Gulf War - Iraq's invasion of Iran
Time: 1979
Place: Iran
Details: The US remained officially neutral after Iraq's invasion of Iran in 1980, which became the Iran–Iraq War, although it provided resources, political support, and some "non-military" aircraft to Iraq.
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Iran–Iraq War-Capturing The City of Dehloran
Monday Jul 11, 1988 - Dehloran, Ilam Province, Iran
![Iran–Iraq War-Operation Mersad](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-Operation Mersad
Monday Jul 25, 1988 - Western borders, Iran
![Iran–Iraq War-Iraqi Air Force Launched Surprise Air Strikes](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-Iraqi Air Force Launched Surprise Air Strikes
Sunday Sep 21, 1980 - Iran
![Iran–Iraq War-IraqI ground invasion To Iran](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-IraqI ground invasion To Iran
Monday Sep 22, 1980 - Iran
1979
![Bin Laden-Soviet–Afghan War](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Osama bin Laden Image](https://historydraft.com/files/9402ef66-2d63-4f44-b61b-3b44b029200f.160.webp)
Bin Laden-Soviet–Afghan War
1979 - Pakistan
![Bin Laden-Education](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Osama bin Laden Image](https://historydraft.com/files/9402ef66-2d63-4f44-b61b-3b44b029200f.160.webp)
Bin Laden-Education
1979 - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia K.S.A.
![Visa Inc.-Banco de Bilbao](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Visa Inc. logo](https://historydraft.com/files/137ef1cd-059c-42ef-8c50-8988e91dddd5.160.webp)
Visa Inc.-Banco de Bilbao
1979 - Spain
![Stephen Hawking-Elected Lucasian Professor of Mathematics](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Stephen Hawking Image](https://historydraft.com/files/2406cddd-8b6b-4edd-aefd-a214e8334d95.160.webp)
Stephen Hawking-Elected Lucasian Professor of Mathematics
1979 - Cambridge, England
![Microsoft-Microsoft Moved Its Headquarters To Bellevue](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Microsoft Corporation current (2019) logo](https://historydraft.com/files/f8379384-eab7-4af0-bafe-2ec776653a0d.160.webp)
Microsoft-Microsoft Moved Its Headquarters To Bellevue
Jan, 1979 - Bellevue, Washington, U.S.