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The leader of Iran after the Iranian Revolution, Khomeini was instrumental in instigating war with Iraq. Quickly after gaining power, he broke off all diplomatic relations with Iraq. Hussein viewed this as a threat, which ultimately lead to Huseein's decision to invade Iran.

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The leader of Iraq, Hussein held absolute rule over his nation. After feeling threatened by Khomeini's rule, Hussein decided to invade Iran.

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On September 12, 1980, Iraq invaded Iran. Iraq found great success during the beginning of the invasion, capturing large amounts of land, shown by the map below.

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In March 1982, Iran launched "Operation Undeniable Victory", turning the tides of the war and pushing Iraq out of Iran. The picture below shows Iranian soldiers marching after their victory over Iran.

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Iranian soldier wore gas masks to protect themselves from Iraqi gas attacks. After the Geneva Convention, chemical weapons became illegal. This did not stop the Iraqis, as they used chemical weapons on the Iranians throughout the war, but denied all accusations by the UN.

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Photo taken of the USS Stark, a US frigate, May 17, 1987, after an Iraqi attack. Thirty-seven sailors were killed and others suffered extreme burns and shrapnel wounds. Although this was an Iraqi attack, the US would blame Iran for the incident saying that Iran "escalated" the conflict with Iraq, leading to the attack.

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Photo taken of Iranian troops during Operation Karbala 5. The goal of this operation was to capture the Iraqi city of Basra. The force of 578,000 Iranian soldiers failed their mission, and did not capture the city. 100,000 Iranians died during the battle.

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In an attempt to hurt Iran's economy, Iraq often attacked Iran's oil facilities, as seen in the picture below. These attacks effectively crippled Iran's economy, becoming one of the leading factors in Iran's decision to end the war.

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In late 1988, Iraq performed several military operations that ruined the Iranians. By performing sophisticated tactics using a combination of helicopters, fighter jets, and chemical weaponry, the Iraqi army was successfully able to defeat the Iranians in all these operations. They would capture many Iranian prisoners during these attacks, shown in the picture below.

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Photo taken on August 20, 1988, after Iran accepted a UN proposed ceasefire. This marked the end of the Iran-Iraq War.