After World War II, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Iran and Iraq became followers of the United States because the United States and the Soviet Union intervened in Middle East affairs. 1958, after the Iraqi revolution, they turned to the embrace of the Soviet Union.
1979 after the revolution, Iran also drew a clear line with the United States and became a die-hard anti-American country.
After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Syria, Lebanon and Iran, three Shia anti-American countries, were bound together in the face of the threat from the western countries led by the United States.
Iraq was defeated by the United States because it invaded Kuwait.
1980 An eight-year border war broke out between the two countries.
After the Iraq war, a large number of Iraqi opponents in exile in Iran returned to China, which played an important role in the reconstruction of Iraq, and the relations between Iran and Iraq improved in an all-round way.
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1February, 979, Iran's * * * revolution was successful, and Shiites represented by religious leader Khomeini came to power.
Iraq is the birthplace of Shiites, and Shiites, who account for 55% of the population, are active against Shiites, thus becoming the primary goal of Iran's export revolution.
Iraq is rich and powerful, and actively seeks hegemony in the Gulf region, in an attempt to attack Khomeini's regime when it is unstable, so as to eliminate the threats it faces and completely solve the border dispute.
Relations between the two countries have become increasingly tense and border conflicts have intensified.
1On September 22nd, 980, the Iran-Iraq war broke out. In the first stage, Iraq launched an all-out attack and Iran organized a border defense counterattack.
1In February, 982, Iran developed its counter-offensive momentum and Iraq was passively beaten.
From 1984, the two sides launched a tug-of-war on the ground to strengthen air and sea attacks.
In the fourth stage, 1988, Iraq regained the initiative in the battlefield and invaded Iran again.
1July 23, 987 and1July 28, 988, respectively, Iraq and Iran accepted the UN cease-fire resolution, but the two sides did not formally cease fire until1August 20, 988.