Many things influenced the Iran and Iraq war. Specifically, oil resources and religion. Many say that religion was the main cause for this war, some say for oil. When the Shah was replaced in Iran, Suddam Hussein (Iraq’s leader) became worried. Irans leaders Khomeini was very anti-american so they supported Iraq. A war broke out because there was fear that the revolution would spread to Iraq (really a war of religion although they both claimed territory of each others.) In 1988 the UN gets involved and a formal treaty is signed with zero gains in 1990. Iraq was split up into two nations, the Kurds and the Shiite. Suddam was even harsh on his own nation because he was scared of Americanization.
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