Assessment and Implications of the Iraq-Iran War

Abstract

The report comments on the religious, ethnic, and territorial background to the Iraq-Iran War. It reviews the military assistance. The paper analyzes the perceived and actual impact the conflict has had on the world oil supply and presents the economic gravity of the war for Iran and Iraq. The author states his conclusions on the relevance of the war in each superpower's pursuit of its respective national objectives. A strategy for future U.S. involvement is recommended.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA177848

Entities

People

  • Keith H. Manning

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Civil War
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • Middle East
  • National Security
  • Petroleum
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Strategic Security Studies