Majority Shiite country

Created Strong
Majority Shiite country Nationalism

Monarchy Overthrown Pro - American;

Iran Theocracy and
in 1958 by military Westernized and
Oligarchy - strict
officers reformed legal systems
Iraq interpretation of
Islamic laws
Ba'ath Party - Pan - Iranian Revolution
Very oppressive, Saddam Hussein: Sunni,
Arab, nationalistic, (1979) - full fledged
especially towards Ba'ath leader, secular Brutality, Corruption, Students hold workers
socialist, and secular. revolution; Shia
Shiites and Kurds 1979 Despotic one party rule hostage for 444 days.
1968 fundamentalists took
Led to severe ties to the
over
U.S.
Iran/Iraq War (1980 -
1980 Iran invasion 1988)
Iran - Shiite. Iraq
IRGC - Guardian of the
leaders - Sunni. Iran -
Trench warfare, revolution
Persian. Iraq - Arab
Saddam gassed his own
people
Iran - Theocracy. Iraq -
secular
1 million killed War

Tensions Hussein feared

U.S. aided both Iran and
uprisings and
Iraq but Iran was a
revolution
secret

Iran and Iraq allies, Rise of Al Queda and Removal of Suddam Border disputes
Iraqi society collaspe Iraq war Persian Gulf war
weakening the U.S, ISIS Hussein

Invasion of Iran by
Hussein