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    The US involvement in the Persian Gulf War (1980- 88)
    (2019-07-15) Ablaoui Mohamed Cherif, Yahi Khaled
    Abstract: Shortly after Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979, Iraq assaulted Iran resulting in a costly war from 1980 to 1988, which certainly threatened the US interests in the Persian Gulf and the Middle East. From the beginning, the declared official US policy was strict neutrality, but the war had provided the US with an opportunity to promote relations with Iraq, particularly after Iran reversed the Iraqi offensive in the summer of 1982. Because the Reagan administration did not want let Iraq collapse, the US tilted significantly towards Iraq in contradiction of its declared policy. Interestingly, the tilt towards Iraq did not stop the Reagan administration from secretly dealing with Iran in 1985. Therefore, the disclosure of these dealings resulted in the buildup of US naval forces in the region to secure the shipment of oil, and eventually forcing an end to the war in 1988. The war changed the political equations of the Middle East and its results had the greatest impact on the factors that led to the Second Gulf War or the so-called Desert Storm in 1991. This message deals with the Iran-Iraq War, reviewing its roots and causes as well as American intervention during the course of the war and how it changed the balance of power during the war. We also review the most important gains made by the United States of America through this intervention in the Iraq-Iran conflict