1990 - 1991
invade Saudi Arabia
invade Saudi Arabia
invade Saudi Arabia
IRAN did not invade Kuwait, Saddam Hussein in Iraq did.
The Country Saddam Hussein invaded was Kuwait for their resources and because Iraq thought that they would get more power , but the invasion just lead to another war .
They feared Saddam Hussein would eventually invade Saudi Arabia
The Gulf War was started because Saddam Hussein wanted to invade Kuwait. He wanted to acquire all of Kuwait's oil and wealth so the US among many other countries in the world stepped in to stop Hussein.
Kuwait. Upon his retreat, Saddam Hussein set the oil wells on fire... they burned for years.
In early August 1990 Iraq invaded and annexed its small neighbor Kuwait at the order of president Saddam Hussein. This invasion of Kuwait ultimately triggered the Gulf War.
The United States feared that after Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, he would continue to expand his military presence and potentially invade other countries in the Middle East, such as Saudi Arabia. Additionally, there were concerns that he would use Kuwait's oil resources to further strengthen his military and potentially threaten the stability of the region and global oil supplies. Read more ... 𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐬://𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝟐𝟒.𝐜𝐨𝐦/𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐫/𝟑𝟎𝟕𝟑𝟒𝟖/𝐀𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥𝟎𝟐𝟖/
He invaded Kuwait and occupied it in violation of Kuwait's sovereignty (and making it substantially more difficult for the United States to get oil).