What Happened in the Iran-Iraq War? | History

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The eight-year war between Iran and Iraq cost billions of dollars in damages and claimed millions of lives, but resulted in no real benefit to either side.

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All Comments (21)
  • @MrZZooh
    This kid has a knack for explaining complicated history in short, simple terms. Good job.
  • @MrHELLKEEPR
    I just wanted to say, that its not I-RAN and I-RAQ. Its pronounced as E-RAN and E-RAQ.
  • @codysuttonmusic
    You have the face of a teenager and the arms of my 50 year old dad
  • @thekeeper5260
    Chemical weapons wasn't used especially by iraq it was used exclusively by iraq. iran choose never to use it despite having access to it.
  • @inmybox100
    Iran never used chemical weapons your report seems biased against Iran .
  • Chemicals were not used especially by Iraq. It was was used only by Iraq. You fool.
  • @parnianx
    Darling you conveniently left out the fact that the international community supported the immoral chemical attacks by Iraq through their silence and countries like the US backed Iraq by providing them with advanced weaponry.
  • @MaziZia
    Can we not change history??? Only Iraq used chemical weapons.
  • @youbot1232
    99% of comments: how narrator butchered the names 1% of comments: about the actual video
  • @CirosKhan
    You know it's going to be a load of rubbish when the guy says "I-ran" instead of "E-run".
  • @key1875
    Anti-iran It wasnt especially by iraq it was only by iraq. Iran didnt want to take over iraq, iraq and the national community refused to accept that iraq started the invasion, they wanted to put the blame on iran. You didnt say anything about the support of the west and much more facts. Just anti-iran...
  • @benjob1360
    2:52 only Iraq used chemical weapons. Iran neither sought revenge or used such weapons inlcuding nuclear weapons
  • @OoIRANoO
    Only Iraqis have had use chemical weapons. U.S. did share satellite photos of Iranian troops stationed in battlefield with Iraqis.
  • @USB740
    Only mistake is that you guys put the Shatt Al Arab name on the wrong spot. Thats the Khawr Abd Allah estuary. Shatt Al Arab is on the top right corner. And those two waterways are not the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, they are much farther to the North and outside the picture.
  • @sinagorgani8409
    Just Iraq used chemical weapons Most of the chemical weapons were came from France, West Germany, and the United States, even an French Mirage pilot confessed to drop chemical bombs on the Iranian civilians
  • Omg the guy can't even pronounce Iran or Iraq properly I-ran and I-rak... It's pronounced E-rAn and E-rAk
  • @andyofzz
    The Professor does history, what a crossover