HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Saudi Arabia
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U.S.
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Afghanistan
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Iraq
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hussein had asked Kuwait to forgive or refinance Iraq’s wartime debts from the almost-eight-year Iran-Iraq War, which had ended in 1988. But Kuwait refused to forgive any of the $8 to $10 billion in loans. And it opposed Iraq’s plea to increase export oil allotment, as regulated by OPEC.
Detailed explanation-2: -Persian Gulf: The countries that surround the Persian Gulf are: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
Detailed explanation-3: -On August 2, 1990, at about 2 a.m. local time, Iraqi forces invade Kuwait, Iraq’s tiny, oil-rich neighbor. Kuwait’s defense forces were rapidly overwhelmed, and those that were not destroyed retreated to Saudi Arabia.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Persian Gulf exports approximately 18.2 million barrels of oil per day; approximately 17 million barrels per day transit through the Strait of Hormuz in tankers. Additionally, over 3.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas, approximately 18 percent of world shipments, travel through the Strait via LNG tankers.