The Iran-Iraq war is estimated to have been heard of, and it is said to have fought a least effective war with the most advanced weapons. Although we have always known that the Middle East has a very "good" matching mechanism, considering the vote of advanced weapons in the hands of the two countries, the Iran-Iraq war is really too inefficient. However, what is puzzling is that these two countries are Muslims, so how can they fight in a dignified manner?
This is also particularly ridiculous, because the pot of the Iran-Iraq war was basically provoked by Iran, and the active attack on Iraq can only be regarded as an independent defense at best.
It all started with the Outbreak of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, where the Islamic religious leader Said Rukhora Khomeini, who was expelled by the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979, returned to Iran at the beginning of the year and then seized power with a group of Islamic extremists, overthrowing the Pahlavi dynasty and establishing the Islamic Republic of Iran. Ah, at that time, the Islamic countries of the Arab world had republics and monarchies, but the regime state was really only this Iran, and according to the Nasser doctrine advocated by the long-deceased Egyptian leader Nasser, there was no doubt that the Iranian regime was a backward regime, worse than the monarchy.
But this is not a big deal for Khomeini and the nascent Iran, because Iran and the Arab countries can't pee in a pot at all. After all, the predecessor of Iran was the Persian remnant, although it also believed in Islam, but it retained its own culture, writing, and gave birth to the Shia Islamic faith branch, which is essentially different from the Countries in the Arab World that vote for Sunni Islam. The relationship between the two sides cannot be said to be hated twice a day, that is at least a vendetta between three rivers and four seas, almost a state of disgust between the two sides.
Of course, this is already a matter of Chen Sesame's rotten grain, but as long as it is a normal country, it will not bring this matter to the national perspective, at best, it can only be regarded as a historical legacy. However, Iran is not a normal country now, and Khomeini is not a normal national leader. He was a leader for three things, Shia, Shia, or Shia. With the mentality that religious belief is the highest priority in everything, Khomeini set his sights on Iraq and decided to make a big news in Iraq.
Why is Khomeini looking for trouble in Iraq? First, there were territorial contradictions between Iraq and Iran, which ceded a large area of land on the Mesopota Plain to the Ottoman Empire in 1913, which was inherited by Iraq after the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire. Considering that there are not only many Shiite holy places in this land, but also a lot of oil dug up later, then you say that Khomeini can look at Iraq well? That designation is not possible.
On the other hand, religious contradictions are also a major reason, Iraq is also unlucky, almost half of the country's population is Shiite, and the Sunni population is slightly smaller than the Shiite population, but Iraq is a country dominated by Sunnis, which makes Khomeini look very unhappy. Khomeini felt that since Iraq had more Shiites, Iraq should be a Shiite state, not a Sunni state. Since Iraq is not a Shiite country now, it is necessary for Iran to rectify the chaos and help the Shiites get justice back.
So how is Khomeini going to 'liberate' the Shiites in Iraq? Quite simply, send people to Iraq to carry out terrorist attacks. At that time, Iraq was still under Saddam Hussein, the Middle Eastern strongman was busy developing the country's economy, and suddenly a large number of terrorists under various banners appeared in the country, and there was an inexplicable Shiite uprising in southern Iraq. Saddam Hussein managed to suppress the group of two hundred and five, and finally after rigorous interrogation work and great memory restoration, Saddam finally learned that this group of people was a terrorist sent by Iran, and the purpose was to overthrow the Iraqi government.
Saddam Hussein was suddenly confused, he really couldn't think of how he could offend Khomeini, it was like a man sitting at home, the pot from heaven. Saddam Hussein immediately warned Khomeini through diplomatic channels, demanding that he immediately stop this provocative act, otherwise Iraq would be forced to fight back. It must be said that Saddam Hussein's operation is completely in line with diplomatic practice, but Saddam Hussein forgot one thing, Khomeini is a religious lunatic, an Outright Islamic fundamentalist, he scoffs at Saddam's warnings, but instead thinks that Saddam Hussein instigated it, and then stepped up the dispatch of more terrorists.
Khomeini's set of operations made Saddam Look stupid, I gave you Khomeini face internationally, and as a result, you Khomeini used my face as an insole? Don't say that Saddam Hussein looks stupid, the whole Arab country looks stupid, everyone does not understand what this Khomeini really means, they see that Khomeini is carrying out the so-called "Islamic Revolution" here every day, and the terrorists are scattered everywhere, and the eyes are full of terrorists. The Arab countries realized that this Khomeini was no longer an ordinary madman, and had to come up with a heavy punch.
In order to counter Iran under Khomeini's leadership, Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries began to fund Saddam Hussein, hoping that Saddam Hussein would be able to combat Khomeini's arrogance. Saddam Hussein, on the other hand, maintained his strong military strength, and there were Soviet instructors who trained his troops for him, thinking that it was time to send troops to attack this unsettling Khomeini. Otherwise, Iran under the leadership of Khomeini will live one more day, and the Arab countries will not want to stop, so it is better to clean up this upset-looking Khomeini as soon as possible, so that everyone can save snacks.
On September 22, 1980, the Iraqi army launched an attack on Iran, and it also happened that Iran under the leadership of Khomeini had just carried out a wave of purge, and the officers and technicians who could skillfully operate American weapons either died or fled, and the Iranian army was in a state of inactivity, so Saddam Hussein's attack was a snake beating seven inches. However, the excellent matching mechanism in the Middle East allowed the Iraqi army to quickly reveal flaws after a brief attack, which led to the Iranian army to launch a countermeasure strategy, and the eight-year-long Iran-Iraq war officially began.
In summary, I think it is not difficult for everyone to see that Iraq is essentially armed self-defense, if it were not for the first hostile behavior by the Iranian side, it is estimated that Iraq would not have the heart to attack Iran. Moreover, Iraq also first thought of resorting to diplomatic means to solve the problem, but Khomeini did not pay any attention to it, which made the Iraqi side feel helpless and angry. No country wants to be attacked every day, so in order to protect itself, Iraq can only attack Iran, but Iraq did not expect that the war would last so long, let alone the cost of war will be so huge.