Once, when the Ottoman Empire still existed, Kuwait was a part of Iraq. Nowadays, it is an independent country, rich with oil. Iraq's leader- Saddam Hussein, wanted to regain the lost land of Kuwait and also gain control over Kuwait's oil wells. He then planned to continue, and Invade Saudi Arabia- which will put Hussein in the position as the biggest single oil supplier in the world- for he would control 40% of the oil supplies in the world.
Therefore, Hussein came up with the excuse, that Kuwait is slant-drilling and in fact are stilling Iraqi oil. Something that was never proven right. With theis Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990.
The war was over within 100 days, with Iraqi's withdrawal and loss.
Kuwait and Iraq.
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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).
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?
The Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
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 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.
The so called "Tanker War" fought in the original "Persian Gulf War" in the 1980's between Iran and Iraq was in the Persian Gulf...that's the name of it.
Patrolled Persian Gulf, see website: USS Stark