See "Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)."
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).
The BP oil spill occurred in the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf War oil spill occurred in the Persian Gulf in Kuwait.
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
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?
That is the Persian Gulf.
The Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
Many thousands died in the Gulf war.
Which gulf war? There were 3 of them.
In the Gulf Wars of 1980-1988 (the Iran-Iraq War) and the Persian Gulf of 1990-1991 (the Persian Gulf War), Iraq was the aggressor. In the Gulf War of 2003-2011 (the Iraq War), the United States was arguably the aggressor.