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Yes, Iraq was at war with Iran from 1980 to 1988. This was called the Iran-Iraq war.
The US Navy monitored the combatants to ensure the Persian Gulf sea lanes remained open during the Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988.
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Iran never looked after Iraq.
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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 attacked by its neighboring country of Iraq in 1980, leading to the Iran-Iraq War which lasted for eight years.
Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988.
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.
Russia sold weapons to Iran and Iraq.
Oil and natural gas reserves across the Persian Gulf played a critical role in the Iran-Iraq War. Both sides targeted each others fields for capture and attack. The War also took on a littoral dimension through the attacking of oil shipping, which came to known as the Tanker War.
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