news report on iran iraq war of 1980
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The border conflict between Iraq and Iran turned into a full-scale war yesterday after both sides bombed each other’s airbases and clashed repeatedly on the ground and at sea along the 720-mile frontier.
Iraqi jet fighters swept deep into Iran for the second time in less than 12 hours with a night-time bombing run over seven blacked-out Iranian airfields and early-warning radar stations.
Iraq also threatened to extend the war to the strategic Hormuz Straits. Nearly one third of all the oil used in the world passes through the straits from Saudi Arabia and other Middle East producers.
The second Iraqi attack came a few hours after Iran retaliated for the first Iraqi bombing incident by blockading Iraqi ports, declaring its coastal waters “war zones” and launching its own bombers against two Iraqi air bases, including Basra.
By the end of the day, conflicting reports from Baghdad and Tehran claimed that at least 24 Iraqis were killed, 36 Iranians were injured or captured, a Japanese sailor was hurt, four Iraqi missile boats were sunk, 20 Iraqi aircraft were shot down and 11 Iranian planes or helicopters were lost.
The Iraqi news agency said that six Iranian jets were shot down and three Iranian pilots were captured during the night mission, when Iraq’s jets swept hundreds of miles inside Iran to attack five military bases and two early warning radar stations at Dehloran and Naft-é-Shah.On the political front, the United Nations Secretary-General called for a ceasefire, Ayatollah Khomeini urged the Iraqis to overthrow their president and, in London, gold leaped by $34 an ounce to $711.50, its highest since February.
In Los Angeles President Carter said he hoped the conflict would be resolved peacefully and said the US is not taking a position in support of either country.
He indicated that if Iran returned the hostages at an early date it might be possible to bring the country back into the international community and the US might be willing to supply it with much needed spare parts for its military machine.
A formal declaration of war was expected from Iraq whose forces appeared to have gained the upper hand after MiG fighters attacked 10 civilian and military airports in Iran.
On the political front, the United Nations Secretary-General called for a ceasefire, Ayatollah Khomeini urged the Iraqis to overthrow their president and, in London, gold leaped by $34 an ounce to $711.50, its highest since February.
In Los Angeles President Carter said he hoped the conflict would be resolved peacefully and said the US is not taking a position in support of either country.
He indicated that if Iran returned the hostages at an early date it might be possible to bring the country back into the international community and the US might be willing to supply it with much needed spare parts for its military machine.
A formal declaration of war was expected from Iraq whose forces appeared to have gained the upper hand after MiG fighters attacked 10 civilian and military airports in Iran.