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Why didn't the United States declare war on Iran after the 1979 Iran Hostage Crisis?
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∙ 17y ago
There are three major reasons:
- Iran is a very difficult country to invade militarily. It is protected on several sides by imposing mountains. Iran has quite advanced military technology and Iranian soldiers are among the most well-trained in the region. An invasion of Iran should not be taken on a whim.
- The US had just withdrawn from the Vietnam War in 1973 and the US population was too mentally exhausted for a war.
- Iraq was already interested in going to war against Iran to control the province of Khuzestan. As a result, the US could support Iraq to create a proxy war and not endanger US lives.
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∙ 9y ago
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