What the Iran-Iraq war can tell us about the US-Israeli war on Iran
Trump and Netanyahu are harbouring the same illusions Saddam Hussein had in 1980 when he invaded Iran.

Trump and Netanyahu are harbouring the same illusions Saddam Hussein had in 1980 when he invaded Iran.









White House says Trump could ask Arab nations to bear the cost of the Iran war.
In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, Secretary of State Rubio said US war objectives would be achieved in ‘weeks’.
Seizing strategic islands and destroying Iran’s stock of enriched uranium are options the US is considering.
Fighters from a major Iraqi pro-Iran armed group have entered the country, carrying aid — and a signal of support.
Joint Arab condemnation of cross-border attacks exposes Baghdad’s failure to control armed proxies on its soil.
While Trump has talked about diplomacy, fears of a ground invasion in Iran loom as US troops arrive in the region.

Thick plumes of smoke rise over Mosul after air strikes targeted sites belonging to Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces.
Iraq turning into ‘expanding battleground’ in war, which began on February 28 with US-Israeli strikes on Iran.

Iraqi authorities say a US air strike on a military site in Anbar killed seven soldiers and wounded 13.