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Iran-Iraq War
noun
- 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 calledGulf War
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For all but the last year of the Iran-Iraq War, Iran maintained an embassy in Baghdad.
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In graduate school, I interviewed Iraqi veterans of the Iran-Iraq War to learn more about their experiences.
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The Iran-Iraq War was devastating—the largest and longest conventional interstate war since the Korean conflict ended in 1953.
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Iran, on the other hand, has never fully rebuilt its conventional military from the damage suffered in the Iran-Iraq War.
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