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Iran-Iraq War
(redirected from 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq War)

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Iran-Iraq War
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(Historical Terms) the war (1980-88) fought by Iran and Iraq, following the Iraqi invasion of disputed border territory in Iran. It ended indecisively with no important gains on either side: Iraq subsequently (1990) conceded the disputed territory Also called Gulf War
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Noun1.Iran-Iraq War - a dispute over control of the waterway between Iraq and Iran broke out into open fighting in 1980 and continued until 1988, when they accepted a UN cease-fire resolution


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The site was then damaged during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war and equipment looted.
Everybody has understood that Iran is the number one power in the world," Ahmadinejad said in a speech to families who lost loved ones in the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war.
The Bush administration removed Iran's worst enemy from power, ensuring, as Iranian officials pointed out on Mar 2, that there would not be a repeat of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war.
 
 
 
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