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Iraqi invasion of Iran
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The Iraqi invasion of Iran began on 22 September 1980, sparking the Iran–Iraq War, and lasted until 5 December 1980. Ba'athist Iraq believed that Iran would not respond effectively due to internal soc
An Iranian soldier rescuing a wounded soldier in the First Battle of Khorramshahr (September–November 1980). The Persian graffiti on the wall reads as
An Iranian soldier rescuing a wounded soldier in the First Battle of Khorramshahr (September–November 1980). The Persian graffiti on the wall reads as "[We] will defend the motherland until the last drop of [our] blood".
Ali Khamenei (right), who would become the second Supreme Leader of Iran in August 1989, in a spider hole with another Iranian soldier during the Iran
Ali Khamenei (right), who would become the second Supreme Leader of Iran in August 1989, in a spider hole with another Iranian soldier during the Iran–Iraq War
An Iranian Northrop F-5 squadron
An Iranian Northrop F-5 squadron
Explosion at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran after an Iraqi airstrike
Explosion at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran after an Iraqi airstrike
Iran
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Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and historically known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian S
Iraqi invasion of Iran
…The Iraqi invasion of Iran began on 22 September 1980, sparking the Iran–Iraq War, and lasted until 5 December 1980. Ba'athist Iraq believed that Iran would not respond effectively due to internal socio-political turmoil caused by the country's Islamic Revolution one year earlier. However, Iraqi troops…
Chogha Zanbil is one of the few extant ziggurats outside of Mesopotamia and considered the best-preserved example in the world.
Chogha Zanbil is one of the few extant ziggurats outside of Mesopotamia and considered the best-preserved example in the world.
The Saffarid dynasty in 900 AD
The Saffarid dynasty in 900 AD
Reza Shah with then-Crown Prince Mohammad Reza Pahlavi at Persepolis, c. 1939
Reza Shah with then-Crown Prince Mohammad Reza Pahlavi at Persepolis, c. 1939
The coronation of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Iranian coronation, held in 1967
The coronation of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Iranian coronation, held in 1967