Iran–Iraq War - Going on the defensive
Time: Saturday Dec 6, 1980
Place: Iran
Details: On 7 December, Hussein announced that Iraq was going on the defensive. By the end of 1980, Iraq had destroyed about 500 Western-built Iranian tanks and captured 100 others.
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