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Iran-Iraq War: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Iraq-Iran War
Date September 22, 1980 - August 20, 1988
Location Iran • Iraq • Persian Gulf
Participants France • Iran • Iraq • Kurd • Kuwait • Soviet Union • United States
Context Iranian Revolution

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Iran-Iraq War
Saddam Hussein in 1983, wearing a green military uniform and resting his face on his right hand.
Ruhollah Khomeini
Tanker War
Mourners and soldiers stand behind coffins draped in Iranian flags at a funeral in Tehran for Iran Air Flight 655 victims, with a large illustration of the plane being shot down displayed.
Iranian President Ali Khamenei speaks at a podium in Tehran with a large Iranian flag piercing an American flag and the U.S. Presidential Seal, portraits and banners behind him.
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Key People

Ali Khamenei
Ali Khamenei
rahbar of Iran
Saddam Hussein sits behind a wooden barrier in an Iraqi courtroom, holding a yellow paper and listening during a legal proceeding.
Saddam Hussein
president of Iraq
Ruhollah Khomeini
Ruhollah Khomeini
Iranian religious leader
Qassem Soleimani
Qassem Soleimani
Iranian general

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