iraq launched an air assault against iran with jets hoping to destroy the iranian air force while on the ground.
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what was husseins goals when attacking iran?
1. recovering land. 2. capturing oil fields in iran
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in the early years who was on top?
iran- because they bombed & captured key places especially oil fields.
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why did the west get involved?
because they needed a stable flow of affordable oil. a kuwait tanker protected by the US was also hot by an iranian mine.
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who provided iran with weapons?
libya, syria, soviet union and china
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what was the Algiers Agreement?
agreement between iran and iraq to settle their order disputes in 1975
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what did iraq agree to accept in 1990?
Algiers Agreement
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why did iran invade iraq?
hussein wanted to reverse the settlement in the algiers agreement in 1975. to also gain land on oil rich Khuzestan
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why did hussein belive victory would be easy?
because he assumed Iran's military strength had been greatly weakened by the revolution that had brought the Islamic Republic to power in Iran- this was mistaken
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how did the war start?
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iraq launched an air assault against iran with jets hoping to destroy the iranian air force while on the ground.
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