The Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988) is not merely a practical historical reference for a long war of attrition that the Middle East experienced in the 1980s. Its outcomes also formed the infrastructure of the Iran we know today—one that has been at war with both the United States and Israel since the end of last February. Many fear that the current war could itself turn into a prolonged war of attrition, and the eight-year war is … Continue reading Iran’s War Playbook Was Written in Iraq