Question

WRITE AN ACCOUNT OF HOW THE IRAN – IRAQ LED TO INSTABILITY IN THE GULF

Answer 1

Answer:

The Iran - Iraq war led to instability in the Gulf because Iraq invaded Iran on 22 September 1980, which lead to an 8 year war.  In May 1984,  Iran attacked Gulf shipping escalating the Tanker War.  In this war (war of the tankers) each side attacked merchant ships and oil tankers in the Gulf.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Iraq invaded Iran on 22 September 1980, triggering a bitter eight-year war which destabilised the region and devastated both countries. The then Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein claimed as a reason for the invasion a territorial dispute over the Shatt al-Arab, the waterway which forms the boundary between the two countries.