The Iran-iraq war 1980-1990
- A Shiite revolution takes place in Iran and the Shah was replaced by Ayatollah Khomeini
- This concerned the Sunni leader, Saddam Hussein in Iraq
- Khomeini was very anti-American so they supported Iraq
- War breaks out in fear that the revolution would spread to Iraq (really a war of religion although they both claimed territory of each others)
- UN gets involved in 1988 and a formal treaty is signed with no gains in 1990
Summary: A religious conflict, Shiite vs. Sunni. The Americans supported Iraq giving them money, soldiers and weapons it was ironic because their generosity was turned on them during the wars to come. The war goes on until 1988 and they returned to the normal boarders, no one gains or losses form the war.