HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Hussein wanted Iran’s oil-rich land.
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Hussein was friends with Israel and didn’t like that the Ayatolah of Iran was enemies of Israel.
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Hussein wanted the land of Iran because it was perfect for growing sugar and corn crops.
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Hussein felt sorry for the Jews and Kurds in Iran and wanted to free them.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Saddam’s goal was to replace Egypt as the “leader of the Arab world” and achieve hegemony over the Persian Gulf. He saw Iran’s increased weakness due to revolution, sanctions, and international isolation. A successful invasion of Iran would enlarge its petroleum reserves and make it the region’s dominant power.
Detailed explanation-2: -To assert Iraq’s hegemony over its neighbours, Saddam led Iraq into war with Iran in the Iran-Iraq War and with Kuwait in the lead-up to the Persian Gulf War. His refusal to cooperate fully with international inspections for proscribed weapons led to the invasion of Iraq by the U.S. and allies in the Iraq War.
Detailed explanation-3: -The outbreak of the Iran-Iraq War in 1980 followed a decade of rising oil prices and fluctuating oil supplies, both of which had fueled the ascendance of OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries).
Detailed explanation-4: -The Shatt al-Arab dispute was a territorial dispute that took place in the Shatt al-Arab region from 1936 until 1975. The Shatt al-Arab was considered an important channel for the oil exports of both Iran and Iraq, and in 1937, Iran and the newly independent Iraq signed a treaty to settle the dispute.
Detailed explanation-5: -But on August 2, 1990, a force of one hundred thousand Iraqi troops invaded Kuwait and overran the country in a matter of hours.