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What the Iran-Iraq war taught today’s Iranian leaders - and why that matters

What the Iran-Iraq war taught today’s Iranian leaders - and why that matters In September 1980, Saddam Hussein ordered a full-scale ground and air attack on Iran, hoping for a quick victory.  He told the Iraqi people he would reach Tehran within weeks. Instead, the war lasted nearly eight year

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