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Why did the Iran-Iraq war go on so long? - Coggle Diagram
Why did the Iran-Iraq war go on so long?
actions by iraq
Saddam thought the Iranians were plotting against him and had evidence that Iran was involved in the assassination of Baathist party members
saddam saw an opportunity to gain land, seize shatt al-arab waterway and some parts of oil-rich south west iran
saddam saw an opportunity to exploit Irans weakness
sept 1980 iraqis invaded iran
iraqis halted in desert so missiles were fired at Iranian cities to terrorise civilians
fighting in trenches 1984
actions by outsiders
west was boycotting Irans trade
Saudi arabia and smaller rich oil gulf states with egypt and jordan supplied iraq with money and arms
jordan porvided a route for Iraqs imports and exports
syria supported Iran and shut off iraqi pipelines that passed through its country
France, Germany, Soviet Union and US sided with iraq
France became biggest non-arab the supplier of arms to iraq
americans got involved after iranian counterattack
France, Germany, Soviet Union and US provided Iraq with equipment
soviet union offered to help kuwaitis and USA protected kuwaiti ships
US destroyed much of Iranian navy
actions by iran
khomeini called out to iraqis to overthrow saddam
iran was weak; low morals and falling economy
iran sent in hundreds of thousands of human recruits in 'human waves' many had high morals and were willing to sacrifice themselves for the islamic revolution
iran recaptures its land within 2 years and blocked iran from its ports
Ceasefire called Iran said no unless saddam was overthrown
Iran states it target is to seize baghdad, which angers iraqis
fighting in trenches 1984
started to attack kuwaiti oil ships
cut off iraqs access to gulf