GOP lawmakers push for sanctions on Iraq, citing its subjugation by Iran and the need to halt U.S. aid, highlighting past policy failures and security concerns.

Iranians, regardless of their grievances, appear to prioritize national cohesion when confronted with external or ...

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 ...

the first Gulf War, between Iraq and Iran, further boosted Saddam’s regional popularity, making him stand out for “fighting foreign intervention” by Iran while other Arab leaders were seen ...

The tribe of late Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is quietly searching for a candidate to represent it in Iraq’s parliamentary ...

The Iran-Iraq War became one of the bloodiest conflicts of the modern era, killing nearly two million and leaving both nations devastated. Sparked by Saddam Hussein’s invasion in 1980 ...

The Hill cautions against military confrontation with Iran, arguing that its resilience and national unity could turn ...

For the Saudis, given their historic interest in balancing Iran and Iraq against ... the first phase of the Iraq War that culminated in the fall of dictator Saddam Hussein and the demise of ...

Iranian armed forces liberated the city of Khorramshahr in a large-scale operation code-named Beit al-Moqaddas from the ...

The Saddam regime, which received all-out support from the big powers, imposed the war on Iran that lasted until the summer of 1988. Since the beginning of the war, Iran demanded that Iraq be ...

It was also spent battling the forces of Saddam Hussein after Iraq invaded Iran in September 1980, a mere 18 months after the revolution. The Iran-Iraq War began due to a mix of historical ...

The Iran-Iraq War. On September 22, 1980, Iraq launched an extensive attack on Iran, igniting a devastating eight years of war. Saddam Hussein, the authoritarian president of Iraq, was driven by a ...