The Iran-Iraq War, MAPPED

The war that reshaped the Middle East.
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The Iran-Iraq War wasn’t just a fight between two rival countries, both wanting the resources and power of the other. This war reshaped the entire middle east, setting up a dynamic that persists to this day: Iran fighting for revolutionary change, Saudi Arabia fighting for the status quo, and both sides fighting through their neighbors and allies, making wars worse and creating instability in their wake.
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-- VIDEO CHAPTERS --
00:00 Intro
05:43 From Blitz to Quagmire
08:15 The World Intervenes
12:35 A Global Economic War
13:33 A New Middle East
17:01 Conclusion
Corrections:
17:33 They mistook it as an Iranian F-14. The Shah of Iran intended to buy F-16s, but the order was never completed.
20:42 Bruce Riedel
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[@TheMrtennisman]

This war ruined my childhood and made me an immigrant. I remember bomb shelters, sinister air raid sirens, and anti air craft rounds lighting up the night sky. The announcers voice on the radio. The glass windows that we taped Xs accross. The food coupons. Years later, I'm in Phoenix, AZ, swimming in the pool with my older brother and his college buddies. I see a plane, get out of the pool, get my toy gun, and start shooting at the - in my mind - "Iraqi" plane. I now know why my brother's college friends, many of whom were Iranians, started crying with the sight of a six year old me doing that. It left such a bad taste in everyone's mouth that they threw me a fake birthday several days later and got me the coolest gifts I have been given to this day: He-man, Battlecat, Skeletor, Two-headed dragon, She-ra...

[@AJ5]

Innocent children are always the victims of conflicts. Thank you for talking about your childhood. People need to know what memories war leaves behind

[@johnnyharris]

Thank you for sharing

[@ytc3182]

​​@@johnnyharrisbetter help is a really bad online service, don't risk your reputation promoting them. More when you are deliberately ambiguous, some will believe that you were referring to better help when you mentioned how much having therapy for years helped you.

[@YouTubeMaze]

But I had no way to escape or migrate, and I burned and burned! And then caught up in the ideological illusions of this corrupt government in Iran and the dirty games of American politicians, until today.😢

[@TheMrtennisman]

@@johnnyharris Thank you for making this video.

[@johnchessant3012]

One important lesson from the Cold War is that the enemy of my enemy is not necessarily my friend. I feel bad for all the civilians that got caught up in this.

[@SlamboSVV]

Thats why a healthy democracy is important

[@johnnyharris]

Exactly. We see the same pattern across a lot of our reporting. When so many groups play both sides of these wars, they get worse, last longer, and civilians always suffer.

[@mindflowtunes2895]

Disappointing pattern, thanks for the video Johnny, I always enjoy your content ❤

[@MiggerPlease]

@@johnnyharrisbetter help is a scam

[@neilnelson7603]

​@@SlamboSVVWhat did democracy do for Afghans and Iraqis after US invasion and occupation for the last 20 years?

[@nurustar01]

As a kurd myself with parents who lived in kurdistan in northern iraq during this war, thank you so much for talking about this 🤍

[@johnnyharris]

You’re welcome. We have a whole video about the plight of the Kurds coming soon

[@goldmo2427]

Kurds should learn how to act .. they are Helping usa and terrorist destroy Syria now .. why don’t they just accept being part of a country as citizens ..

[@claireindigo1200]

@@goldmo2427they shouldn’t accept being second class citizens in their own land. You wouldn’t so why would you ask them to?

[@askfaisalmuslim]

@@goldmo2427 u need to learn how to talk, and don't generalize 50 million Kurds, as if Kurds don't have different factions like other people

[@eren3390]

@@johnnyharrisi already know the video will have a lot of anti turkish propaganda as always. let’s wait tho.

[@seyediranball]

I have 6 veteran uncles and all of them are still suffering from iraqi chemical attacks

[@tapplayer5953]

My father was born in halabjah, and he was fighting for Kurdistan during this war. But when the war ended, he returned to the town and he saw dead bodies all around the place where he grew up :/

[@TimurKhan-dn5vx]

@@tapplayer5953 deathistan exisyç

[@tapplayer5953]

@@TimurKhan-dn5vx what?

[@Mmahdich]

​@@tapplayer5953hummm, brother in the Iran-Iraq war ,your father couldn't have fought only for Kurdistan that's nonsense, he fought for Iran OR Iraq so plz specify which side he was on

[@tapplayer5953]

@@Mmahdich we are iraqi, but he was not treated well by the dictatorship, so him and others rebelled against iraq

[@entropie138]

After high school in 2000, I joined the Marine Corps. A year later, 9/11 happened. President Bush and his administration really hammered on the WMD and chemical weapons Saddam had and my unit was sent in March 2003 looking for these weapons. We got to Baghdad and didn’t find said weapons and my unit was brought back after only 4 months. It felt very fishy that I didn’t serve the purpose I was trained for. Another commenter came down on me for joining and being part of this campaign but (1) I never killed a soul on Iraqi soil and (2) I was a dumb kid out of high school looking to serve my country. But after feeling lied to, I left the service after my four years were up and never looked back. I’ve been looking to learn more about this point in time I was a part of to understand the motives and politics involved. These videos help fill in the gaps to my knowledge of this conflict and I greatly appreciate them.

[@Base5700]

i was 2 when 9/11 happened so i dont really know what it was like back then but i did have a high school teacher who was in the USMC and was in Iraq for First Battle of Fallujah. he did 4 years and deployed twice in that time and wanted to stay in but could not support being part of another Iraq deployment in addition to the PTSD he had from getting injured from a bomb. dont feel bad about serving your country, i did too with the navy but got a medical discharge within the first year. for me it was a blessing is disguise. i still dearly love this country but do not agree with everything it stands for today. this is not what our founding fathers had envisioned. as far as looking into the motives and the politics, something that has helped me understand it all has been looking into what congress was saying in the official record as well as old news coverage of events. for the deeper meaning follow the money

[@RMAOMARSGAMING2001]

I can tell you that this video only scratches the surface of the lies and politics behind the scenes. Everything from 9/11 to Afghanistan and the Iraqi invasion were filled with corruption that killed millions in Iraq, Afghanistan and US soldiers who were lied to.

[@highestqualitypigiron]

It's messed up how the US government uses young impressionable kids as meat for their conflicts, even the soldiers don't know what they're fighting for, it's crazy

[@joanmikeska8484]

Do not ever feel guilty for serving your country! Thank you for your service. Have you ever watched the Shawn Ryan show on KZbin? If you don’t I think you’d really love it, and it would be so good for you. There is a lot of support for military people, and their mental health. We do the best we can with the what we know at the time. I have no idea why people online want to be so rude and judgmental, but do not listen to it. EVER.

[@thedesertdancer]

Thank you for your honesty. I know many from the military who have told me exactly what you said as far the military and our government lying to them about the region and why the U.S. was at war. Joining the U.S. Military is no longer about defending our country anymore since we are the ones usually initiating war. I seriously doubt that Saddam Hussein would have imitated war with Iran unless he knew in advance that he had the full support of the U.S. I wouldn’t be surprised if our nation, the U.S., actually approached Saddam and told him to invade Iran. The U.S. has been itching to invade Iran ever since it could no longer buy cheap oil with the puppet king Shah Pahlavi that the U.S. installed in Iran. Unfortunately, Saddam had full support from the U.S. to invade Iran and nobody seemed to care that the illegal chemical weapons were used on Iranian soldiers and the Kurds.. Heartbreaking. I hate all wars and I know these politicians would never send their own children to fight their wars. Of course, once the U.S. used Saddam to fight its proxy war on Iran, they turned on Saddam. Suddenly, our government realizes that Saddam is crazy? Yeah right. We have the best military intelligence in the world so our government always knew Saddam and used him to fight Iran. Glad you realized what really was going on and glad you return safely home and without harming others. Please continue to educate people about your military experience and d about our government because nothing will improve in our government unless we all stand united to improve our government and hopefully stop our government from initiating wars and destroying people and their nations. I would love for that region and other parts of the world to enjoy the peace that the U.S. experiences. We can’t continue to enjoy this peace if our nation continues to get involved in the business of other nations and invading other countries.

[@majidfromiran8567]

As an Iranian and long-time fan of your channel, I wanted to take a moment to thank you for this insightful video on the Iran-Iraq War. It's a conflict that has had such a profound and lasting impact on the Middle East, and I'm grateful that you've brought attention to it. I would also encourage you to consider making more videos that focus on Iran and the complex factors that have shaped the country's present situation. As someone with a deep connection to Iran, I believe there is so much more of the story that deserves to be told. Your ability to provide thoughtful, nuanced analysis on geopolitical issues is truly valuable, and I think exploring Iran in greater depth would be incredibly enlightening for your viewers. Please consider making more content about Iran and the Middle East - it's a region that has had an outsized impact on the world yet is so often misunderstood. Videos like this one are invaluable for fostering greater awareness and understanding. Thank you again for your work. I look forward to seeing what other topics you tackle in the future... keep up the great work! Looking forward to more enlightening videos from you.

[@mehrshadallahdadi5920]

بنازم داداش 💯🔥

[@sino_diogenes]

I hope Iran can return to democracy soon.

[@amozeshkade9538]

فکر میکردم تنها ايرانی پیگیر ایشون من باشم😅😅 دمت گرم

[@sepehrjc2581]

❤❤

[@NavidZamzami]

We have democracy ​@@sino_diogenes

[@MrBoogn]

Seems like the US hasnt learned from “turning a blind eye”…

[@gooldii1]

There are 54 muslim States, 1,8 Billion Muslims live in them. Guess, in HOW many of them: there is: Democracy, freedom of Speech, Sexuality, Press? Woman rights, a good Economy, Science, and no War, Torture, Dictatorship, Inflation xxxl, Corruption xxxl? EXACTLY! ZERO! What does this tell us, about this Religion?

[@GingerMole]

All part of the plan 👀

[@gooldii1]

What Plan?@@GingerMole

[@GingerMole]

@@gooldii1 I’ve tried to reply to your comment with their plan but it gets deleted instantly

[@gooldii1]

I dont believe you at all! Conspiracy Theorie! Hahaha! But, there are 54 Muslim States on Earth, In NONE of them, there is: Freedom of Speech, Sexuality, Woman rights, Press. No good Economy, nor Science, but Corruption, Inflation xxxl and War, Torture. Can you explain why? Come on! @@GingerMole

[@khaledraafat4662]

just to correct you, saddam hussein didnt give up full control of this waterway in 1975 bcs he wasnt even in power that time, he only ruled from 1979 to 2004

[@Amar90]

He was the negotiator for that awful treaty with Iran, look it up brother

[@odekalebamidele4668]

@@Amar90so he negotiated the treaty that gave Iran access and then wasn’t happy about it when he got into power? He’s a big time psychopath if that was what happened

[@BruteStrength99]

​@odekalebamidele4668 that treaty was negotiated with the evil Shah. When Khomeni liberated Iran, of was nervous. Buyer's remorse.

[@aarush3603]

*2003

[@Amar90]

@@odekalebamidele4668 he literally is the biggest maniac in history.

[@lucid212]

Shooting a passenger jet and receiving medal after that is atrocious!

[@MossadDid911]

Just whyte ppl things. “Civilized”

[@Storming360]

And they say why Iranians hate us (however they don't hate them).

[@scottkidder9046]

Do you really think only white people have done that before? When we say Western Cultures are civilized, I don’t think anyone in their right mind would be referring to this. And we don’t use one incident to define an entire culture and it’s values. I think everyone watching this who didn’t know about it in the West knows that that was awful and completely at odds with what we find acceptable. It’s also important to remind everyone that it could have been an accident. I completely understand why many are very suspicious of that narrative and that’s totally fair, but it’s not an impossible explanation. It’s not an excuse, it’s still totally unacceptable, and nobody should gotten a metal, that’s for certain. I wouldn’t be surprised if the US did that deliberately, but I also would not be surprised if they made a genuine mistake. That’s all I’m saying. Either way, it’s a travesty and nobody should have been rewarded for it. It’s a career-ending mistake.

[@mrmap4875]

​@@MossadDid911 everyone do this not just western or yt

[@Hthewise]

Yeah like what the fuck??

[@mytakelnflandwftpodcast441]

Stop taking that sponsor

[@ledizzy2634]

Exactly, I wish KZbinrs would do at least a tiny amount of research about their sponsors...

[@misterycreeper6151]

It’s free money bro, you gotta do what you gotta do

[@Drippygoku]

Don’t watch his pockets, let the man eat

[@mxyplex]

Like every heavily youtube marketed product, scammy scummy behavior (kamikoto, raycon, manscaped etc). The irony of a investigative journalist not investigating nor being critical of practices is pathetically hilarious though.

[@SyafiqAzrin]

Even the vpn advert too lol

[@2shlimeyy579]

My uncles fought in the Iran-Iraq war and the Gulf War, one of them was in the commando front lines he was in the Iraqi Republican Guard Army, the Iraqi Republican Guard was a Iraqi Military Branch. My other uncle was also in the Iraqi Republican guard army and he was a commander. My dad only fought in the Gulf War 1991 and thanks God that my dad and uncles are alive also not to mention my uncle that I was talking about that was in the front lines has met Saddam.

[@christinaakbari6241]

Great video. My family left Iran in 1978 and then many of my relatives followed because their children, 15 year old boys, were being drafted to fight in the war.

[@sarge_4412]

I was born 3 months after the end of this war and I’ve heard countless stories from my dad who was a tank driver for the Iraqi army and was wounded 3 times. The people didnt want to fight but the leaders forced them into the army and to fight and it was all for nothing. It makes me appreciate my dad even more. Thank you for this video Johnny

[@envyenvy-zv9ur]

At the beginning of the war, many iraqi civilians and even teenagers were forcefully recruited into the army including my dad when he was around 16, he fled to kuwait then jordan, some time later he flew to Sweden (late 80s) and now here i am, a born swedish citizen. the fact that we lost 500 billion dollars and a million lives during the Iraq Iran war. Forward we invaded kuwait and got bombed by like 4 different countries and having 661 imposed sanctions. During this time there was an uprising where up to a hundred thousand died. Going forward we've got the 2003 invasion followed up by a civil war and then ISIS pops up. How unfortunate, Iraq used to be the second richest arab country, our gdp growth was 6-8% per year (world top 10 in growth) I'd say atleast 1 trillion dollars lost due to these conflicts.

[@mdhumayunkabirmdhumayunkab7387]

Yes They didn't won't to fight because at last they were Muslim and brothers but your leaders made them to fight.if Iran and Iraq didn't fight we could have not seen Palestine crisis 😕

[@smileheee1587]

My mom was a doctor in Tehran at the time. She feels the same way as your dad.

[@sarge_4412]

@@envyenvy-zv9ur Yes thats the story of many Iraqis. We moved to Jordan in 1995 then migrated to New Zealand in 2000 and onto Australia in 2017. Now im a dual New Zealand and Australian citizen but still feel a connection to my home land even though I left when I was 6 years old and would love to visit one day. Much love to all my fellow Iraqis every where in the world. Muslim or Christian ❤️

[@hello62661]

My father served in the Iraqi army. Still has several nightmares a week to this day seeing scorched landscapes and desolate areas. I was born exactly 9 months after the war ended :)

[@q-marshaeri5368]

As an Iranian and long subscriber of Johnny, I appreciate this video. 🇮🇷🕊🇮🇶

[@mgs2014]

Speak farsi a little bit please.

[@mgs2014]

​@@user-gc6wd7dm4wwow wow persian hegemony really????last time i checked Iraqis attacked and killed Iranians pal!!

[@ArabPirate]

@@mgs2014 i am iraqi and i love iran dont let the one person make you think bad ♥

[@mgs2014]

@@ArabPirate of course not,after all we're middle easterns we're all we got.

[@iu2]

0:49 "being ruled by the Shah, a king that the US and UK had installed in the 50s after covertly overthrowing Iran's DEMOCRATICALLY-ELECTED leader." And, yet, Americans and Brits pat themselves on their backs because of their "freedoms" while their governments and military are invading democratic nations. Evil hypocrites.

[@NicolasTRANG]

Great content. You make very complex geopolitical issues so easy to understand. You get my Subscribe...

[@garangbullen4712]

From South Sudan here. Always a member of the channel

[@am300k12]

As US politician would say : when it comes to middle east US pretends is like choosing between heart attack and stroke - you don’t want either, but it always chooses both (thanks to weapon manufacturers) I feel bad for the people.

[@Booz2020]

Hold Ya FARDs 🤯

[@alainbut]

Wrong buddy. We chose cancer. We try to stop with chemo, but it was stage 4 since day 1.

[@Oxol33]

Maybe the US should leave the middle east alone for a change...

[@isculptmemes]

Choosing? the US is a uranium bar hidden in your pocket!

[@OntologicalShock777]

If there is no oil in this region like what happened in War in Myanmar, then U.S would not interfere with it.​@@hamzak6437

[@robertwilliam5527]

I am a Iraqi child of this war and is so sad for what happened to people from both sides, my cousin was killed in the infamous Al-Faw battle 1986 (not mentioned here), my brother served 3 years and survived, my father all 8 and survived (died 2004 from heart attack). Despite all that there are stories where soldiers saved the lives of soldiers from the other side, those are also true heroes imo. Coming from a Christian family Iraq ain't safe still for us, but that's on politicians not on people, I love the country and all my childhood friends.

[@moeezart835]

My dad served for 8 years. Before the war, he was ambitious, energetic, hardworking fella. After the war ended, he came back a totally different person. PTSD, depression and ended up with dying from cancer.

[@PaldinAleihe]

Hey brother, my family left Iran during this war as well. We're Christians from Iran and the country definitely wasn't safe for us back then as well.

[@robertwilliam5527]

@@moeezart835 So sad, I feel the pain

[@robertwilliam5527]

@@PaldinAleihe So true brother, praying for our brothers and sisters there to find some peace

[@Gigi-xy2ip]

You are exaggerating. There are completely Christian cities in northern Iraq, such as Al-Hamdaniya, Ainkawa, and Al-Qosh, and the Iraqi Minister of Immigration and Displacement is Christian.

[@placerjr.mejica6411]

Love this type of content. Very informative

[@shaneslr9123]

I love your coverage of little unnoticed but important details 👍🏼 It really helps in judging the different players actions and intentions

[@DanielVanDyck]

I was just in Halabja yesterday and cried... I'm visiting Iraq and the country has such a sad history. However in the past 5 weeks, the Iraqis have been so welcoming. So kind. Iraq is safe now and beautiful. Baghdad is such a fun vibrant city and Arabs and Kurds alike have shown me unwavering hospitality 🙏 Inshallah this safety continues

[@AkshathAchar]

Lol keep crying 😂

[@arishkokoiy]

I'm from Halabja

[@DanielVanDyck]

@@arishkokoiy sorry for everything that's happened to your people 🙏 Kurdistan is a wonderful place. I'm in Soran now, and it's beautiful here too.

[@whitetown5280]

Kurds do not identify themselves as Iraqi but as Kurdistani and they have right to do so because their homeland is split between four countries by the French and British and yet the US follow their footstep. what happens to the Kurds is because of west since 1917. If it was not for us, the Arabs, Turks and Persians could never steal the land of the Kurds.

[@adamaziz7502]

North Iraq is very nice not so much Basra where i come from progress is still slow and we’ve been forgotten

[@wowza1928]

My mom remembers the Iran-Iraq war very well. She lived in the city of Kermanshah, a major Iranian city near the border with Iraq and one of the most damaged cities during the war. And she was only 8 years old when the war started. My mom told me that schools were closed for most of the years. And one time she was walking near an oil field when Iraqi fighter jets started throwing bombs, and one bomb fell on an oil tank and the oil tank exploded, even though my mom had some distance between her and the Oil tank, the sound from the explosion damaged her ear. When I visited Kermanshah with my mom many years later, when we were crossing by that exact oil field, she explained everything. Everyone in Iran who is older than 45 and lived in the western half of Iran has memories about the Iran Iraq war

[@ciaronsmith4995]

Yeah but now look. Iran rules Iraq (in a good way). Live in the present. Not the past. Iran hasn't been this influential since the Zoroastrian era.

[@amafhh-bi3yh]

​@@ciaronsmith4995 Iran doesn't rule Iraq or any other country.its called friendship

[@tonytooshort]

​@@ciaronsmith4995huh? Who tf is living in the past? You can't recount history now? Why are we even watching this video then. 🥴

[@Passque666]

@@amafhh-bi3yhnah, Iran literally rules proxies in the entire mideast.

[@jakemiles4470]

@@ciaronsmith4995agree, Iran rules Iraq and the Iraqi people are very happy with this. Also Iraq will become Persia again within a few hundred years. Persia will become the biggest empire again in about 1000/1500 years , we are now taking a break of a few hundred years. But Persians are The smartest people in the world.

[@MA-qo8ch]

Thanks for the brilliant video great work!!!

[@MrJamesWhitford]

This next level production and coherence. Thanks for your work!

[@fireant202]

Noted: chemical warfare is a ok if you’re a US ally!

[@FloofyMinari]

Nope, the US eventually punished Iraq for it.

[@fireant202]

@@FloofyMinari eventually…when they were no longer a useful American ally.

[@nyrodiana7251]

​@@FloofyMinari not israil

[@FloofyMinari]

@@nyrodiana7251 has it used chemical attacks against anyone?

[@nyrodiana7251]

@@FloofyMinari yes

[@its_Noori]

As an Iraqi, I can't get enough of these videos. Love to see the world what happened to us. And that it is not our father's fault that they were like this, it was because of war. Thankfully, everything is so much better and it's like day and night here, and not because of the "liberation", but because of the ppl who want just to live a normal life, a decent one. Thank you Johnny ❤️ Sorry for the typos, if any.

[@LeftWingNationalist]

I'm sorry for what us Americans did to your country. I served 04 to 08. I refuse to vote for warmongers.

[@adambuss654]

Your spelling we great, but the American's do this thing where if they can't win a war, they'll sell you lies about it instead.

[@christopher5846]

The video has more misinfo and bais than the wiki article which is quite the feat. You're better off reading it tbh.

[@2K9PATSY]

Lot of people of woke up and don’t believe in the western mainstream propaganda, what damage was done to your country was a disgrace RIP to all the innocent people that lost their lives from an Irish man ☘️

[@opax]

@@christopher5846 Im Iraqi myself and halfway through the video and I think its pretty good so far 🤷 whats the misinfo?

[@rgp199108]

These are war crims not by suddam, but also buy his supporters (US, FRANCE)

[@Natsudragneel_28]

You think sadam is friends with America? ☠️☠️☠️

[@lokomono89]

@@Natsudragneel_28not friends, supporters. US supported Iraq in this war.

[@robberhans9307]

And Soviet Union

[@Raderade1-pt3om]

Everyone , war is a crime all sides end up guilty

[@muhammadjonburiyev903]

Thanks Johnny. I needed this video to have a grasp of understanding the situation in Middle East. That was very helpful

[@MJ-zv2sd]

Johnny is a controlled opposition, He only wants you to know what we already know!!

[@reyanidris4356]

I’m kurdish from Kurdistan (northern iraq)….great video as always. Just wanted to point out that the casualties from Kurdistan weren’t between 50-100 thousand, it’s actually estimated that they were around 182,000 casualties, between dead and some missing to this day, we call it the 8 years of Anfal…..basically most villages (around 5000, including our own village) back then were destroyed, people killed, and ofc the halabca genocide too. May all their souls rest in peace. And thank you for the great video keep em up.

[@jspihlman]

@@mason96575 I hope this is a bad joke, but in case it isn't, no. Curds and whey are byproducts of milk in the process of making cheese. Although they sound the same and have a similar spelling, that is coincidental. Kurds are the Kurdish minority people who live in various countries of the Middle East like Iraq, Syria, etc.

[@lmoore6612]

The majority of the US Military (Present) have nothing but respect for the Kurds and I wish our leadership would do the same. We should be doing everything within our Powers to establish an independent Kurdistan State which is owed at the very least.

[@jayyy3456]

You just want more war. No country would be giving up their territory to the Kurds. That's a stupid opinion to have. ​@@lmoore6612

[@sahar3820]

​@@lmoore6612 'Yeah' and I'm sure Iran, Turkey and Iraq will just all that to happen right? Grow up and learn things first.

[@lmoore6612]

@@jayyy3456 And you want to continue to oppress the Kurdish people. If war is necessary to free the Kurds from their oppressors, then so be it.

[@matinisbeat6783]

I’m Kurdish my grandpa actually got gassed and my dad when he was a kid used to live in a border city next to Iraq but had to move to a village away from the border crazy to think my family went through all this while I live a comfortable life makes me so grateful for everything I have.

[@MahmoudWaz]

The Kurds have suffered greatly from saddam. Allah brings justice in the end.

[@Kurdhyper123]

Same in halabja ❤️😔

[@knoxjoker3209]

This is a great video. We need more types of history videos like this

[@jamesepace]

Really well done vid. As an American who lived through this whole time, I didn't know very much of the story at all. Thank you!

[@gabalfelor1742]

Just woke up, made my cup of coffee, and saw Johnny Harris new post 3 minutes ago. My day is made!

[@ecod7r]

this war didn't shape anything. what Shaped the middle east is CIA/Mossad installing their agents as leaders of all Arab countries. Then if any of them decide to betray the contract they will replace him with another. My Iraqis, My oil, My Dune - USA and their Allies since 1920s.

[@nicholasfernanda367]

same here..but with dinner plate

[@Booz2020]

Hold Ya FARDs 🤯

[@muhammedjaseemshajeef6781]

It's 6 pm here😂

[@Booz2020]

Dont forget to take a DUMP after drinking that ☕

[@Achilleude]

these documentary's are so well crafted i can't find any better

[@shafsteryellow]

Architects of the Iraq war by Keith Woods is MUCH better

[@grapefruitsimmons]

GDF does great things on these subjects

[@quissbird-10]

@@grapefruitsimmons GDF is extemely biased in his videos

[@johnnyharris]

Wow thank you

[@muhammedjaseemshajeef6781]

You should make a video about the kosovo war and the nato bombings of Yugoslavia​@@johnnyharris

[@frozzard8048]

Thanks for your work and perspective.

[@h.b.7104]

My family is Christian from Basra and lived there throughout the Iran-Iraq war. It was a very difficult time. My uncles were drafted in the Iraqi army and fought for years. One was injured and saw many of his friends die. He is scarred for life and to this day never talks about it. Basra bore the brunt of the war--the city was targeted heavily by Iranian forces. My aunt was a professor at the University of Basra which was right on the border with Iran and said the Iranians would just shell and bomb them regularly. My family fled Iraq after the US war on Iraq in 1991. After that second war, Basra was impossible to live in because of the destroyed infrastructure of the city.

[@sus527]

Damn Christian in Basra? I head people of Basra welcomed dawlah during 2014 rise

[@h.b.7104]

@@sus527 There used to be a substantial community of Chaldean Christians, Assyrian Christians, and Armenian Christians in Basra. They started leaving en masse after the 1991 US war on Iraq and subsequent US embargo. There used to be a neighborhood called "Hayy Armen" (the Armenian quarter). All the Christians churches are still there, but mostly empty now.

[@sus527]

@@h.b.7104 interesting cause Basra had hardcore Sunni salafist population that's why they welcomed dawlah during their war now Basra is going throw shiafication after Shia militias war, maybe Saddam had collaborated with them

[@h.b.7104]

@@sus527 I don't know. I know Basra definitely controlled now by Shia militias. But I know my family never complained of any kind of discrimination against Christians. Especially in the 1970s to 1990s, they lived securely as Christians. The Iran-Iraq war was a hard time for everyone in the city, and after the 1991 war, when the Shia rebelled against Saddam, he sent his army to Basra to put down the rebellion. His army went door to door in Basra arresting people they found suspicious. When they came to our house, I was a child, but I remember the minute they realized we were Christian, they told us "we know you have nothing to do with this."

[@jump_kid]

@@sus527 Buddy, he from basra in the southern part of Iraq not Mosul, most residents of the city are shia arab, its very far from what Isis control in 2014-2017.

[@shulminsama3820]

there was a comment here by a guy called wiking something i think that called out the sponsor and that the sponsor are well... kind of a scam. and then i actively saw that comment be banned. Johnny and team, if you value us so much as you have said in previous videos and often thank us for correcting you and calling out when you do something wrong, then dont silence us when we're trying. i understand that you need the money from the sponsor to keep making these videos. But this is pretty underhanded

[@Mr--_--M]

I saw it too. It's still showing on one of my devices but not on another. I'm waiting for one of these KZbin channels to finally call them out on it

[@Wikingpedia]

My comment has been removed again. Great transparency

[@neilnelson7603]

Lets be honest here. There are people on KZbin that are after Johnny Harris in the name of "calling him out." If you don't like the sponsor don't visiting them. Maybe its working for others. Nobody is forcing anybody from going to the sponsors. You've free will boys.

[@Wikingpedia]

@@neilnelson7603 We should be able to criticize a sponsor that they choose to advertise. It hurts their bottom line and they know this, hence why they have outright removed any comments from even being able to mention the sponsor's name. If that isn't being anything but non-transparent, I don't know what else it would be called.

[@johnnyharris]

hey there thanks for calling this out. ill look into it! -Johnny

[@Wikingpedia]

For a second time, you have removed my comment criticizing your choice of sponsor. Where is your integrity? Are you afraid of thousands of your fans seeing the truth about the sponsor you accept? Hopefully more people see this comment again: the sponsor has questionable qualifications of their therapists, sold information about their customers and charged unexpected bills on customers due to trapping people with hard-to-cancel subscriptions. You can't even mention the name of the brand sponsoring the video, so YOU KNOW that it is a problematic subject, and yet you agreed to take them on?

[@protrainingtips]

I mean, you could be proactive and make a video about scam sponsors and all the YT channels who they pay. I’d watch it, and I’m sure many others would too.

[@Wikingpedia]

@@protrainingtips Upper Echelon has a great video on the subject. There are others out there as well who have talked about the sponsor and the problems of them.

[@XionEternum]

@@nolaboyy3279 Maybe not assume they are taking ad-money? Upper Echelon doesn't do ad-rolls or sponsorships that he himself hasn't vetted. Often denying most of them for their scams or grey-zone scummy practices. He otherwise relies almost entirely on Patreon support to remain neutral and other neutral or well-meaning sponsors. UE also provides all sources in direct video and in citations. So... follow your own advice and do your research on someone before you label them?

[@XionEternum]

The above aside, direct reply to OP: I have my suspision heavily confirmed by bigger channels on KZbin that the chat system is largely overloaded and broken. Almost every comment is getting shadowbanned in some shape or form if it doesn't immediately pass YT's internal validation scans. longer comments with wording that may be controversial (having known common phrases and words) get ghosted until a deeper scan or select number of test users who do get to see it show favorable interaction. Mostly speculation, but I assure you it is likely on YT's side of things causing it.

[@phlezktravels]

Are you sure you just can't find your own comment? Lots of comments here.

[@aliebadati9821]

My father was on this war for the all eight years and my uncle died on this pointless war my granmother cries for him to this day

[@classicrise1]

one of the best videos I have seen on this conflict. Thank you!

[@timmerk7363]

There is so much wrong with this. 1. The Shah didn't "replace" Mossadegh in 1953. That's like saying the Queen replaced Churchill. Iran was a constitutional monarchy. The Shah was the head of state, Mossadegh was Prime Minister, they were in office at the same time, because they held very different positions. US and British Intelligence covertly intervened into an internal power struggle over policy and the question of who (monarch or Prime Minister) should have how much power in the system, but saying that the Shah replaced Mossadegh is a massive misrepresentation. Zahedi replaced Mossadegh, he was the next PM. They made the same mistake in the video about Coups. 2. Iran didn't just turn into a fully established Theocracy the moment the Shah left the country and Khomeini returned. In the early years (mostly until 1982) there was still a lot of internal power struggle. So much was mentioned in the video, but the regular forces of Iran were early on still led by Bani-Sadr, the first post-revolution President. And he wasn't exactly in line with Khomeini. That's just too important to not mention at all. Johnny Harris videos always have this tendency, to put the narrative and the pretty animations before details and necessary context. Edit: The collection of Sources is also not particularly impressive. One or two interviews that are referenced a lot, some primary news sources from the time, a lot of Websites from think tanks, nonprofits, and some academic groups. But overall pretty few academic books and articles. And nothing is in the form of a proper citation, only links.

[@veeaxis3892]

Thank you for pointing this out. I thought I was the only one noticing this in previous videos. I really hope he sees this constructive criticism and applies it. If I may ask, what are some good sources on this conflict for someone who's interested in reading more about it?

[@ciaronsmith4995]

Well said. This video was awful and highly simplistic. Iran cannot be spoken about unless you're prepared to go into details. It's a complex place.

[@leoncampa]

Just like his Israel-Palestine videos. Lots of bad sources. Oversimplifying subjects and ignoring other lead-up causes. Wrongfully making other claims as well. I used to place a lot of trust into Johnny’s videos. Now, I fear he is becoming a major source of disinformation.

[@tacioob2337]

This guy have american tendency, he doesn't explain whole history

[@Irani_guy]

Traitor you have no shame?

[@jayddenasensoasare]

First Black Person Here

[@IgaSwiatekFan-ox9rn]

First white person here.

[@magma9000]

First Pakistani here

[@robknight9406]

You’re too late, we already planted a flag.

[@ragibishrak7862]

Congratulations from arguably first brown person here

[@alipas69]

First Asian Person Here

[@leanderhobb1446]

I always learn so much from this Channel

[@Djieff]

Thank you for this video, very informative

[@KafshakTashtak]

I still remember the Red Alerts when Iraq was bombing Tehran, and we had to go shelter. We lived in Tehran, in some neighborhoods close to the Nuclear Research Lab of University of Tehran, which was a primary Target fro Iraq. My mom's aunt was thrown into a wall by the shockwave when one of the bombs hit the University Stadium near her house.

[@Trollcoyb]

Jeez man, I'm glad you are OK. We all can hate on the internet but seeing a comment like this really puts in perspective what a small world we actually live in and how really close and interconnected we all really are. Why do we have to fight each other and deal with the consequences for the actions taken by the ones in power. So sad, I wish you and your family well. Sending love from the UK.

[@jump_kid]

my grandpa fought in northern border of this war for more than 8yrs and even after as mountain infantry officer, what a brutal war.. chemical weapons, teenager soldiers, dropping bombs on civilians and more, but for what? no one won, we all lost and more than 1.5M soldiers died. let the peace be upon all martyrs💐🕊️🇮🇶🇮🇷

[@Storming360]

Iran won big time. Who rules Iraq now? Iran.

[@alia7871]

Saddam invaded iran , lost , and now Iraq belong to iran

[@bobvance8017]

What side did he fight for?

[@jump_kid]

@@bobvance8017 The iraqi one

[@aaarrre7740]

Iran won. No Saddam posters in Iran. Plenty of Khomenini posters in Iraq.

[@SariAGadir]

Spectacular job - really well done !

[@Kurdishkorean]

As a Kurd I went through several of these wars including the 1996 civil war, and after 13 years of displacement we fled and took a refugee boat to Australia :(

[@iishkii3530]

As an Iranian, I want to express my gratitude for your accurate and high-quality documentary. Thank you for shining a light on this often forgotten war. Your work is truly remarkable and deserving of high praise.

[@johnnyharris]

Thanks so much! We learned a lot on this video and hope it helps others understand the modern Middle East.

[@SubvertTheState]

​@@johnnyharris Another good video Idea to get your channel demonetized should be the economic sanctions (siege warfare) on Iraq in the 1990s. America even banned chlorine, which killed over 50,000 infants due to waterborne illness. The USAF bombed all of Iraq's critical infrastructure, the water treatment plants.

[@awesomehpt8938]

Looks like Iran was caught between Iraq and a hard place.

[@hamslicemcdooogle8080]

That joke was bad and you should feel bad for it. Nice one

[@SarveshMunde-qx9vb]

👹👹

[@Storming360]

Get out

[@mason96575]

Lmao 😜

[@excentrik5725]

First USA removes Iranian democratically elected leader, and replaces him with a dictator, then sends money and weapons to Saddam, and now people wonder why does Iran hate USA?! Damn, thats a real head scratcher aint, it?

[@ehsanfarzadnia]

Very clear and informative. Thanks to its producers.

[@MatheusSaar]

awesome quality video, as usual!

[@Blindriverside]

It was a brief mention but it’s always great when someone points out that Saddam was a pan-Arab nationalist and not a religious extremist.

[@trapster1483]

ikr idk y this guy is tryna make it sound like a religious war lmao

[@ammanite]

He wasn’t even really a pan-Arab nationalist either. He just used it as a way to legitimize his power. He never actually worked on trying to create a pan-Arab state.

[@alisamir6350]

My father went missing in 1984, he was flying the Super Etandard in the Tanker War.

[@Marmalade9001]

may he rest in peace

[@zjs3157]

Thank you for educating people on these subjects

[@saifrasheed]

Amazing details Johnny! I lived through this war as a child.

[@polcooler]

i've read bits and pieces of the iran-iraq war but i've never seen it presented this nicely

[@FishareFriendsNotFood972]

I'm going to be honest, I knew next to nothing about this war and found this video so informative and clear and concise. Thank you

[@diyoran]

Great work!

[@yeriyark6678]

Nicely done 👍 thank you for this amazing video

[@AlokePaul-cu2hf]

Waiting for this video for a long time..thank you for it..👍🏻👍🏻

[@JellyCrux]

This sums it up perfectly and shows the root cause of the deep-seated animosity. The Iranians were actually fighting against a force with full backing from major powers, including money and weapons. This also answers many questions about why many neighboring Arab countries later paid (and are still paying) a huge price for this and why Iraq is in ruins. Iranians have a strong cultural memory and historical consciousness; it is part of their identity.

[@YOUNGC1010]

Real journalism🦾💯

[@johngeren1053]

The arms supplied to Iran by the US, both directly and through Israel and other third countries, was absolutely crucial to Iran's wat effort. Its huge fleet of warplanes and helicopters was completely American made. Its tanks and other armored vehicles were largely British. Iraq's military was mostly of Eastern bloc provenance. Without Western support of Iran the war would have ended in 1982 or 3.

[@uncoiledfish2561]

Iran aren't the good guys in this. No one is.

[@Moses_VII]

​@@johngeren1053 The West supplied both sides.

[@Storming360]

@johngeren1053 Iran bought those weapons prior to revolution. Those parts helped very little during the war. It just kept some planes in the skies for a few more missions. Iranian blood saved Iran, nothing more.

[@bigeski6842]

What an amazing video! So engaging and informative.

[@seekthetruth336]

Really liking these recent explainer videos. Reminds me of the old videos.

[@steammanx]

I love how Israel sees Iraq as a much greater threat than Iran so they supplied Iran not knowing that in the future that Iran is actually the greater threat lmao

[@muhsein]

No, Israel know this is their opportunity to weaken Iraq for "Greater Israel" plan which ncluded 3/4 of Iraq territory

[@Moses_VII]

​@@muhsein Their plan failed in Syria, so they never made it to Iraq

[@Moses_VII]

الحمد لله

[@khairulhelmihashim2510]

Iran then was just emerged from a revolution, with domestic instability, so unlikely able to project regional power just like Soviet Union back in 1920s. Israel was right to view Iraq as greater threat than Iran based on Iraq proximity to Levant region, its secular Pan-Arabism dictatorship which has a lot in common with other hostile Arab states, Egypt and Syria.

[@DB-nl4qd]

​@muhsein lol Israel just made sure Saddam Hussein is not a threat to them. Also they will make sure Iran is not a threat to them you will see. There has been no empire or regime in history that has been successfull with a hate regime against the Jews or Israel.

[@KafshakTashtak]

After the war, Iran and Iraq slowly traded their captive soldiers, and all of them were released. The relations got better overtime, until Iraq opened the border for Iranians to go to Karbala, Najaf, Samara, and Kazemein for religious pilgrimage. That path is still open to this day. This was a considered as a major victory in Iran.

[@kin2horizn298]

not win the najaf karbala like holy place for thim

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

And now US use Ukraina for Star war with Russia. Just like US Irak to start war with iran

[@hadikhan63]

Not until Saddam was removed from power by the war waged by the U.S. and U.K.

[@dragonmaster3207]

It’s not just an Iranian W but an Iraqi one too.

[@IpwnNublets]

Wow, there is so much nuance that is glossed over during the overview we get in school.

[@guygreeninquisitive2648]

quality and insightful story telling as usual

[@kasrataghikhani7155]

Thank you Johnny! Keep shedding light on the forgotten history....

[@xayne2]

Much needed video, Thanks Johnny.

[@henrywaber212]

Great video, nice and easy to follow.I'm reading Revolutionary Iran by Michael Axworthy atm to learn more about Iran.

[@SaroDogTraining]

I hesitated to watch this episode as I am a child of the war between Iran and Iraq and I knew it would bring back lots of bad memories. It ruined my childhood and my life. Not only the war but the revolution as well. My father sold all he had to save me and send me out of the country. Separated my family, and made me and many others like me live a life that was not meant to be.

[@ges2211]

Great video, thanks for sharing!

[@MarksmanSpecialist]

i have taken note, when it comes to fighting there is no permanent allies, just friend with benefits, when it goes sour then comes the gas lighting to switching sides

[@KerzL6324]

This video is so simple yet so amazing.

[@SagittariusDreams94]

Subscribed !!! Amazing video !

[@Flaretree]

Finally you made a video about this

[@emel7341]

Wow this is amazing we need more content like this.

[@Harunsboss]

What can be learnt from videos like this that when a war breaks out run as far as you can. You don’t even know who is fighting for who.

[@hosseinfattahi9960]

Iranian people fought to defend their country.

[@coco_mero_documentaries]

I think it would inspire creators like us ❤️ This is a clever way to edit that type of video: it is more focused and brings more attention to the history, reasons and strategies of wars.

[@john_dave_kondy]

It is more focused on the facts, but photos and slice of videos make the content pretty much more entertainable

[@ASD-xl3tg]

‌I was part of a group of Iranian military aid workers when we entered the city of Halabja the day after the chemical attack by the Iraqi army. I witnessed tragic scenes that I am not interested in recounting. My colleagues and I had the duty to collect and bury the bodies of the dead and transfer the survivors and the injured to Iran. At the time, I was sixteen years old, and unfortunately, I suffered severe psychological damage, but at that time, I did not realize the depth of the damage to my soul and body. Exactly thirty-two years later, when I was forty-eight years old. The symptoms of acute depression along with nightmares started in me. Every night, I used to walk among the corpses in Halabcheh and see poor children and women who died brutaly . My condition became so bad that I was admitted to a hospital in Holland for a while. The psychiatrist's diagnosis is acute depression and PTSD, and I am still undergoing medication and therapy. I suffer from various diseases, I don't know exactly if these pains and diseases are the effects of being in the vicinity of chemical weapons... I will never forget those killing scenes. Never

[@H00H-H00H]

As an iraqi I feel sorry for you and for the innocent kurds who died because of the chemical attacks and yes as you said I have watched multiple videos of the aftermath of the attck and its absolutely horrific to watch many people died sleeping and many died on the streets and the people who fled from there they have breathed some of the chemicals and until this day they greatly suffer from it

[@anybody007]

I'm liking these new straight-to-the-point videos without distracting bts cutscenes 👌👌

[@lboston4660]

This was the first war I ever saw on the news. I was a little kid. I remember thinking "why are they fighting if their names are so similar?" xD

[@zlinos139]

Same exactly for me ! The war I grew up in the 80s, seems so weird that so many people in the comments didn't know about it...

[@KafshakTashtak]

They're written and pronounced differently in the middle east. (ایران و عراق).

[@hamidrezaraei8404]

I am guessing I could think the same between sweden and switzerland

[@user-cg6kf1ix3s]

​@@KafshakTashtak wow, I can usually pick up on something unknown like this and decipher small pieces of it. I ingest other languages daily. And that looks like a chicken scribbled in the dirt, and yall were like, yeah, we will use that as our Alphabet. I mean no disrespect BTW just thought it looks funny.

[@KafshakTashtak]

@@user-cg6kf1ix3s As long as the two scribbles look different to you, means we write and pronounce them differently.

[@kabdul9208]

As a long-time subscriber of Johnny, I would greatly appreciate it if you could produce a video detailing the Afghan civil war of the 1990s. This conflict stands as one of the most devastating wars in history. ❤

[@eridan3.079]

truly interesting, thanks!

[@theanita1]

Its really good to learn about these events that impact even today

[@shadsherzad6329]

As a kurd, i can say that 99% of this is true and very professionally told. Thank you for being honest and unbiased while explaining the events.

[@VE9911]

An Assyrian Christian born in Iran. I vividly recall the air defense sirens, home basement shelters, school under ground shelters and streaks of bombs flying through the air at night. This war lasted almost a decade. Ten years of my earliest childhood. Countless lives lost. Wars are horrible.

[@Nagvanshieus]

So whenever a civil defense siren starts off other people will start panicking and you will be feeling nostalgia?

[@J0seph13]

​@@Nagvanshieus wow, you can't differentiate between trauma and nostalgia

[@ryanabdollahi6262]

Well constructed video

[@Kevin60611]

A great history lesson. Main stream media at the time never explained what I just learned in 21 minutes. Thankyou, from Canada.

[@shodankai27]

As a Brit who wants to learn about geopolitics so I can understand truly what is going on, these videos could not be more helpful. Thank you so much for all of these Johnny. Amazing content that explains it all so simply 💙 I wish my best to those involved in all the horrific conflicts across the globe 💙

[@jdeyre]

@Johnny Harris 17:34 - they believed it was an F14 (not an F16) as they were the only other export customer for the F14.

[@johnnyharris]

Thank you will look into this and make the correction

[@DeliveryMcGee]

@@johnnyharrisFun fact: Iran ordered 80 F-14s, but the last one was still being built when the revolution happened. Since the US Government wouldn't give it to the new regime, it was given to the US Navy. Iran also ordered 150 F-16s, but none were delivered.

[@lmoore6612]

I'd also like to point out the framing of that event. If Iran is using fighter jets to attack civilian ships in the area, they bear the full responsibility of an aircraft originating from their airspace being shot down. This is literally the human shield tactic we see so often in which they purposefully flew civilian aircrafts through that area to camouflage their Fighter Jets in order to strike civilian targets.

[@user-it5td8hg4i]

@@lmoore6612 That is some twisted logic. Iran bears the responsibility for an American ship shooting down a civilian aircraft, during a war started by an American ally. Cool beans you're crazy.

[@thedude1165]

If you're so good at the tactics Iranian used in war and know for a fact that it was a meat shield why don't you join the American intelligence services?​@@lmoore6612 Here is the truth swallow it: america attacked a civilian target, didn't take responsibility for it and gave the man who committed the act a medal of honor, maybe, just maybe it was an intentional target? But of course you know best that Iran uses a meat shield, civilian life only matters to the USA, no one else Get your raw, unfiltered data from different sources and cross examine them cause the ones you are using are biased based on the type of comment you have on such sensitive matters I'm telling this to you as a friend Peace man

[@brijeshtheb]

Salute to you for making this video. Tons of information and it clearly explain which country hold on to what relation ship and who was involved. Great job.

[@Dan-zn8zn]

You did a really good job I enjoyed listening to this and learned something I did not know much about before. Thank you.

[@jubymclooselips]

Stop censoring comments about HetterBelp!

[@razabadass]

The journalism of team Jonny has consistently felt like something else so to speak! Raza :)

[@VNMedia1]

Excellent, informative and well produced video as always! I really hope you make a video about the Vietnam war and explain it clearly like you did with this one!

[@johnnyharris]

Thanks for the feedback and suggestion

[@foday_10]

Another fantastic insightful video. Thank you from the Gambia 🇬🇲

[@lancelot13-13]

this video style with only maps and narration is much better than the ones with lots of "making of" shots

[@phlezktravels]

There's no "better", it's just different styles.

[@Base5700]

i really like the style as well. makes it easy to visualize exactly who is doing what and where

[@musabsarjo]

I am from Jordan. I remember that my father participated in this war. He was a tank driver, but he survived and returned to Jordan. He died of cancer 8 months ago.

[@USB740]

May Allah bless ur father and grant him Jannat al Firdaws, thanks for his service and protecting our countries. I was a tank operator also. Arab brothers ❤🌹

[@generalkhalid1192]

My God forgive him and grant him paradise, respect to my arabs from a kurd whose father and uncle served iraq 🫡

[@USB740]

@@generalkhalid1192 We had many loyal Kurdish brothers, Iraq was also their land. ❤🌹

[@mohammadzaker575]

Mey he goes to hell

[@SHOULI]

Hahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣