Tanker war

Tanker wars
Part of the Iran–Iraq War
Date1981 – 4 August 1988[3]
Location
Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Sea of Oman
Result UNSCR 598
Operation Earnest Will
Belligerents
 Iran
Supported by:
 Pakistan[1][2]		 Iraq
Supported by:
 United States
 Saudi Arabia
 Kuwait
Units involved
Iran Iranian Navy
Iran IRGC Navy
Iran Iranian Air Force		 Iraqi Navy
Iraqi Air Force
United States Navy
Royal Saudi Air Force

The tanker war, part of the larger Iran–Iraq War, was a series of military attacks by Iran and Iraq against merchant vessels in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz from 1981 to 1988. Iraq was responsible for 283 attacks while Iran accounted for 168.[3]

  1. ^ Allam, Shah (October–December 2004). "Iran-Pakistan Relations: Political and Strategic Dimensions" (PDF). Strategic Analysis. 28 (4). The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses: 526. doi:10.1080/09700160408450157. S2CID 154492122. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  2. ^ Mir, Furrukh (2011). Half Truth. [u.s.]: iUniverse. ISBN 978-1450286459.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference usni1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).