Other contributors have said "What are the reasons for the Iran Iraq war?" is the same question as "What are the causes of Iran-Iraq War in 1980-1988?" If you believe that these are not asking the same thing and should be answered differently, click here
What are the causes of Iran-Iraq War in 1980-1988?
Iraq wanted the unstable Iranian government to fall. Saddam Hussein sought domination of the Middle East. Radical Islam threatened to spread into Iraq from Iran. Territorial disputes between Iran & Iraq War(1980-1988). Oil !
almost half of the world was supporting Iraq(directly or not) in their invasion while Iran was only depending on its own manpower and per-revoution weapons.
No. Iraq and Iran currently maintain diplomatic relations. Ahmadinejad (President of Iran) has delivered numerous speeches in Baghdad, Iraq praising the new government and Iraqi Democracy and...
The current mission of US/Coalition forces in Iraq is to restore law, order and stability to Iraq. There is no ambition on the part of the United States to turn Iraq into a Sphere of Influence or...
Iran: Iran was aligned with the West throughout the reign of the Shahs Pahlavi. As a result the United Kingdom and United States supported the Shah at all costs. This included the repression of the...