The Iran-Iraq War,1980-1988
- 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
A Shiite revolution takes place in Iran and the Shah was replaced by Ayatollah Khomeini. Saddam Hussein became concerned. Khomeini was anti-American so he supported Iraq. War breaks out from fear of revolution which was really a war of religion. UN gets involved in 1988 and a formal treaty is signed with no gains in 1990.