The Iran-Iraq War — The War America Forgot | Iran War Report Context Series

Between 1980 and 1988, up to one million Iranians were killed in a war where the United States provided intelligence, weapons, and diplomatic cover to the country gassing them with chemical weapons.This episode covers:- Saddam Hussein's invasion with tacit US support- Chemical weapons attacks the US knew about and covered for- The birth of the IRGC and asymmetric warfare doctrine- Why Iran built its proxy network after fighting alone- How this war created the military machine facing the US todayPart of the Iran War Report Context Series.No spin. No sides. Just signal.