The Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1990
•A Shiite revolution takes place in Iran and the Shah was replaced by Ayatollah Khomeini
•This concerned the Sunni leader, Saddam Hussein in Iraq
•Khomeini was very anti-American so they supported Iraq
•War breaks out in fear that the revolution would spread to Iraq (really a war of religion although they both claimed territory of each others)
•UN gets involved in 1988 and a formal treaty is signed with no gains in 1990
•This concerned the Sunni leader, Saddam Hussein in Iraq
•Khomeini was very anti-American so they supported Iraq
•War breaks out in fear that the revolution would spread to Iraq (really a war of religion although they both claimed territory of each others)
•UN gets involved in 1988 and a formal treaty is signed with no gains in 1990
summery
Was an armed conflict between Iran and Ba'athist Iraq lasting from September 1980 to August 1988 Iran–Iraq War began when Iraq invaded Iran via simultaneous invasions by air and land on 22 September 1980.
question
How has Iran and Iraq been effect by the war?