Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988
•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
•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
The Iran Iraq War included a Shiite Revolution that had taken place in Iran. The Shah was then replaced by Ayatollah Khomeini which definitely concerned Saddam Hussein.. Khomeini supported Iraq because they were very anti-American. The United Nations were then involed in 1988 which is when a formal treaty was signed in 1990.