Reagan fears Iranian advance | IMGpapers 1980

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The current phase hostilities between Iran and Iraq started on 22 September 1980. Iraq forces moved eastern frontier claiming jurisdiction over the Shatt al-Arab waterWaV which separates countries. The river has been a constant factor in Iran/Iraq tensIons.

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limited front since the Second World War. The outcome will be decisive for the future of the region, perhaps even over- shadowing events in the Lebanon.

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