The 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
Question: How did the people of Iran respond when the Shah was replaced? Did Khomeini do better?
Summary: A shiite revolution happened in Iran to replace Shah. Khomeini then takes power which concerns SUnni leader Saddam Hussein in Iraq. War breaks out in fear that the revolution would spread to Iraq- the UN gets involved in 1998. Later in 1990 a formal treaty is signed with no gains.