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What if Iran Captures Baghdad 1982-4, Reactions and Implications
An unlikely scenario but what if the Iranians do much better then OTL, the Iraqi Army collapses, and Baghdad falls sometimes between 1982-84? What does Saddam Hussein, implying he lives, do going forward? What would Iran attempt now having taken the Iraqi capital? Reactions around the region and world? Implications?
The Iranian generals wanted to launch an all-out attack on Baghdad and seize it before the weapon shortages continued to manifest further.