The Iran-Iraq War settled into a stalemate on land in 1982 and led to increased conflict that spilled into the Persian Gulf, including attacks on oil tankers and merchant shipping. In 1984 Iranian forces began retaliating systematically to attacks by Iraqi forces around Kharg Island, and the first commercial tanker was sunk in 1985 by an Iraqi missile.
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