran never looked after Iraq.
Who fought in the Iran-Iraq War against Iraq in 1980?
Iran.
What war began in 1980 after Iraq was invaded?
There was a war that began in Iraq in 1980, but the war began with an invasion of Iran, not Iraq. That war is the Iran-Iraq War and lasted from 1980-1988.
Iran was at war with which country in 1980?
Iran was attacked by its neighboring country of Iraq in 1980, leading to the Iran-Iraq War which lasted for eight years.
When was the Gulf war with Iraq?
Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988.
How did Russia participate in the Iran-Iraq War?
Russia sold weapons to Iran and Iraq.
What is the Iran-Iraq war?
This was known as the Iran-Iraq War and lasted about 8 years over control of the Persian Gulf, and territorial disputes along the Iran/Iraq border. Prior to Operation Desert Storm in 1991, the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1989) was known as the Gulf War.
Who had air superiority in the Iran-Iraq war?
Iraq
Were there Afghans during the Iran-Iraq War?
Afghans did not participate in the Iran-Iraq War. During this period, Afghanistan was fighting the Soviet Union and trying to repel them from the country. However, Afghans were alive during the Iran-Iraq War. (So, technically speaking, there were Afghans during the Iran-Iraq War, just not in that war.)
