Iran–Iraq War

The Iran–Iraq War was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq that lasted from September 1980 to August 1988. Active hostilities began with the Iraqi invasion of Iran and lasted for nearly eight years, until the acceptance of United Nations Security Council Resolution 598 by both sides. Iraq's primary rationale for the attack against Iran cited the need to prevent Ruhollah Khomeini—who had spearheaded the Iranian revolution in 1979—from exporting the new Iranian ideology to Iraq. There were also fears among the Iraqi leadership of Saddam Hussein that Iran, a theocratic state with a population predominantly composed of Shia Muslims, would exploit sectarian tensions in Iraq by rallying Iraq's Shia majority against the Baʽathist government, which was officially secular but dominated by Sunni Muslims. Iraq also wished to replace Iran as the power player in the Persian Gulf, which was not seen as an achievable objective prior to the Islamic Revolution because of Pahlavi Iran's economic and military superiority as well as its close relationships with the United States and Israel.

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Gulf War; Iran-Iraq War
war of aggression, annexation, war, People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran, Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, Kurdistan Democratic Party, Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan, Democratic Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Arabistan,

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1980-09-22T00:00:00Z

1988-08-20T00:00:00Z

1980 — 1988 Iran–Iraq War

0755-01-01T00:00:00Z

755 Sunpadh Rebellion

1447-01-01T00:00:00Z

1447 Urdu Bazar Revolt

1729-01-01T00:00:00Z

1729 Battle of Khwar Pass

1941-08-25T00:00:00Z

1941-09-17T00:00:00Z

1941 Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran

1945-11-01T00:00:00Z

1946-12-15T00:00:00Z

1945 — 1946 1946 Iran crisis

1984-02-07T00:00:00Z

1988-02-01T00:00:00Z

1984 — 1988 War of the Cities

2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

2016 Rasan Campaign

2023-10-07T00:00:00Z

2023 Gaza war

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Iran-Iraq War, color photos – Defapress (05) (cropped)

Iran-Iraq War photos by Amir Ali Javadian (27)

Pipeline bridge over the Arvand Rud during the war (02)

Iran-Iraq War photos by Amir Ali Javadian (25)

Iran-Iraq War, color photos – Defapress (33)

Pipeline bridge over the Arvand Rud during the war (01)

عبور کاروان جبهه ، اردوگاه ازنا ۱۳۶۱ خورشیدی

Iran-Iraq War, color photos – Defapress (34)

Pipeline bridge over the Arvand Rud during the war (05)

Pipeline bridge over the Arvand Rud during the war (06)

The spinal cord injury quality-of-life-23 questionnaire, Iranian validation study - scientific article published on April 2014, Q1860, online
Journey to Heading 270 Degrees - novel by Ahmad Dehqan, Farsi
Borunsi - 2014 memoir by Saeed Akef, Farsi

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

area	region	1750	Zand dynasty		Wikidata
area	region	1979	Iran	successor state, sovereign state, Islamic Republic, country, tripadvisor	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	755	Sunpadh Rebellion	rebellion, Abbasid Caliphate, Dabuyid dynasty, Sunpadh	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1447	Urdu Bazar Revolt	rebellion, Timurid dynasty	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1729	Battle of Khwar Pass	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran	Edward Quinan, Dmitry Timofeyevich Kozlov, Pahlavi dynasty, Sergey Trofimenko, United Kingdom, Soviet Union, Mohammad Ali Foroughi, Reza Shah, William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, Ali Mansur, Gholamali Bayandor, invasion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	1946 Iran crisis	armed conflict, crisis	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1984	War of the Cities	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2016	Rasan Campaign	insurgency	Wikidata
event	war	2023	Gaza war	war, Hamas, Hezbollah, Israel Defense Forces, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Houthis, Armed Forces of Iran	Wikidata
commons	image		Iran-Iraq War, color photos – Defapress (05) (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Iran-Iraq War photos by Amir Ali Javadian (27)		Commons
commons	image		Pipeline bridge over the Arvand Rud during the war (02)		Commons
commons	image		Iran-Iraq War photos by Amir Ali Javadian (25)		Commons
commons	image		Iran-Iraq War, color photos – Defapress (33)		Commons
commons	image		Pipeline bridge over the Arvand Rud during the war (01)		Commons
commons	image		عبور کاروان جبهه ، اردوگاه ازنا ۱۳۶۱ خورشیدی		Commons
commons	image		Iran-Iraq War, color photos – Defapress (34)		Commons
commons	image		Pipeline bridge over the Arvand Rud during the war (05)		Commons
commons	image		Pipeline bridge over the Arvand Rud during the war (06)		Commons

Iran–Iraq War

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