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The Iran–Iraq war had a number of fallouts that were unforeseen when the world threw its support behind the Iraqi invasion. What may have seemed like a natural decision to support Saddam Hussein as a counterweight to Iran’s hostile and ambitious revolutionary government had its own hidden complications. As much of the West and the Arab world provided arms and logistical support to the Ba’ath regime, the most enduring effects on Iran were forged in the domestic political arena.
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Ezzatyar, A. (2016). Letters from Prison: The Legacy of a Progressive Islam of Nonviolence. In: The Last Mufti of Iranian Kurdistan. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-56324-8_6
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