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Saddam Hussein was a Friend to the West

First-step analysis: the oil market and regulation in Iraq

A look at the key commercial and regulatory issues facing the oil sector in Iraq, including a market overview, government policy, primary legislation and regulatory bodies.

Iran Destroyed Saddam Hussein's Navy in a Single Day in 1980

And using American-made jets.

When Iran and Iraq Fought, Tehran Totally Decimated Saddam's Navy

When Iran and Iraq Fought, Tehran Totally Decimated Saddam’s Navy On September 22, 1980 Saddam Hussein launched Iraq into a full-scale invasion of Iran hoping to capitalize on Iran’s instability due to the Iranian Revolution.  Here s What You Need to Remember: Eight years later, the Iranian Navy itself saw much of its own combat strength destroyed by the U.S. Navy’s Operation Praying Mantis which ironically mirrored Operation Morvarid in several striking respects. On September 22, 1980 Saddam Hussein launched Iraq into a full-scale invasion of Iran hoping to capitalize on Iran’s instability due to the Iranian Revolution.  Khorramshahr and Abadan, two major Iranian port cities just across and downstream the Shatt-al-Arab river from the major Iraqi oil-exporting port of Basra, were priority targets. The Shatt-al-Arab ran into the Persian Gulf and its lucrative oil shipping lanes.

Iran's 1980 Raid on Iraqi Oil Platforms Was Nothing Short of Audacious