Regional Strategic Implications of the Iran-Iraq War

Efraim Karsh

doi:10.4324/9780429312700-11

Regional Strategic Implications of the Iran-Iraq War

Efraim Karsh

Department of Political Studies

Bar-Ilan University

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Abstract

The Iran-Iraq War ended in August 1988, a month before its eighth anniversary. It was a struggle over power and ideas between two mutually exclusive regimes. For Tehran, unlike Baghdad, it was also a war for absolute stakes. If the Iraqis had ever entertained thoughts of undermining the revolutionary regime in Iran, by 1988 they had long since relinquished them. In contrast, the Islamic Republic displayed an unshakable commitment to the concept of "war until victory" (which implied the overthrow of the Ba'th regime) up to the very last days of the actual fighting.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Middle East Military Balance 1988-1989
Subtitle of host publication	A Comprehensive Data Base and In-Depth Analysis of Regional Strategic Issues
Pages	100-114
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Electronic)	9781000231557
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429312700-11
State	Published - 1 Jan 2019

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General Social Sciences

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