Iran-Iraq War

British  

noun

1. Also called: Gulf War.  the war (1980–88) fought by Iran and Iraq, following the Iraqi invasion of disputed border territory in Iran. It ended indecisively with no important gains on either side: Iraq subsequently (1990) conceded the disputed territory

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Example Sentences

The Tanker Wars of the 1980s, during the Iran-Iraq War, may offer a model, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

It took months for the strait to be fully cleared of mines after the Iran-Iraq War in 1988—and unlike today, that was during peacetime.

From Barron's

It took months for the strait to be fully cleared of mines after the Iran-Iraq War in 1988—and unlike today, that was during peacetime.

From Barron's

That dropped due to infrastructure damage from the Iran-Iraq War, the loss of foreign expertise and chronic underinvestment.

From The Wall Street Journal

For Iran, this is the biggest assault on its territory since the Iran-Iraq War of 1980-1988.

From BBC