Yes, Iraq was at war with Iran from 1980 to 1988. This was
called the Iran-Iraq war.
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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.