no. Before the Gulf War, the US really wanted nothing to do with Iraq, as it was considered to be fully in the Soviet orbit. Iran famously called the USSR 'the lesser Satan', but they weren't averse to buying Soviet weaponry, although I don't recall if it was direct from them or through intermediates..say Saddam doesn't invade Kuwait, Would Iraq end up gravitating to Us and Iran to Russia
Wouldn't they accept Iraq if Saddam was willing and Iran is viewed as a threat to american interests and or a Russian allyBefore the Gulf War, the US really wanted nothing to do with Iraq, as it was considered to be fully in the Soviet orbit
I was talking about post soviet collapse and during the 1990s , 2000s and 2010s , not during the iran iraq warThe Soviets were strongly backing Iraq in the 1980s, while basically no one was backing Iran
I was talking about post soviet collapse and during the 1990s , 2000s and 2010s , not during the iran iraq war
say Saddam doesn't invade Kuwait, Would Iraq end up gravitating to Us and Iran to Russia
Would Saddam Possibly try to invade Iran again at some point with Us backing
What would be the impact on the Arab spring if there is one
Iran is and was one of Syria's biggest and another country that did back Iran during the iran-iraq and afterwards was LibyaSupporting the Iranians annoys the various Arab allies the Soviets have (Syria being the most important).
wouldn't he make an opportunistic attack on Syria and or face a possibly uprising by kurds and or shiasProbably irrelevant.
Iran is and was one of Syria's biggest and another country that did back Iran during the iran-iraq and afterwards was Libya
Syria did supply Iran with arms and even cut off Iraqi pipelines during the iran iraq war and both governments have had friendly ties with each other since 1979that was later, and has more to do with Hezbollah than any particular Arabian/Persian friendship
wouldn't he make an opportunistic attack on Syria and or face a possibly uprising by kurds and or shias
Syria did supply Iran with arms and even cut off Iraqi pipelines during the iran iraq war and both governments have had friendly ties with each other since 1979