Iran-Iraq War | Animated History (REMASTER IN DESCRIPTION)

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[@TheArmchairHistorian]

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[@HistoryHustle]

When I visited Iran the fallen soldiers of this war are called martyrs and their portraits are on billboards at highways. Or taxi driver pointed out his father who fell during the war.

[@jonbaxter2254]

How was Iran? Apparently it is very nice with friendly people

[@HistoryHustle]

@@jonbaxter2254 Hey Jon, nice of you to ask, because YES, the people are amazingly friendly.

[@jonbaxter2254]

@@HistoryHustle I'd love to visit there sometime. It's an area full of natural beauty but I've only seen it in pictures.

[@anthonypang7927]

Iran is amazing! I highly recommend it I stayed with a host family, the father was a veteran of the war, you can see the sorrow in his eyes and he had a fair few bullet wounds and bullets still in his body He showed a photo of the football team he was in, out of 11, 8 died in the war, i also remember photos on streets and little memorials The people are fantastic, the culture, the food, i cant speak highly enough of the country

[@IRTG2006]

My father was a veteran of this war, I believe that he was 16 or slightly older when he had to do national service. He did recognisance among other things. As he got older he realised how fucked up the government was and decided to leave.

[@Memelander]

The Iran-Iraq War : The only time in the Cold War where America and the Soviet Union came TOGETHER to support someone (Iraq).

[@joshuaminton7583]

Probably not the only time

[@Memelander]

@@joshuaminton7583 it is .

[@deprogramm]

against another dictatorship

[@Memelander]

@@farhad4174 i am saying that they both supported one side and that side was a dictatorship

[@youneedalittlecrusade9443]

stalin

[@Sumschmuck]

Iraq: so we're losing our war and the Iranians are storming our trenches. Germany: did you try gas?

[@ddarkon1223]

Maybe ze flamewefer Hans

[@Opr8rKaz]

Hanz quick get Ze panzer division

[@Sumschmuck]

@@Opr8rKaz Hans, get THE PANZER ELITE, BORN TO COMPETE, NEVER RETREAT. *GHOST DIVISION*

[@joemamayiursobadiamepicyoy8170]

@@SumschmuckMeanwhile In the Britsh Headquarters: Mate The panzer elite are here,Bloody hell they won't do anything with our tank designs! Uhh,our tanks are the worst,Shut up Mate! Send all of our tank designs made by USA! with tea. I need my tea

[@Sumschmuck]

@@joemamayiursobadiamepicyoy8170 why British Headquarters? the 7th Panzer division's greatest achievement was breaching the Maginot line and paving the way for the Nazi occupation of France

[@oscarwind4266]

America: Iraq has weapons of mass destruction! Everyone else: how do you know? America: We kept the receipts.

[@dibigmitch]

it was funnier when Paul Moonie said it 20 years ago, dude

[@mrhood8073]

@@dibigmitch still funny today.

[@superklippy6876]

Stealing from Bill Hicks are we?

[@razasayyed382]

I think United states will never attack iraq if it really had nuclear weapons, eg.north Korea

[@bonkedwoofy4240]

The good thing about the US that they entered but never left

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

Whoever says they miss the 80s didn’t live in the Middle East at the time. EDIT, thanks guys you rock for all the likes

[@beastlyendeavour9184]

I had no idea this was going on as i was too busy rocking out to music videos.

[@matro2]

@British Patriot True.

[@alphagamer9505]

@@beastlyendeavour9184 I was too busy not existing

[@dunamoose3446]

Whoever says they miss the 90s didn't live in Eastern Europe at the time.

[@ali20945]

@Little spider XD are you sure about that

[@Antonious_jeffer]

Iraq and Iran : we need a tactic to end this war Marshal Haig : I can help you

[@eggbruh8163]

you mean Haig?

[@imgvillasrc1608]

+@kesofat, The West and the Gulf States had no intention to make Saddam win, they hated his guts.

[@arthas640]

@@imgvillasrc1608 your half right, everyone in the west hated Saddam but they hated Iran more so they gave billions in aid to harm Iran. No one ever liked Saddam but it wasnt until he attack Kuwait that things got really hostile

[@arthas640]

@kesofat the Iraqi chemical weapons were developed domestically. Some chemical weapons like mustard gas are pretty easy to make. Many nations sent aid to Iraq during the iran Iraq war but it was mostly in the form of economical aid, some energy infrastructure, a few forms of tech, and some 3rd party conventional weapons. The serious hardware Iraq had was purchased using some of that cash we sent but it was purchased from countries like libya. The west wanted to hurt iran but arming a temporary ally like saddam with really powerful weaponRy is dumb, even by CIA standards. It wasnt like some dictatorships the CIA backed previously, where we were keeping the soviets out, the alliance with Iraq was under the table and only for the purposes of harming Iran for only as long as hostilities lasted. Everyone knew saddam would be an enemy at one point.

[@Yingyanglord1]

do you have evidence surporting your statement,because the name calling seems to piont that you do not

[@user-rp1so2lh8v]

My uncle died in that war. I was 6 then. All I remember about him was a kind person who let me talk while he was smilling joyfully listening to my nonsense. He always bought me chewing gum. As a kid I pronounced "Adams" (eng: chewing gum) as "Alamsh". He could not stop laughing when gave me one. When he passed away, it was the saddest memory of my childhood, even up to now it's like the darkest day of my life. He was not only like an angel to me, but also people remember him with good memories, they usually smile when sharing a memory of him. War is the choice between the worst and total annihilation. He deserved life as he appreciated every aspect of it. Not sure there is another world, but he is always in my heart as a very kind uncle.

[@asillariya601]

Was he an Iraqi or Iranian soldier?

[@saman335]

@@asillariya601 In Iran they call chewing gum adams

[@asillariya601]

@@saman335 oh ok.

[@cpt7752]

was he assyrian or kurd?

[@moh19931000]

@@cpt7752 Kurds are about 10% of Iran's population and assyrians are a small minority

[@phg5974]

Both my parents are from Iran, and have told their stories - my dad was a 25 year old, and was sent to the frontline telling stories of how it was right on the battlefield, seeing his friends die right beside him. My mother being 15 years old, told about how she suddenly heard the sirens go off in the city, and you had to turn all the lights off so the airplanes couldn’t hit the civilians from above … My dad got shot in the arm in the middle of the night (don’t remember which date) when he and 4 others was sent out to spy out on Iraqi territory - foolishly but incredibly brave he then walked 8 miles all by himself back to their main checkpoint the same night My mom went on picnic one time with the family, and when they returned home their house was bombed to pieces by the scud missiles… I feel incredibly lucky to be alive

[@Muslim-og3vc]

Going to fortune tellers is shirk

[@asillariya601]

@@Muslim-og3vcHe/she NEVER mentioned going to a fortune teller once in the comment. So what are you talking about?

[@sh-zaidi]

@@asillariya601 I know where "Muslim" is coming from. Pro-tip: Don't bother with Wahabi/Salafi "Muslims"

[@nickaj3511]

درود بر پدرت غیورت رفیق و خدا حفظ کنه پدر و مادرت رو

[@nationalist74]

❤

[@hosseynshanbehzaadeh9342]

Around 1998, when I was about 10 years old, I went to a friend's house. Their house gate was open. Very strange in Iran. The lock was broken. I told him: Why don't you change the lock? He said: My mother says your father doesn't have the key. He might come home and if we're not home, he leaves and might not come back. His father was lost in the war, 10 years before that. His mother went crazy. The look on her eyes, staring at the door most of the times. still haunts me to this day.

[@honis9254]

Unfortunate

[@the_phen0m639]

Ow

[@capncake8837]

That hits hard.

[@potatoman6556]

I find these stories of people losing someone and going crazy over the loss so uniquely terrifying and tragic

[@martincassper6594]

💔

[@LegionaryAtticus]

I dont think I've ever met someone who plays Raid Shadow Legends

[@castlehill6717]

Rhett Zember The game everyone knows about but has never actually played

[@tophatdalekthetophatteddal7402]

@ not everyone is in China...

[@davidjames4890]

If you turn on a VPN saying you're in China,then you look up content that would be banned there, such as the events on June 4th, 1989, is your computer able to be shut down remotely by the Red Chinese?

@@tophatdalekthetophatteddal7402 Take a fucking guess how much I care about that if a friend of mine gets arrested because I stupidly fell for KZbinr's engaging in VPN shilling?

[@gasmask7064]

The games pretty cool, my whole team is just knights cuz.....they are cool.

[@Erfanh1995]

That H-3 airbase mission by Iran is probably one of the most brilliant operations of modern warfare and needs its separate video.

[@warcriminal3414]

Iran and Iraq: Before starting this war we would like to thank our sponsors the United States of America and the Soviet Union

[@tacticalideasdefense4243]

Don't forget the french

[@user-cu7kp2zk2e]

والله كلامك صحيح يامجرم حرب

[@kirschitz64]

@@tacticalideasdefense4243 And Israel, China, both Germanys, both Koreas, the Arab League, every NATO and Warsaw Pact member, the KDP (Iraqi Kurds), the PDKI (Iranian Kurds), and various other paramilitary groups. Somehow this conflict was even more confusing than the Biafra War in Nigeria, where it pitted the US-, UK-, and USSR-backed federal govt against the French-, Chinese-, and later Israeli-backed Biafra separatists.

[@im.avesta]

Lol

[@user-hi6nz5vy9r]

@@kirschitz64 and raid shadow legends

[@elemperadordemexico]

Last time I was this early; we were told the war would be over by Christmas 1914.

[@tophatproductions3031]

It's always meant to be over by Christmas

[@dubspool]

I bet someone in Iran/Iraq stated that it would be over by Christmas. That phrase is cursed I swear.

[@MisterJasro]

It was wasn't it? Than the fratrenizing German soldiers were transfered to the eastern front, so the brass could restart their precious war.

[@randycheow4268]

In this case, it would be over before Ramadan

[@LordLebu]

Ramzan came early that year, ho ho ho

[@audiosurfarchive]

The Ir-- *[DEMONETIZED FOR HISTORICAL CONTENT]*

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Ha! Exactly.

[@wesleydjodo8823]

at least he got sponsord

[@Linneom]

You heard what they did to marks fans

[@revengeproductions9697]

@@Linneom who?

[@Linneom]

I.R_HQ markiplier

[@MrZZooh]

This is a really well produced video. The simple cut out after effects animation, the sound effects, the voicd narration and the editing in addition to the thoroughness and accuracy of it. Great job.

[@garmenlin5990]

Kuwait: Supports Iraq against Iran Iraq: Invades Kuwait years later. Kuwait: NANI?!?!

[@samzen9031]

Kuwait Ripped off Iraq on oil money.

[@LoLotov]

@Soloman S should have just drunk kuwait's milkshake, but alas, Daniel Day Lewis wasn't playing Saddam in this one.

[@m.a4491]

Look what happened now... Iraq is stuck in chaos and needs Iran's help and Kuwait realising even its Saudi boss has no chance against Iran

[@patrickmorrissey3084]

@@samzen9031 Kuwait was slant drilling in an Iraqi oil well because Saddam refused to pay back the money Kuwait had loaned Iraq. When Saddam found out about the drilling he invaded Kuwait.

[@samzen9031]

@@patrickmorrissey3084 Kuwait should have brought its concerns to the Arab League or WTO theft is not the answer.

[@rvc7468]

Iraq and Iran: *Go to war* Iraq and Iran: *Use Trench Warfare* The rest of the world: Hey I’ve seen this before! It’s a classic!

[@RAKITHA9]

Big Boi RV russians and chinese were laughing all the way to the bank ....

[@JLocke573]

What do you mean you've seen this? It's brand new.

[@morningstar577]

@@JLocke573 it's a rerun...

[@joe18425]

Popcorn

[@castlehill6717]

098765 Craper What else? Yes, weapon sales. Think of all of the weapons and materiel. AK’s, T-72’s, BMP’s, rockets, pretty much everything has to come from somewhere. Think of any random person in the world with an AK. Now start thinking about where that came from. Oh look, some guy with an RPG. Ah yes. There you go.

[@ahmetkarl1229]

I'm Turkish, my dad had a collage friend who was an Azerbaijani Turk from Iran. He was so terrified by the brutality of this war that he purposefully failed in collage for years since he feared that if he graduated, Iran would demad his return to enlist him. My dad told him when war was over (he read it on newspaper) and the guy was overjoyed when he learned the war was concluded.

[@boomoomoo]

My Irani uncle died in this war when he was 18. No one deserved this war. My heart goes for those Iraqi's who lost their families.

[@Radi7_777]

Sorry man Much love from iraq❤

[@mabzero7639]

Same my Irani uncle was also 18 dying in this war, a mine was triggered and one of it’s shards went straight through his head

[@mozorellastick2583]

@@Radi7_777much love from Iran as well. Both Iraqis and Iranis suffered at the hand of Saddam, but I assume Iraqis suffered the most. I hope one day your country finds peace ❤️

[@MU_39]

.

[@Gigi-xy2ip]

I am so sorry for your loss and no one wanted this war

[@castlehill6717]

How to defeat any amphibious assault: Power cables

[@Nik-xi2ri]

Sneaky sneaky

[@bmxdoe]

Unless the power gets cut

[@bmxdoe]

@Ace Miller what does this have to do with power cables in the water?

[@colonel_yuri]

@bmx doe I have the same questions.

[@DuelJ007]

I dunno, sounds kinda contrived / exaggerated.

[@teutonic_crusader1175]

I love how the Iranians named their offensives. "Operation victory" "Operation undeniable victory" "Operation Ramadan" And, my all time favourite: "Operation Dawn", which they used eight (!) times, Operation Dawn 1 to Operation Dawn 8

[@amirahmadi794]

thats just a translation for names , when you translate names this will happen

[@germanstormtrooper2298]

Yeah when you translate them into english they sound bad but they sound way better in persian

[@akend4426]

Keeping with the WWI similarities: “Iran’s eight Operation Dawn’s is the modern day equivalent of Italy’s 12 Battle of the Isonzo River. Change my mind.”

[@donkthedankee8595]

Don’t forget about the Karbala operations, there was ten total

[@fwfeo]

These names were all Arabic names and based on Islamic ideology. They cloaked everything in religious ideology! One of the names was "road to dome of the rock" if I haven't mistaken! Tariq al-Qods! Losts Karablas! Because Karabla is a holy site for Shia's...

[@abeddani992]

This lecture was so uniquely designed and strict to the point that I instantly subscribed to the channel.

[@josephnugent3065]

Man Griffin's animation has come so far! Keep up the good work!

[@dylandrake5352]

Iraq invades Kuwait - US: "I will end you" Iraq invades Iran - US: grabs popcorn*

[@wandaperi]

Normie

[@lastword8783]

More like 'Iraq invades Iran - US: funds Iraqi military and provides vital intelligence'

[@LOLHAMMER45678]

Literally a year after the hostage crisis. Why would the US care about Iran?

[@hall511]

@@LOLHAMMER45678 These iran fanboys won't understand that their shitty totalitarian imperial shithole will end in the future.

[@aryaxz2255]

@@LOLHAMMER45678 iran contra affair ? the fact that khomeini tried to have conversations in secret with the us government ? also you think that grabbing hostages is justifying selling people chemical weapons to massacre iranians?

[@valley5285]

Geneva convention: *exists* Iraq: I'm gonna pretend I didn't see that

[@Confucius_76]

why is tear gas illegal though? you can blow people up with bombs and shoot them in the face with bullets, but you can't fire fucking TEAR GAS????

[@scudb5509]

A correct thing would be to say that the entire world didn’t see it. Because, Iraqi chemical weapons that were used on Iran and Kurds were supplied by the West.

[@owensthilaire8189]

Geneva conventions on civilized warfare are largely about the treatment of wounded, non-combatants and prisoners of war. The older Hague conventions are about the use of inhumane munitions and has been much amended since its creation. It is entirely possible that one or both nations had not ratified amendments covering chemical weapons at the time of the conflict. the US forces in Vietnam had been using irritants like CN and CS (tear gas) to clear underground bunkers until they were reminded that this was technically illegal. Tear gas is a chemical agent. Lethality is not the concern the type of weapon is. Defoliants like agent orange didn't count because they were not intended to harm or be used directly against humans.

[@valley5285]

Y'all are taking this joke to serious.

[@s.a928]

HBoomerGuy tear gas is legal. Iraq used chlorine and mustard gas. Tear gas is used my law enforcement.

[@ViraL_FootprinT.ex.e]

I remember being a young kid in the mid-late 80s when my grandmother had befriended this Iranian woman new to the area in Tucson, with two kids close to my age & was helping her out getting acquainted around town. It was at a time where I was *really* into planes and plane crashes (for some reason). I remember asking the little girl if she'd ever seen a plane crash before, and she said yeah. Is it possible that they were refugees and she was talking about seeing parts of the this war? I'd never even thought about it until well into adulthood.

[@greyostrich4377]

Really well done video on the conflict. It was basic and very easy to understand short documentary that educates the world on this forgotten war.

[@advisorynotice]

It's a bit misleading in many senses

[@manicallydepressedclown8064]

"the brutal conflict killed many and it was a modern tragedy that should not be forgotten" "RaId ShAdoW LeGenDs

[@randomfish2054]

Redditor fallen for this trop

[@user-ud9lh1pk6q]

This dude works hard to make these animated videos to educate people. The least you could do is support his sponsor.

[@Foogi9000]

@@user-ud9lh1pk6q no

[@user-ud9lh1pk6q]

@@Foogi9000 ok

[@DiamondDust132]

I mean you don't have to play the shitty game, but the man and his staff deserve the sponsors for bringing us quality content.

[@lilmane1070]

My family emigrated from Iran to the US in 2000 (when I was 3). To this day, I’m frozen in total shock when my dad jovially mentions what it was like living in Khuzestan during the start of this war, talking about the air raid sirens, missiles overhead, skyscrapers having all their windows blown out - with a hearty chuckle and reminiscing smile on his face. I will never really know the nightmare they endured

[@lilmane1070]

@k 4 where in Khuzestan? My dads family is from Ahvaz (my mom’s is from Esfahan where I was born) but my dad luckily wasn’t even on the frontlines since he was in high school and college during the war, so he got a technical job instead of infantry or something. I cant even imagine his trauma if he didn’t, I might not even be here typing this lol

[@looinrims]

Just keep him away from whatever noise combat jets those were...that’s a fast way to trigger ptsd

[@AR-mo5qo]

@Harun Musa Saudi Arabia destroyed the middle East.........

[@kestutisvaiciunas8663]

@@Eshray Ugh... not everybody develops PTSD. Some people forget their experiences, and they're nothing but a long, distant memory and an adrenaline rush to remember, that's why he's laughing. Once when i was in Mali - our APC got shot by African insurgents. Everyone in the seats just started laughing because of the huuuuge amount of Adrenaline to the point where their brain shuts off.

[@user_____M]

Iranian skypscraper windows exist and this enraged Iraq who punished them severely.

[@mozorellastick2583]

Two of my uncles died in the war and all of my male family members fought in the war. My dad was only 15. He said people wanted to save their country from being wiped from history. This war has become a vital part of Iranian identity. I used to find all the pictures of the martyrs awfully tactless and garishly patriotic as a teenager, and would scoff, saying to my dad how unimpressed I was by it. He was always incredibly patient and explained my family's history to me, and how he even fought in the war. The only way people could swallow the mass death of young men that occurred was to believe that they were martyrs and went to heaven for protecting their country. Everyone's family died, there's not one Iranian person who isn't immediately connected to a death in the war

[@mozorellastick2583]

@@Oderus.Urungus right now Iran is in a state of flux. Young people are very sick and tired of the Muslim fundementalist government and don't want to live in a country with Islamic laws anymore (no mandatory hijabs, legally drink alcohol, able to openly criticise the government etc etc). There's around a 30/70 divide, where 70% of the population is sick and tired of the government, but 30%, mostly the older generations who fought in the war or are old enough to personally remember the Islamic revolution, still agree with the government and want there to be Islamic law in the country as they are all still quite religious. The rest of the population is largely either non religious or Muslim but not orthodox. There is still mandatory 2 years enlistment required for all men between the ages of I think 18-35 in the army, kinda like South Korea or Israel, so that's the military situation right now. But again, majority of these conscripts hate the government and try to sneak out of it. Overall there is isn't really a sense of patriotism right now. Iranians are a very proud people and we are very proud of our history and ancient roots, but currently dissatisfied with the government. For example I don't find my dad having to fight in a war honourable or brave, I hate the government for making him fight as a child. He has dark memories of those times and I wish he never had to go through that. He still believes he did the right thing but he's an incredibly strong man so he feels differently from me. Thank you for finding interest in my country and my story. People typically don't like to know much about Iran

[@abdullahrizwan592]

I noticed that this and subsequent videos really had a jump in quality compared to previous videos. Good job!

[@41tl]

Goes to show how trench warfare can still occur in modern combat in certain circumstances, despite the existence of armored combat vehicles

[@drmcfurryballs]

Well both of the combatants didnt have much armored vehicles nor planes, So it was mainly about infantry

[@skatemo100]

Bohemian ! A lot of battles on the Eastern front(WW2) also resulted in trench warfare despite it being the most armored front in all of warfare.

[@DaCrazyMofo]

Probably only happened because neither side had an absolute aerial superiority. I'm sure if one side woulda had it either the trenches or the armored vehicles would have been destroyed prior to rolling in the tanks

[@_Abjuranax_]

Or as Schartzkopf later pointed out; technology really doesn't change warfare, only the speed and range. Implementing this fact, he almost pulled a Cannae against Iraq. I would like to see a video on President Amadinijiahad; from where he was the kid of the Iranian hostage takers, to his ousting.

[@DaCrazyMofo]

@kesofat yes, but in the end both fleets were depleted and we're likely ineffective against their AA defenses, which is why they switched to missiles

[@xSirDudex]

Kuwait: " ah come on guys, do you have to fight so close to me?"

[@kingsmen1009]

Matt L. Iraq: *invades kuwait*

[@zacharymohammadi]

USA: u w0t m8?

[@paulrodriguez6054]

Are you a dumbass Kuwait is not even close to Iran

[@gavinsfriend5836]

@@paulrodriguez6054 Kuwait may not share a border but it's insanely close to Iran you dumbass

[@theemptylegend0]

Paul Rodriguez It’s extremely close to Iran

[@aradaskarian]

Thanks for the good explanations

[@user-ol3wy2vq1d]

From iran Sadam was good people for people Anyway Love iraq from iran 🇮🇷❤🇮🇶

[@murtadhaalkenani3876]

Love you our neighbors ❤

[@user-ol3wy2vq1d]

@@murtadhaalkenani3876🙏

[@AlirezaParsi_]

Is saddam your dad?

[@alirazi9198]

Iraq: launches ballistic missile towards cities. Uses chemical weapons. Starts the war. West: I'm gonna pretend I didn't see that

[@deprogramm]

what should they have done? Start a war with iraq for irans benefit? lol

[@alirazi9198]

@@deprogramm they shouldn't have sold arms to them

[@mehrad2342]

@@deprogramm that's what US did in 2003

[@tikemyson8839]

They actually wanted the shia revolution overthrown that's why the West assisted iraq

[@kratosghost1686]

Fucking lies, i believe you're Iranian lmao

[@SenaChalishqan]

My uncle died in this war and he was 21 years old. He'd be 55 years old if he was alive.

[@FreeSudani]

thats sad ... iraqi or an iranian ?

[@SenaChalishqan]

@@FreeSudani iranian

[@Forthrmany123]

Sana HMT oh well I’m Iraqi but it’s not good to speak bad about dead person

[@FreeSudani]

@@Forthrmany123 why you have the urge to speak ill about something that happened 40 years ago

[@inventionunique3693]

Allah yerhamo

[@homerogarzajr1787]

5:31... Now this is a pro gamer move. Like the CoD reference!!

[@newbeginning1510]

May the souls lost in both sides of this war rest in peace. My family and I were in Iran during the war and it was horrifying

[@noone-rf4jf]

14:15 "male university students where drafted into the military" that effected my father in iraq as he as trying to graduate from university but was forced into the war, lucky his education as an engineer made him supervise factories instead of being in the front lines

[@Mister_Kourkoutas]

Your father was lucky, I’m glad he was spared from going to the front. What a senseless waste of human life.

[@hakimmihoubi8544]

@@Mister_Kourkoutas that war was just pointless, each country lost like 500k men and like $500 billion all for them to kill each other back and fourth and then just say "ok enough"

[@omarh8731]

same here, but a much different story..

[@emanvel2036]

@@hakimmihoubi8544 this war was just a waste of money and man power If Saddam invested money in other activities iraq would had become economically superior power

[@hammerotongo4677]

what did your dad think about the war? Did he think it was justified?

[@benwolf5264]

Imagine calling yourself The Armchair Historian and not even having an Armchair...

[@Juubelimies]

Yeah, what a poser!

[@ManofPeel]

Imagine being named Ben Wolf and not being a wolf

[@CoopaTheGreat]

Imagine being name@@Juubelimies and not being a General, Marshal, or Rommel.

[@siddasloth3292]

@@CoopaTheGreat Imagine being named Soviet but not being a monke or even a soviet cus they don't exist anymore.

[@CoopaTheGreat]

@@siddasloth3292 look at the pfp lmao

[@alikazemi4322]

Thanks for making this is

[@tanyagholami4373]

my father fought in this war. luckily, he survived. god bless all those who lost their lives in it

[@TheYeetiest]

Iraq: Violates Geneva Convention UN: I'm going to pretend I didn't see that. USA: DO IT AGAIN

[@pietikke5598]

@Omar 11112 Or Israel.

[@Optimaloptimus]

Jaafar A Thorn When?

[@Optimaloptimus]

Omar 11112 And specifically when? Date time, name of battlefield etc. The whole conflict doesn’t count as it is too general. Plus if there was one I would have known about it. I read and learn about Wars a lot. How a gassing during the “War on Terror” has slipped past me is beyond my comprehension.

[@loludead4142]

@@Optimaloptimus white phosphorus against civilian targets deadly force against civilian targets throwing minors in jail without reasons occupying civilian territory with military forces

[@Optimaloptimus]

LOLuDEAD White Phosphorous is completely legal, I don’t even know why the hell you bat an eye to it. Could you elaborate on “use of force on civilian targets?” Because I know for a fact civilian targets often times were terrorist dressed as civilians. So were they purposely targeting real civilians or were they terrorist?

[@koffeengfawkes7324]

"But in the Iran-Iraq war you sold weapons to both sides" "Did you ever consider I wanted both sides to lose?"

[@A_A78]

Iran was sanctioned in that time

[@unrealevent0]

Lord of war refreance

[@isaacharkton6169]

America commenting on both world Wars

[@chaosXP3RT]

@@isaacharkton6169 The USA never supplied Germany

[@Sahd079]

@@chaosXP3RT at the start of the war they did support because they had a reasonable german population

[@beans00001]

the animation has improved INCREDIBLY since the beginning of this channel

[@spajkilza1992]

I like that OG modern warfare's style of description.

[@c00m_goblino6]

calls himself armchair historian while he sits at a desk, unsubbed

[@Nikolaj11]

Understandable.

[@dimaignatiev6370]

@Petit Européen no..that is just historically true...Israel did possess Sinai at the Time

[@dimaignatiev6370]

@Migfra Danmark Well you are definitely stupid...And full of hate for no apparent reason

[@theworldisyours0722]

Petty but ok

[@randomname5083]

@Petit Européen What did the Jews ever do to you

[@joncraig7676]

glad to see this war covered because no one else talks about it

[@saeedvazirian]

@Amon Ra it really isn't interesting as it is sickening. Don't call something horrific interesting if you haven't imagined it happening to you orbuour family. Nothing about this is interesting.

[@sinahtml]

And I Thinks it can help people understand part of Iran's security concerns today. Iran's missile program for example, is a major concern among western and gulf countries, but given this context, It's an absolutely logical, efficient and necessary approach for Iran.

[@alo1637]

@The Armchair Historian .You mentioned the attack on H-3 on the 4th of April 1981. There's a lot more to the daunting raid. F4s skirted along the turkish/syrian border at treetop level avoiding radar detection and performing air to air refuels with the tanker at that altitude to be able to make the round trip...Below safety standards is an understatement 0_0...

[@a.Shbzin]

Basically this war was like Ukrainian invasion but the only difference was everyone were supporting the invaders

[@1977Yakko]

The reason for the war, Iran: It's spelled with a "N"!!! Iraq: It's spelled with a "Q"!!!

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

("Jokes" aside, the two names being spelled similarly in English is a coincidence; they are actually-correctly-pronounced completely differently and have nothing in common, their etymologies are completely separate.)

[@CataciousAmogusevic]

@@user-vn7ce5ig1z nope, Iran was previously called Persian Iraq (not all of it) and modern Iraq was called Arabian Iraq.

[@anonymouspersona4965]

@@CataciousAmogusevic please don't re write history my friend. Persian is a race not a country. And Iran used to be called Persia. and Iraq was a part of Persia until the Ottoman Empire conquered modern day Iraq, and after the end of WW1 and fall of the Ottoman Empire, the Brits seized Iraq from the Ottoman and made Iraq. Iraq was never called Arabian Iraq.

[@CataciousAmogusevic]

@@anonymouspersona4965 I'm not rewriting anything. That term wasnt in use anymore in the late Ottoman times. Iraq was just a region I don't call western Iran rightfull Iraqi clay or something lmao

[@bobsvagene3021]

Iraq literally means little Iran.

[@Averiel73]

The sponsor ends 3:06

[@brrrrrtenjoyer]

Thank you

[@himinthegulf8338]

You are doing God's work!

[@Averiel73]

Your welcome

[@matthewballister5684]

goat

[@imbadatusernames6295]

Not all hero’s wear capes

[@williamcrawford7621]

I just watched this back to back with the remastered version and I must say I prefer this one. Each offered details that the other lacked, but I thought the details included in this version best summarized the human cost and brutality of the war.

[@mohsensaneei6757]

Splendid work mate! Just for your info FN FALs never seen the face of that war, it was HK G3

[@khklkhcvtvreff]

The Armchair Historian:**uploades** KZbin: Hippity hoppity imma demonetize your property.

[@wandaperi]

Yay, no ads

[@namaske2594]

@Panzer VII Löwe ???

[@2dhoes240]

Katherine Phaye haha flex on u none of the video I watch have ads cuz I got premium 💪💪💪💪

[@dsnodgrass4843]

Nope. Ads are back.

[@Weisior]

@@dsnodgrass4843 No more with the ADBLOCK

[@baphometlovesyou6515]

Imagine having the whole world supporting you on a fight with a country that still hasnt formed its military yet *_AND NOT WIN_*

[@p_bht8040]

This is what we call persia

[@muhammedrijah518]

Except that Iranian army was better equipped and larger than iraqi army, with more advanced air force in 1979. Stupid khomayni purged all top rank generals because he feared their alleged loyalty to Shah, which caused instability and higher desertion rate among the army. Iraq was not better army at that time.

[@patricks1333]

Armchair historian indeed. America is mentioned just twice. Here, 12:06: ”...gathered by American spy satellites“ And here, 12:16: ”... almost certainly trigger an American intervention” No mention of America being the primary instigating of the war, fueling Iraq with American made weapons. No mention of America shooting down an Iranian passenger plane: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655 Leaving out America in this context is the historical equivalent of not mentioning the CIA/Americans in a telling of the Nicaraguan Contra Wars: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaraguan_Revolution Just really, really poor storytelling.

[@Esky_wesky]

Actually he win he stopped iran from taking him out and that’s what he want

[@ipodtouch495]

@@patricks1333 He literally said straight before that about the Americans supporting them.

[@Ninjaluga]

Iraqis: we have to enter strategically and carefully Iranians: I LOVE ISLAM I LOVE ISLAM I LOVE ISLAM I LOVE ISLAM I LOVE ISLAM I LOVE ISLAM

[@mahdichamani3980]

Thank you for covering this war in such a complete way: I really appreciate that my father was about 12 when the city bombings happened. he still remember about going to shelters or getting news of a fallen classmate who got volunteer to fight on the frontline. also my grandfather spends 3 months near frontlines in works like medicals aids to solders and production of new clothes for them.

[@Morniens]

Imagine before the war they said: Before starting this war I would like to thank our sponsor Raid shadow legends

[@febrian0079]

Saddam need sponsor to fund his war

[@msheldon10]

Iran and Iraq would like to both thank their joint sponsors: Ronald Regan.

[@4nonym0u5]

Based, use code iraq no.1 for 50000 silver and a hero of your choosing

[@JohnZiTAB]

I would like to thank our sponsors the United States of America’s Department of Defense and the Union Soviet Socialist Republics.

[@morisco56]

@@febrian0079 just like me

[@simonpeter5032]

8:05 damn saddam killed 300 officers and 10 generals with only 8 shots, boy's a beast.

[@Eli-ly1kb]

thats saddam for ya

[@angryman9333]

@@Eli-ly1kb saddam fucked up iraq bro if he wasn't so aggressive we would've had that glory in world but saddam was dictator , that's not good. i'm glad he died

[@Eli-ly1kb]

@@angryman9333 look what happened after he died, one time we had the 4th largest military and best economy in the middle east, now we are the worst at everything and at the bottom of every list.

[@angryman9333]

@@Eli-ly1kb bro he was aggressive , if you counted 1,2,3 wrong you dead attacking iran was stupid attacking kuwait was stupid he could've lived until this day if he was not dictator iraq was already great but he fucked it up war is not good for anyone just look how turkey will be fucked , u have my word

[@Eli-ly1kb]

@@angryman9333 he is a leader, he is supposed to be aggressive. sure that kuwait thing was stupid but iran was important. if we would have won that war than iraq wouldn't be a destroyed 3rd world country

[@kurdgsm2067]

My grandpa was put as a medic in the iraq-Iran war he was hiding in a bunker getting his freinds weopons ready for battle he stayed in the bunker for 8 years and he had saved some lives later was found and sent back to iraq now in Duhok he still lives to this very second

[@persiangentle8975]

My grandfather fought 8 years with Iraqis. He injured by 2 bullets and 5 quivers which one of them is still in his backbone and suffers him. He is my hero

[@ddarkon1223]

​@ice150allah yehmihon

[@maxgillatt4277]

Time traveler: this is the future, 2019 huh, hey who won the Iraq war? Me: which one? Time traveler: WHICH WHAT?

[@smaguy64]

So, time traveller from the past?

[@maxgillatt4277]

@@smaguy64 mixing it up

[@quedtion_marks_kirby_modding]

Nah, the second war is going to be call saudi iranian war.

[@arminharper510]

@@quedtion_marks_kirby_modding saudi already lost the war before it began xD

[@FirstDagger]

@@maxgillatt4277 ; Is that called a mix-up?

[@dailleztj]

World : HOWD U DODGE THAT IRAQI SUPRISE ATTACK I RAN

[@buffalominotaur9962]

How are you roll Because i rock

[@buffalominotaur9962]

Nevermind its a terrible and unfunny joke

[@TheRealBatCave]

Those r shoes apple released, as well as the I rack 4 your pantry.

[@hashimalsmael3718]

Buffalo Minotaur yes

[@abhisheknanda9956]

Its pronounced as e-ran tho even us Indian pronounced it as it is. Only american pronounced Iran as i-ran and Iraq as i-raq. It like pronouncing India as i-ndia not as e-ndia.

[@r.casagrande8689]

Amazing documentary, just a lil suggestion, could you please low down a bit the volume of the gunshots and high up a bit your voice. Thank you

[@A10warthoglol]

Nitpick: I don't think the Iranians used the FAL much but the G3 instead. The FAL was (to my knowledge) used more by pre-war battalions and the G3 was used by conscripts and newer battalions at the time of the war.

[@Mr-Reece]

Sorry but the placement of that ad was terrible.

[@revolverjones]

Today we talk about a war that led to hundreds of thousands of civilians and soldiers dead, but before that, *RAID SHADOW LEGEND*

[@JorgeRodriguez-de6eo]

Jacob Alfidi so you think people for for free or what? Lol

[@spicyleaves8876]

Jacob Alfidi do they just get no money from hours of work?

[@bravo6959]

Swiss Confederation sadly thats just KZbin

[@patricks1333]

Armchair historian indeed. America is mentioned just twice. Here, 12:06: ”...gathered by American spy satellites“ And here, 12:16: ”... almost certainly trigger an American intervention” No mention of America being the primary instigating of the war, fueling Iraq with American made weapons. No mention of America shooting down an Iranian passenger plane: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655 Leaving out America in this context is the historical equivalent of not mentioning the CIA/Americans in a telling of the Nicaraguan Contra Wars: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaraguan_Revolution Just really, really poor storytelling.

[@reefjoubarani8535]

France and Britain: “Our soldiers fought in the worst conditions of trench warfare!” Iran: “Hold my hookah...”

[@monarchistheadcrab8819]

What is a hookah?

[@reefjoubarani8535]

@@monarchistheadcrab8819 A hookah is a device that uses heat and water to create vapors that then mix with whatever substance is place in a tray at the top. The vapors are then inhaled through a tube.

[@monarchistheadcrab8819]

@@reefjoubarani8535 in persian it's Qelyân/ghelyân, idk how to write it in english, this persian letter's sound is not available in english sadly. PS: the letter is ق/غ (in persian they have the same sound, unlike arabic)

[@JDforlife09]

WW1 was just as terrible, maybe even worse. Kinda disrespectful to say that

[@reefjoubarani8535]

@@JDforlife09 it’s a joke dude, I’m not trying to disrespect anyone.

[@aagzh5710]

As an iranian who is my father , my grandfather and my uncles still injured from this war i saw a war how can be so destructive. But its good that we are now frineds…

[@Wadethewallaby2001]

Breaks my little heart when you said a boy was 13 years old barely can hold his rifle in even helmet made me tear up just like someone in my family that was drafted in Vietnam 🇻🇳 his name is Danny it just made me think about these people or kids even. I have no idea with a gun up against and knowing that whoever's parents they are will miss them greatly. Why would people do this at least 21 years old.

[@Wadethewallaby2001]

Temporary Account & what's wrong with you?

[@myview5840]

You missed the bit where America took payments from Iran for weapons and never delivered them to Iran, but Iraq got them instead.

[@amirdalir1430]

lie

[@reclusiarchgrimaldus1269]

+ Romans 10:9-10 "That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved." Amen 🙏!!!!! The man in Luke 16:24 cries: ". . .I am tormented in this FLAME." In Matthew 13:42, Jesus says: "And shall cast them into a FURNACE OF FIRE: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth." In Matthew 25:41, Jesus says: "Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting FIRE,. . ." Revelation 20:15 says, " And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the LAKE OF FIRE."

[@Adriaticus]

@@amirdalir1430 what?

[@jsansamatic6933]

Trolled

[@jsansamatic6933]

Iran got trolled

[@scottvoneichmann3736]

Who’s here after Iran’s dead general reporting

[@the_eagle_of_masyaf]

@David Mankarios may be,but don't worry iran never attacks to innocents cause it's forbidden in islam.

[@randomizedbot3328]

Me

[@iarusgoldleaf796]

David Mankarios hahahahahah yes. See you in the Middle East

[@About37Hobos]

KKmies remember that time when Christians followed the 6th commandment? Neither do I. Every religion murders when it gets its chance, calling one out specifically is at best just silly

[@Andreas-om9ey]

Me haha

[@oleanderkazzy_]

Imagine the military volunteers' reaction: "Bertie? Did we just travel back in time?"

[@Real_SkyRipper]

Iraq: we have poison gas Iran: we have 12 year old kids Iraq: ...dude not cool, really not cool.

[@mrhood8073]

Those kids wanted to defend their country and God bless them. Remember Sadamn invaded not Iran. Iran was simply trying to remove a threat to the entire Middle East. Had they succeeded who knows there might not have been an American invasion.

[@AnaAna-lj6lz]

@@mrhood8073 God doesn't exist

[@mrhood8073]

@@AnaAna-lj6lz God does exist and even if you don't except that you can't prove he doesn't.

[@em3s0z76]

If you ask any elder in iran and anyone who fought in that war the will tell you that noone was forced to go and war alot of people left their parents without a goodbye to fight for their country because they knew the value of their country

[@Real_SkyRipper]

@@em3s0z76 value? it has 0 value, it's a stupid line in a map, you can't even tell where it starts or ends if you go outside and look at the ground, they were forced to fight because if they didn't they would have been shot, you think people could have said "we don't fight let Iraq win"? no one has ever had a choice in war.

[@simokoistinen7470]

A random general: "Hey, Saddam!" Saddam Hussein: "What?" General: "World war 1 called and he wanted his trenches back." Edit: Iran-Iraq war was about oil fields of Khuzestan. And now they have discovered one more oil field from that region which is now 1/3 of Irans all oil reserves. Coincidense? I don't think so. Conpiracy? Maybe. Hotel? Trivago.

[@brandonlilly5739]

General then gets shot for making a joke

[@jillvalentinefan77]

That's how helicopter accidents happen.

[@TheShadowwarrior80]

To the guillotine!

[@sulfur_americium2993]

How do you know WWI was a man hm?

[@joksizantos7520]

He is about to get Hanged

[@Heval_Kurd]

There's a major error at 10:41, there weren't any Peshmergas in southern Iraq, that region is Shia majority (same as Iran). The Peshmergas were in the North were the Kurdish population are and that region is mountainous. Also, kind of overlooked how much the Iraqi army was using chemical weapons in the war, even against civilians, especially the Kurds such as in Halabja

[@--6904]

Heval Kurd Maybe he mistook them for the shia opposition in the south, who also were helped by Iran

[@OutlandishSamurai]

@@hammu351 Yeah. Also they like to stay quiet about the fact that also the Iranians used chemical weapons.

[@LoLotov]

And dont forget the breathtaking silence on Iran-Contra, in which the United States sold Iran ballistic missiles (despite publically supporting Iraq) :D

[@Heval_Kurd]

@@OutlandishSamurai You don't have to like Iran to know that at no point they used chemical weapons against the Iraqi army or civilians, but keep lying and trying to justify the barbaric actions of the Iraqi army against combats and civilians

[@hammu351]

@@OutlandishSamurai exactly lmao they reverse engineering and bought chemical wepaons of their own.

[@LOT5670]

when iraq declares war on iran us: we will help when iraq takes kuwait us: now listen you little s__.

[@kakasangi7657]

My grandfather died on that war because of mustard gas. My uncle was shelshocked but he went into treatment and he's healed now.

[@micahdadbeh5955]

Being the son of an Iranian immigrant who left for America right after the revolution of 79, it’s good to know more about my heritage.

[@zoumascat9647]

My granddad left Iran 2 years after the war, I think in 1990

[@capncake8837]

@@zoumascat9647 Why’d he leave?

[@imperialguardsman5929]

@@capncake8837 its kinda obvious

[@seyediranball]

@@imperialguardsman5929 pussies

[@TurbanLeDurban]

@@seyediranball I don't think a person is a pussy if they want to escape from a theocratic dictatorship

[@underconstruction6436]

World War I: Modern Edition, dlc for $9.99

[@theemperorschosen7607]

Paradox, is that you?

[@jeopardized9293]

@@theemperorschosen7607 nope it's EA

[@saber1epee0]

It's just a Re-skin of the american civil war, when we used modern weapons fighting with last-century's tactics.

[@theemperorschosen7607]

@@saber1epee0 which is a reskin of the Penisula war game

[@andreasbrenner46]

I would buy it as a Iranian

[@thedksjhakhsajfd5270]

My dad volunteered when he was around 14 or 15, its always a joy to listen to him talk about his experiences during the war.

[@ThatBandyBandit]

Are u iranian?

[@alipoorseyed6643]

​@@ThatBandyBandit yes he probablay is

[@louissanderson719]

A joy?

[@smo-king6504]

​@@louissanderson719 in iran we have the saying: "you go to war for a/2 year and you go talk about it lifelong" especially annoyed wives say that when their husbands tell the same story for the 100th time

[@Thrawnrz]

my father was iranian special forces during the war

[@koraybakrtas5947]

French came close to surrendering during Iran Iraq war

[@tymgamerz]

Italy almost changed sides

[@adams.2407]

Germany almost surrendered

[@jordanfrancisco27]

Lol. Savage.

[@user-ui3pw1ys3k]

France helped Iraq .

[@cazulon1122]

@@adams.2407 France much?

[@MegaGangsta4life]

This is hell on earth. I pray one day the middle east will know peace

[@DippyDeNut]

That's about as likely as my old fridge smelling like a normal fridge

[@hammerotongo4677]

you probably shouldn't hold your breath

[@aliharandi8564]

West would not allow that because they want free oil .

[@howtonotbasic1383]

@@aliharandi8564 .....Um what? this video is about the two country going to war, the US don't have to get involve, so stfu.

[@aliharandi8564]

HowToNotBasic well you so smart and know so much about middle east and politics so lets all listen to your 10 years old opinion

[@ducky631]

Your Website is very good.

[@RealEverythingBen]

My dads cousin was in this war he sadly died in it and was in trenches and my dad remembered the sirens over Tehran

[@goofygoober2382]

Irans soldiers were like the Japaneses. they thought dying in battle was the greatest way to die and bring honor to the family. they call it Shahid

[@amirtaheri1877]

Acceptable but some had children and wife anyways...

[@identity2257]

yet they lost to a one man army....

[@minxiangkho7414]

Same for the Vikings. They even said you would go to hell if you died peacefully

[@gtaddict3666]

IRAQ ALSO DID THE SAME THING

[@AhmetOzdemir-om3bj]

Not just iran its a part of islam.

[@khaleddekar2188]

What Iran and Iranian did in the war was stunning, the were alone in all the war, Iraq had USSR and USA in his side in same time and Iranian had only sanctions

[@eliza1826]

@Saif Center nope, Iran had majorities of its weapons from germany during ww2. Hitler traded weapons and Iran gave them oil.

[@mrsss3264]

@Saif Center lol stupid

[@khaleddekar2188]

@ shut up Zionist shill we don't care what you think

[@natedecoco615]

@@khaleddekar2188 i see ur a person who disrespect

[@natedecoco615]

@@khaleddekar2188 so gonna start denying facts with by saying we dont care wat u say

[@noobuswonder6547]

Seems like Iran and Iraq just sat down together and said "How can we make this war as absolutely horrifying as possible for our troops".

[@NNASRR]

i live in abadan - khouzestan province and yes everyday i walk the streets and i can still see bullet holes and the leftovers of the war everywhere

[@herpyderpy2869]

The US here: Here you go Iraq, some help! The US in 2003: Actually, nvmd

[@capncake8837]

Even earlier in 1990, actually. And it was practically the whole world that changed its mind and turned on Iraq. The US and a few other countries just continued the never mind in 2003.

[@anthonykatsivalis224]

They are allies until Iraq messes with American interests, that’s how politics works

[@RuskiVodkaaaa]

"duhh uhhh weapons of mass destruction bro I swear im not lying" : proceeds to obliterate civilians in the middle east. Dont you just love how peaceful the UN and specfically the US is?

[@enclave185]

No no they said : freedom time

[@rickz1116]

@@enclave185 no

[@neoxenoz3262]

When tanks were invented for the exact reason of ending trench warfare Iraq: hehe soldiers go brr

[@the_phen0m639]

Lol

[@blackwolf2447]

Iran was like that and that's why they lost nearly 800,000

[@looinrims]

No space, the line was small with little good terrain

[@nima226]

Tanks don't work in that environment, its all mountains and hills

[@BatCostumeGuy]

@@nima226 Agree, tanks only work effectively in flat tarrain like Russia and the European plain, that's why the German war machine was so effective in ww2 becuase they didn't face any mountains and cliffs (mostly)

[@williamusrex6417]

Excellent.

[@rustym.shackelford5546]

I found an Iran-Iraq war Iranian M62 Helmet on Ebay. Looks so cool w/ the rust.

[@thehavoccompany-a3]

"Modern" trench warfare? *_Astra Militarum intensifies_*

[@imerror6224]

*Tallarn desert raiders intensifies*

[@terrainvictus1210]

For the Emperor!

[@oscar471]

oh no here comes the warhammer 40k fans-

[@patricks1333]

Armchair historian indeed. America is mentioned just twice. Here, 12:06: ”...gathered by American spy satellites“ And here, 12:16: ”... almost certainly trigger an American intervention” No mention of America being the primary instigating of the war, fueling Iraq with American made weapons. No mention of America shooting down an Iranian passenger plane: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655 Leaving out America in this context is the historical equivalent of not mentioning the CIA/Americans in a telling of the Nicaraguan Contra Wars: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaraguan_Revolution Just really, really poor storytelling.

[@thehavoccompany-a3]

@@patricks1333 Nobody cares. We just want to enjoy the memes

[@oneotuvalev9297]

Iraq went to war and prays to Allah Iran went to war and prays to Allah Allah: am I supposed to pick one over the other?

[@oneotuvalev9297]

@Islamist Reactionary إرتجاج الإسلامي The problem is Iran-Iraq ended at stalemate. Nobody actually won and lost the war.

[@mohammadmahdi2614]

Who did say this bullshit to you anyone of Iraqi side did believe that they were going to war to prays to Allah. We have had a lot of Iraqis beside of Iran against Sadams regime!!

[@oxkroggzzs8407]

Shia is a bad guy

[@revivedcorpseofrasputin4337]

The difference between Sunni and Shia, is that Shia thought one guy should've been another.

[@DJ_Hub2000]

😂😂😂😂

[@familyofyeganeh6956]

My father was in this war one time a plane flew above his house and he passed out his friend died in this war and he cried that night he said he was killed by an artillery strike

[@tacticalideasdefense4243]

World war 1: ends A few decades later Iran and Iraq: hey let's try that