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Following the tumultous revolution and subsequent hostage crisis, Iran's neighbour, Saddam's Iraq thought the timing was opportune to do a land grab.
The strategic miscalculation led to one of the bloodiest 20th century bilateral conflicts and had repercussions that reverberate today.
What happened?
By Greg Brown4
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Following the tumultous revolution and subsequent hostage crisis, Iran's neighbour, Saddam's Iraq thought the timing was opportune to do a land grab.
The strategic miscalculation led to one of the bloodiest 20th century bilateral conflicts and had repercussions that reverberate today.
What happened?